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The U.S. Supreme Court ‘s June ruling in Knick vs.
Township of Scott may open the door for landlords to file federal lawsuits
alleging that rent control ordinances violate the Fifth Amendment, however, the
prospects for victory with such challenges remain distant.
The Fifth Amendment’s takings clause prohibits the
government from taking private property unless it is for a public purpose and
just compensation is provided.
Up until now, landlords have had to file these kinds of suits in state court, where they’ve had limited success. Some believe federal benches would be more sympathetic to landlord arguments over property rights.
Tagged: CourtsRent Control
The California Apartment Association is rallying rental housing owners and managers in Culver City to oppose a temporary rent cap going before the City Council on Aug. 12.
The yearlong rent freeze proposal is expected to cap rent increases at 3%, although that figure could change. The interim ordinance also would impose “just cause” eviction restrictions.
The California Apartment Association has issued an “Industry Insight” paper about a newly enacted emergency regulation to protect employees from wildfire smoke.
The regulation took effect this week and will
require many employers in California, including those in the rental housing
industry, to change the way they monitor wildfire smoke and the precautions
they take to protect employees.
The regulation was approved by the Office of
Administrative Law on July 29 in preparation for the state’s wildfire season.
It is expected to remain in effect for at least one year.
The regulation requires employers who
anticipate that employees may be… Read More
Tagged: ComplianceWildfires
During the first half of 2019, the California Apartment Association fought a deluge of negative rental housing legislation, from statewide rent control to authorized rent strikes.
Below we summarize some of the worst bills of the year and update their status in the Legislature. Let’s start with some of the worst legislative proposals stopped by CAA.
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Tagged: Sacramento Valley
Long Beach may soon require that new developments in the city include a certain amount of affordable housing.
That mandate could come from an inclusionary-housing ordinance. The city commissioned an economic feasibility study on the policy and recently finished community workshops on how inclusionary housing might be applied in Long Beach.
A cap on rent increases in the city of Vallejo will remain in effect for at least a few more weeks – and possibly much longer.
During a special meeting July 3, the City Council declared a local emergency that triggered protections against price gouging under state law. Once activated, the state’s anti-price-gouging law prohibits price increases over 10% for many consumer goods and services, including rental housing, for 30 days following the declaration.
This month’s earthquakes in Southern California have
prompted new protections against rent-gouging.
The protections, which cap rent increases at 10%, are tied to states of emergency declared last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The California Apartment
Association has issued an “Industry Insight” paper to help rental housing
owners comply with a Section 8-related ordinance taking effect next week
in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
Effective Friday, July 19, the county’s “source of income
protection” law requires that landlords consider for tenancy all applicants
with the ability to pay for a given unit, including those who would pay their
rent using Section 8.
The ordinance, approved by county supervisors in June, bans
blanket policies against renting to voucher holders, as well as advertisements
to that effect. It also prohibits landlords from rejecting an applicant… Read More
Tagged: ComplianceSection 8 Los Angeles
A bill that would impose rent control and “just cause” eviction policies statewide won passage Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The legislation advanced on a 6-1 vote with one abstention. It now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee, its last stop before the Senate floor.
The bill would cap annual rent increases at 7% plus the consumer price index — the same formula adopted earlier this year in Oregon. The bill would apply to nearly all of California’s rental housing stock, including apartments and some single-family homes, and it would apply in jurisdictions where voters and local elected leaders… Read More