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By AMY DREW THOMPSON On the heels of the vampire trends in pop culture, bed bugs are back. And they’re in it for the long haul. What began as a scourge reinfesting the cities of the Eastern seaboard has moved steadily westward, enjoying human blood meals along the way. The Golden State, the experts say, has not yet seen the worst of it. “Increased travel, increased use of second-hand items, changes in indoor pest management practices and pesticide resistance within some bed bug populations are potential factors driving their resurgence,” says board-certified entomologist Andrew M. Sutherland, Ph. D, and the… Read More

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At CAA’s Northern California Expo next month, attendees will have a bevvy of educational offerings to choose from. CAA Connect – Northern California Rental Housing Conference & Expo will offer classes in everything from the fair housing law to dealing with diffuclt tenants to properly handling the eviction process. The event comes to the Santa Clara Convention Center on Wednesday, April 8. Peruse the courses CAA will offer by clicking the “Learn More” button below. Details include the course schedule, summaries of each class and names of the instructors.

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About 200 property management professionals from throughout California converged on Sacramento on Tuesday, gaining key insights into bills that could affect their businesses. Brimming with knowledge about the proposals, they then headed to the Capitol to sit down with lawmakers and discuss their concerns. These grass-roots activities helped define the California Apartment Association’s annual Legislative Conference. The daylong event began at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown, where CAA’s government affairs team explained why landlords should care about some of the most visceral bills introduced this session. Among the highest profile proposals for CAA are those dealing with short-term vacation rentals,… Read More

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The California Apartment Association has identified nine top-priority bills for the rental housing industry in the 2015 legislative session. This coming Tuesday, attendees of CAA’s Legislative Conference will learn more about the proposals below, and in the afternoon, discuss them with lawmakers during a visit to the Capitol.   POSITIVE BILLS 1. Airbnb, short-term vacation rentals; warns tenants of possible lease violation SB 761 by Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles This bill is sponsored by the California Apartment Association and would require short-term vacation rental websites such as Airbnb to provide disclosures to prospective tenants. The past few years have… Read More

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When tenants sublet their apartments or single-family homes — even for a weekend – they may be violating their rental agreements and could even be evicted for it. In California, most rental agreements prohibit subletting without the landlord’s permission. Many tenants who engage in the practice, however, are none the wiser. The California Apartment Association believes that companies like Airbnb, which have helped drive the burgeoning short-term rental business model, could do more to educate tenants. Legislation sponsored by CAA aims to address that. On Friday, Feb. 27, state Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles, introduced SB 761, which ultimately will… Read More

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Like last year, a bill is threatening to undercut a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s over-regulated rental housing business. The proposal, SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, targets the Ellis Act. Before the Ellis Act was passed in 1985, rent-controlled cities — Santa Monica in particular —  were forcing landlords to stay in business, even if they were losing money or experiencing other hardships. In many respects, SB 364 would turn the clock back 30 years in San Francisco. It would force many rental property owners in The City to wait at least five years before removing… Read More

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Under legislation expected this year, landlords could be forced to sign government contracts through local housing authorities, use their mandated leases, and accept Section 8 certificates. The California Apartment Association’s Board of Directors heard about this anticipated bill and several other likely proposals on Feb. 12, during its first meeting of 2015. State lawmakers are also expected to attack the Ellis Act again this year. The Ellis Act is a state law that prohibits cities and counties from forcing landlords to stay in the rental housing business. In 2014, CAA successfully defeated a bill that would have forced San Francisco… Read More

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The California Apartment Association has confirmed that Assembly Republican Leader Kristin Olsen will speak at CAA’s Legislative Conference. Olsen, who represents the 12th Assembly District in the Central Valley, is the first mother of school-aged children to lead either a Republican or Democratic caucus in the California Legislature, according to her website. The lawmaker, first elected to the Assembly in 2010, became chief Republican whip in her first term. In 2012, the Regional Council of Rural Counties named her Legislator of the Year. Besides hearing from Olsen, Legislative Conference attendees will join their industry peers, head to the Capitol and… Read More

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Give your career a boost by completing the California Apartment Association’s property management series. Through our California Certified Residential Managers program, or CCRM, you’ll get the skills needed to manage rental property effectively. Available exclusively from the CAA, the CCRM program is the gold standard in property management education. Besides comprehensive property management training, the series instills best practices to run top-notch rental communities and teaches compliance with California’s unique laws and regulations.

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Chances are good that legislation addressing bed bugs will surface this year. After all, bed bugs are surfacing in increasing numbers, creating headaches for landlords and tenants alike. State lawmakers, in turn, are mulling a standard response to bed bug infestations. A bed bug bill would likely cover detection, disclosure and remediation. To help guide any policy discussion, CAA points to its material on bed bugs. Watch for news on potential legislation in the weeks to come. In the meantime, do your part to fight bed bugs by taking an electronic survey. UC researchers want to assess the impact bed… Read More

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