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Updated for 2021, the California Certified Residential Manager (CCRM) Property Management series of courses provide comprehensive training specific to the laws and regulations of California. When you complete the CCRM certification program, you will have the skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage rental property and an asset to any employer. The CCRM series of courses has been approved by experts throughout the industry. When you complete the CCRM certification program, you will have the skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage rental property and be an asset to any employer. Individual Course Price: $89 member, $119 non-member Full Series… Read More

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The Los Angeles Housing Committee last week advanced a proposal to raise the annual apartment inspection fee by nearly 60%. The committee also is changing the pass-through formula for the fee from 100% to 50% on rent-controlled properties.

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Did you know the city of San Diego requires rental housing providers to notify their residents every year about recycling services? Or that the city has its own eviction rules that differ from state law? Operating rental housing in San Diego can be complicated, but the California Apartment Association makes it a whole lot easier. CAA offers the necessary forms and educational materials for landlords to follow San Diego’s unique rules. Below are links to a new series of materials specific to San Diego: Complying with the city’s just-cause eviction ordinance Issue Insight: City of San Diego’s Just Cause Ordinance… Read More

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A bill cosponsored by the California Apartment Association seeks to streamline the appeals process for affordable housing developers when local governments violate California’s Housing Accountability Act. Under the state’s Housing Accountability Act, cities and counties are prohibited from rejecting affordable housing developments unless certain conditions exist. Yet officials frequently reject projects in defiance of the law. The story usually stops there. Most developers are reluctant to challenge a city or county in court because of the required time, expenses, and uncertainty. Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel AB 989 by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, D-Van Nuys, seeks to remedy this situation by creating a… Read More

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At-risk youth in Orange County can resume in-person programming, thanks to a donation of personal protective equipment by the California Apartment Association and Anaheim Mayor Pro Tem Steve Faessel. Victor Cao of CAA delivers personal protective equipment to Higher Ground Youth and Family Services. Photos by John Nguyen The equipment consists of transparent shields, or “sneeze guards,” that fit on students’ desks to make in-person learning safer during the pandemic. The dividers will benefit Higher Ground Youth and Family Services, which offers educational assistance, STEM, music, art and tutoring to at-risk youth. Victor Cao, CAA’s senior vice president of public affairs,… Read More

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The California Apartment Association is now accepting applications to serve on its 2021 committees. If you have an interest in applying for membership on a committee, you are invited to: 1. Read the committee descriptions to determine what involvement would best align with your area or areas of expertise. 2. Then, complete the committee application and submit it by close of business on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, so that committee assignments can be made in a timely manner. 2021 CAA committee descriptions 2021 CAA committee application Thank you in advance for your interest and commitment to the California Apartment Association.… Read More

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While Los Angeles has left many landlords unable to collect any rent during the pandemic, it’s now given waste haulers the go-ahead to increase fees on those very rental property owners and other businesses. And those fees are jumping up to 6.15% The California Apartment Association has objected to the city’s apparent double standard. While trash-haulers raise prices, landlords face a stringent eviction moratorium, a freeze on rent increases, and in many circumstances, a prohibition on collecting any rent at all. 

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On Wednesday, Sept. 30, members of the rental housing industry are invited to take part in the third annual California Landlords’ Summit on Homelessness, Housing Outreach Partnership announced. The event is being hosted by the Income Property Association of Kern, which is a Bakersfield-area chapter of the California Apartment Association. Due to COVID-19, the event will be held via Zoom. Event registration is free and open on eventbrite.com at this link. The event brings landlords and property owners into conversation with homelessness service providers to learn how they can help end homelessness in California. Last year’s summit resulted in 94… Read More

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https://player.vimeo.com/video/455693661 The CAA-led campaign to defeat Proposition 21 has released its first television advertisement against the extreme rent control measure on November’s ballot. Titled “California Dream,” the 30-second television advertisement features Al Wong, a Bay Area small property owner whose parents were immigrants from Hong Kong. Wong’s message: Proposition 21 turns the California Dream of home ownership into a “nightmare.” The ad comes from Californians for Responsible Housing, a campaign committee sponsored by the California Apartment Association aimed at defeating Prop 21. In the ad, which will run on television in major markets throughout the state, Wong notes that Prop… Read More

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Rewritten and updated for 2020, the California Certified Residential Manager (CCRM) Property Management series of courses provide comprehensive training specific to the laws and regulations of California. When you complete the CCRM certification program, you will have the skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage rental property and an asset to any employer. The CCRM series of courses has been approved by experts throughout the industry. When you complete the CCRM certification program, you will have the skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage rental property and be an asset to any employer. Individual Course Price: $89 member, $119 non-member… Read More

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