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After the passage of AB 3088 this week, the California Apartment Association reached out to local elected officials throughout the state to make sure they’re aware of the law and how it works in their communities.
CAA’s local vice presidents sent emails to dozens of mayors, city council members and county supervisors after the Legislature approved, and the governor signed, AB 3088 — or the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020.
“CAA believes this bill signed by the governor provides guidance to the courts on how to move forward with protecting tenants who have been financially impacted by COVID-19,” says… Read More
An appellate court has ordered the city of Sacramento to place a local rent control measure on the Nov. 3 ballot, overturning a lower court ruling from two weeks ago.
The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District on Wednesday ruled in favor of initiative proponent Michelle Pariset and against the city of Sacramento and the Sacramento County Superior Court.
Selling rental properties in California will take significantly longer if a bill introduced this month becomes law.
Under AB 1703 by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, D-Santa Monica, tenants and certain community groups would have the right to make an offer to buy rental housing before any other prospective buyers.
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Thanks to the work of the California Apartment Association, a bill that emerged from the state Senate on Thursday no longer includes fines of up to $20,000 for violations of AB 1482, the state’s rent cap and eviction-control law.
With the penalty provisions included, Sen. Maria Durazo, D-Los Angeles, was unable to garner the votes necessary to move the bill off the Senate floor. After she agreed to strip the steep fine provisions from the bill, SB 1190 won passage. It now heads to the Assembly.
As the bill moves to the Assembly, its remaining key provision expands the ability of… Read More
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A bill that would have allowed tenants to pay their security deposit over six months died on the Assembly floor this week.
To move forward this year, AB 3260 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, needed to win approval this week on the Assembly floor. At the urging of the California Apartment Association, lawmakers declined to take up the bill for a vote.
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A bill that would stop Michael Weinstein from using money from his taxpayer-funded AIDS Healthcare Foundation to further his anti-housing agenda has passed its first test in the Assembly.
The bill, AB 1938, advanced Monday, May 18, from the Assembly Health Committee on an 11-0 vote with four abstentions. The bill now heads to the Appropriations Committee.
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CALIFORNIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION’S SAFE AT HOME GUIDELINES
Although California is slowly reopening its economy, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create health challenges and financial adversity throughout the state.
In response to these lingering difficulties, the California Apartment Association this week extended its Safe at Home Guidelines by one month.
Instead of expiring May 31, the guidelines will remain in place through June 30. Landlords are encouraged to:
Freeze rents on all residents & pledge to not issue any rent increases.
Halt evictions on renters affected by COVID-19, absent extraordinary circumstances.
Waive late fees for residents who pay rent after the rent due date… Read More
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The most egregious provision of AB 828 by Assemblyman Phil Ting is gone.
The bill by the San Francisco Democrat no longer mandates that the courts reduce rent by 25%.
Ting removed that rent-cut provision from the bill following a grassroots opposition campaign spearheaded by the California Apartment Association. This included having members to send more than 55,000 opposition messages to lawmakers.
Assemblyman Phil Ting
While rent-reduction provision is out, AB 828 still includes problematic provisions such as:
Requiring very limited proof on the part of the tenant that they faced a COVID hardship in order to stay in the unit;
Protecting nuisance tenants by allowing them to initially ignore the unlawful detainer complaint and remain the unit;
Mandating that rental property owners demonstrate… Read More
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