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The California Apartment Association and a Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday backed a proposal to scour the city for “soft story” apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse during a major temblor.
The project would identify soft-story structures from roughly 29,000 apartment buildings erected prior to 1978. These types of buildings often have wooden frames and carports at ground level. Without proper reinforcement, they’re prone to significant damage during the intense shaking of an earthquake.
Finding soft story buildings is likely a precursor to mandatory retrofitting. San Francisco passed this type of legislation this year, and CAA helped ensure financial help… Read More
LOS ANGELES – In her first year as a state lawmaker, Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia exhibited a thoughtful and balanced approach to rental housing issues.
With this in mind, the California Apartment Association proudly names Garcia as a CAA Legislator of the Year.
“Assemblywoman Garcia, a landlord herself, shows a deep appreciation for both landlord and tenant needs,” said Beverly Kenworthy, executive director of CAA’s Los Angeles Division.
CAA, a trade association that represents ethical members of the rental housing industry in all aspects of California government, honored Garcia on Wednesday, Dec. 4, during its Signature Awards at the Skirball Cultural… Read More
Tagged: Legislature Los Angeles
Following negotiations with CAA, Anaheim won’t make landlords pay to have code enforcement officers inspect the city’s apartments.
Under an initial proposal, the inside-and-out inspections would have cost landlords $16 per unit and been a requirement to register rental housing with the city.
After talking with the California Apartment Association, the city opted to allow landlords to do self-certifications. This involves filling out a questionnaire that ensures best practices and declaring that each unit is free of hazards.
“We were happy that the city brought a lot of stakeholders together to look at the first draft, because it needed some… Read More
Tagged: Inspections Orange County
The CAA Compliance Committee has created three new rental forms and revised more than a dozen existing forms and related instruction sheets. Amendments to forms followed changes in the law, members’ requests or both.
All are accessible through our rental forms page.
Summaries of the three new forms:
Form 20.0 Notice of New Owner/Agent. This form is designed to provide notice of where to pay rent and who the agent is for service of process when the property is sold or changes management. Failure to provide this information promptly can limit the owner’s ability to evict for non-payment of rent.… Read More
Tagged: Compliance
Managers of apartments and condominiums should not have to post signs at their swimming pools prohibiting diarrhea-afflicted residents from the water.
Such a ban is unenforceable, health protections are unproven, and the signs – which must have words or a diagram — are a magnet for theft.
Unfortunately, the rule is already on the books for apartment and condominium pools built since September 2012. The California Apartment Association and California Building Industry Association are trying to change that.
On Nov. 5, both trade groups petitioned the California Department of Public Health to exempt multifamily housing from the signage requirement.
As… Read More
Tagged: AdvocacyOpinion Pools and Spas
Nearly 650 CAA members gathered this weekend to honor the Greater Fresno area’s top rental housing professionals and properties.
At the 16th Annual Mark of Distinction Awards Program on Saturday, Nov. 9, the California Apartment Association presented the Mark of Distinction Awards in 19 categories.
Nominees submitted questionnaires judged by six panelists from various segments of the community outside the rental housing industry.
Winners received a crystal vase to be displayed at their respective properties.
In addition, the Lifetime Achievement Award went to the late Paul Chubick from Buckingham Property Management. Chubick was a longtime CAA member and served on… Read More
Tagged: Events Greater Fresno
In October, Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 60, which provides for the issuance of drivers licenses to undocumented individuals and specifically prohibits discrimination against an individual because he or she holds or presents a license issued under the new law.
Existing California law (Civil Code Section 1940.3) prohibits rental property owners and their agents from making inquiries about a tenant or applicant’s immigration and/or citizenship status. These laws raise some questions about appropriate screening practices for undocumented applicants.
When are the new licenses going to be available?
AB 60 set a deadline of Jan. 1, 2015, however, the California Department… Read More
SACRAMENTO — A Tokyo-based housing company sent eight representatives to Sacramento on Monday, Oct. 21, for a crash course in California’s multifamily housing business.
Working through an interpreter, the delegation from Mitsui Fudosan Housing Co. asked questions – and got plenty of answers – from California Apartment Association senior staff.
Tom Bannon, chief executive officer of CAA, discussed the services that CAA provides to its members while providing an overview of the rental housing market in the Golden State.
Bannon also discussed the importance of the association’s public affairs work.
“The association constantly is working with state legislators as well… Read More
Tagged: Leadership
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Mike Gatto joined the California Apartment Association for dinner Wednesday, Oct. 23, before making a presentation on his political philosophy, the 2013 legislative session and what to expect next year.
Gatto, D-Burbank, spoke for about a half-hour during the dinner, held at Mulvaney’s B&L in Midtown on the eve of the CAA Board of Directors Meeting.
An apartment owner himself in Southern California, Gatto shared one litmus test he uses to evaluate legislation.
“If there’s ever a bill that really, really hurts one person, chances are it’s not a good piece of legislation,” he said.
Gatto also… Read More
While the deadline to sign bills for the 2013 legislative session passed on Sunday, CAA’s commitment to building relationships with lawmakers is never done. Consider it a year-round endeavor.
Building on that effort, CAA’s 2013 political and legislative game plan included hosting a series of four Legislative District Leadership Conferences.
In this new endeavor, we tried four formats to bring together legislators and local government officials with our members and CAA’s local and state government affairs teams.
We did so in relaxed and comfortable settings away from Sacramento – and back where legislators call home.
Goals achieved
Impressed legislators, local… Read More