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A California Senate bill that would require inspections for apartment balconies advanced from the Senate Judiciary Committee last week.
The committee approved SB 721 by Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, after the author agreed to incorporate all amendments requested by CAA. The bill now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee, where the cost to the state will be considered.
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The rent control movement established a foothold in Southern California. Lawmakers passed a historic package of bills to address the state’s ongoing housing crisis. And one of the state’s most important rental housing laws came under attack.
2017 certainly generated some big headlines for California’s rental housing industry.
In the top-10 list below, we summarize the most significant of those stories. To delve deeper into the issues and explore related content, follow the links embedded in each summary.
Costa-Hawkins Act comes under attack with legislation, possible ballot measure
The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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A bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, landmark legislation that protects property owners from radical forms of rent control, has been scheduled for its first hearing in the state Assembly.
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Preliminary paperwork was filed today for a proposed ballot initiative that takes aim at Proposition 13 and seeks a split roll, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 2.
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The California Apartment Association’s offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 22 through Monday, Dec. 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. Normal operating hours will resume Tuesday, Dec. 26.
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Members of the California Apartment Association on Tuesday urged the Santa Cruz City Council to steer clear of rent control in its efforts to address the city’s housing crisis.
Rent control was among numerous policy options presented to the council in a staff report called “Santa Cruz Voices on Housing: Fall 2017 Community Engagement Report.”
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Thanks in part to the California Apartment Association, the city of Los Angeles has vowed to improve its beleaguered waste-hauling program and has created a system for landlords and other customers to submit billing disputes.
Since its unveiling this past summer, the recycleLA waste-hauling franchise program has generated …
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The California Apartment Association has published seven new rental forms and has updated many of its existing forms and instruction sheets.
CAA’s Compliance Committee made these changes based on new laws, member requests and questions submitted through CAA’s Landlord Helpline.
A complete list of changes appears in the Forms Change Chart, which can be found here.
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