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The Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday decided against pursuing a rent control policy, opting instead to examine alternative approaches to the city’s housing shortage.
Santa Barbara will now take a closer look at policies including enhanced mediation and rental inspections. The council also wants a task force to study a potential just-cause eviction ordinance, however, council members expressed reservations about the policy.
A California Senate bill that would require inspections for apartment balconies should exempt structures that have already been officially verified as safe, the California Apartment Association has concluded.
SB 721 by Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, would require the inspection of decks, balconies, and elevated walkways, as specified, in buildings containing three or more multifamily units.
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Despite strong opposition from the California Apartment Association, the Beverly Hills City Council has tightened its rent control policies with a lower cap on annual rent increases and other draconian measures.
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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 February board meeting.
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The Fresno City Council on Thursday approved a CAA-supported ordinance to address substandard housing, a problem recently highlighted by local news media.
The ordinance incorporates a free rental registry and a percentage-based sample interior inspection program to ensure compliance with state housing law. Properties that pass inspection would then be allowed to self-certify.
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After hearing arguments from the California Apartment Association, a Contra Costa Superior Court judge said she would decide within the next week whether to halt enforcement of Richmond’s rent control law.
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A court hearing originally scheduled for today on CAA’s challenge to Richmond’s rent control law has been delayed until next Wednesday.
The hearing is now set for 9 a.m. Feb. 1. It was rescheduled due to a calendar conflict in Contra Costa County Superior Court.
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California lawmakers have introduced the first of many bills anticipated this year to encourage, mandate and even enforce housing production in cities and counties.
The California Apartment Association today announced that Dana David, president of Los Angeles-based E&S Ring Management, has begun a term as president-elect of the California Apartment Association’s statewide board of directors.
For more than 75 years, the California Apartment Association has supported rental housing owners and managers through tireless work in public affairs, education and customer service.
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