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A new CAA-supported program that teaches women property management skills and helps them find jobs and housing has graduated its inaugural class.
The REstart training program was initiated by the Institute of Real Estate Management in partnership with Women’s Empowerment, a local nonprofit that helps women and their children regain a home through job training and other support services. It is modeled after a similar program offered in San Diego.
The eight women graduating from the program completed 4 1/2 weeks of residential property management training and passed a comprehensive exam. The training included completion of the mandatory rental housing… Read More
Tagged: News Sacramento Valley
The California Apartment Association is opposing a measure that’s seeking to create one of the largest tax increases in state history.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 22 proposes to ask voters to approve a 10 percent “surcharge” on California employers. Companies with annual net income of more than $1 million that are subject to corporate income and franchise taxes in California would be required to pay the new tax.
The tax proposal comes from Assemblymen Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, and Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and has met fierce opposition from a large coalition of business groups, including CAA.
Tagged: Taxes
Owners of older apartment buildings in California face a Jan. 1, 2019, deadline to make sure their plumbing fixtures meet state water-saving standards.
The New Year’s Day deadline applies to pre-1994 multifamily housing, as well as commercial buildings.
Tagged: Water conservation
A proposal going before the Redwood City Council on Monday would guarantee that tenants of multifamily housing be offered leases of at least one year.
Under a related proposal, rental property owners would need to off relocation assistance to tenants when certain conditions are met.
The California Apartment Association generally supports the concept of these two policies, as they provide predictability and stability for housing providers and residents, without imposing overly burdensome regulations.
Tagged: Leases Tri-County
A bill co-sponsored by the California Apartment Association would create financial consequences for local governments that fail to allow their fair share of housing.
AB 1759 by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, would withhold road maintenance funds from cities and counties until they meet their housing production goals as assigned by the state.
Along with CAA, the California Association of Realtors is co-sponsoring the legislation.
Tagged: Affordable housingLegislation
The California Apartment Association hired Mallori Spilker as its new government affairs director for the CAA Sacramento Valley division. She joins the public affairs staff in the Sacramento region led by Senior Vice President Jim Lofgren.
“Mallori brings highly desired skills and experience to the position,” Lofgren said. “With the threat of rent control looming in Sacramento, we are very fortunate to have someone of her caliber on our side.”
Before relocating to the Sacramento area, Spilker worked for two years in CAA’s North Bay division, establishing the government affairs and political action programs in Northern Marin and Sonoma counties.
Tagged: Leadership Sacramento Valley
The city of San Jose has given residential landlords more time to register their properties with the city and to pay the related business tax, a move applauded by the California Apartment Association.
The new deadline for residential rental property owners is June 30, 2018. After that date, interest and late fees will apply. Businesses can register with the city here.
Tagged: Taxes Tri-County
It’s no secret that the rental housing industry is wearing a veritable bull’s eye at the state Capitol.
Perhaps you’ve seen the recent news stories about efforts to repeal essential state protections under the Costa-Hawkins Act, the law that moderates the most harmful effects of rent control, or efforts to limit the ability of landlords to issue evictions.
Certainly, Sacramento stands as the highest-profile battleground for the rental housing industry, but it’s worth noting that the local landscape can be equally hostlile.
Tagged: News Long Beach
Five regional industry organizations, including the California Apartment Association, have joined forces to lead opposition against a proposed ballot measure that would bring rent control to the city of Sacramento.
“Rent control is the wrong solution to our shortage of affordable housing in the region,” said Jim Lofgren, CAA senior vice president for the North Valley region. “We need to attract more investment in housing, and rent control only scares it away. It’s counterproductive.”
CAA supports sensible solutions to California’s housing crisis, such as the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act, a state measure on the November 2018 ballot that… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Sacramento Valley
Joseph A. Lawton Jr., president of the California Apartment Association’s statewide board of directors, took the oath of office Thursday during the association’s March 1 board meeting.
Tagged: Leadership