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If you increase rents in Concord, don’t be surprised if you get a phone call from the city.
Concord has launched a hotline for tenants to confidentially report rent increases either by phone or email.
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If you own property in Mountain View and planned on evicting a problem tenant, put those plans on hold.
On Tuesday morning, the City Council approved an urgency just-cause eviction ordinance — and it took effect immediately.
In Orange County, 90 percent of candidates backed by CAA’s political action committee scored victories in the Nov. 8 election, an unprecedented accomplishment, although losses resulted in a couple of key contests.
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Victories
Anaheim: Three of four CAAPAC-supported candidates won in City Council races.
Santa Ana: All four supported council candidates won.
Irvine: Assemblyman Don Wagner was elected mayor, and Christina Shea was re-elected to the City Council.
Fullerton: Mayor Jennifer Fitzgerald was re-elected to the City Council.
Huntington Beach: Patrick Brennon elected to the City Council.
Costa Mesa: Alan Mansoor elected to City Council.
Loss
Costa Mesa: Steve… Read More
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After facing aggressive opposition from CAA, a measure to impose rent control and just-cause eviction policies in Alameda has failed passage at the ballot box.
Ballots cast to approve Measure M1 garnered just 34 percent of the vote. Rent control measures also failed in San Mateo and Burlingame, although they passed in Mountain View and Richmond.
After confirming the success of a signature-gathering effort to stop Santa Rosa rent control, election officials now say they certified the petition prematurely and need to conduct a hand count of signatures.
On Oct. 14, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters confirmed that petitioners had collected the necessary 8,485 signatures to qualify a referendum on Santa Rosa’s rent control and just-cause-for-eviction ordinance.
At Glendale City Hall, the idea of pursuing rent control to increase housing affordability has received a chilly reception.
During a public meeting July 26, City Council members agreed that rent control isn’t a good option, reflecting opinions in a report from the Housing Department.
“While rent control/rent stabilization programs can have tremendous symbolic value, they have generally proven costly to administer, undermined by existing state law, and do not necessarily achieve the goal of housing affordability,” a report from the city’s Housing Department says.
Instead of instituting rent control, the city’s housing department suggests that the council consider other… Read More
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In mid-June, the city of Santa Rosa is expected to impose a moratorium on rent increases of more than 3 percent on the city’s older multifamily housing.
The measure, which won preliminary approval from the council Tuesday, May 10, is intended to limit rent increases while city staff drafts a permanent rent control and just-cause eviction ordinance, a process that could take several months.
Greenlighted on a 4-2 vote, the temporary ordinance applies the 3 percent rent cap cumulatively over a 12-month period. So, while the moratorium is in effect, a landlord who’s already increased rent by 3 percent or… Read More
The San Jose City Council next week will consider an aggressive timeline for rolling out harsher rent control policies.
The implementation date and other issues related to San Jose’s Apartment Rent Ordinance will come up when the council meets Tuesday, May 10.
Two weeks ago, the City Council voted 6-5 to lower maximum annual rent increases on rent controlled units from 8 percent to 5 percent.
City officials had been considering a moratorium on rent growth until the harsher rules take effect, but according to the San Jose Mercury News, that idea is being shelved.
“We decided that it might… Read More
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The Santa Rosa City Council next week will discuss rent control, just cause for eviction — and a possible moratorium on rent increases.
The discussion, scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, at City Hall, comes one month after the Santa Rosa Rent Stabilization Subcommittee voted 2-1 to recommend the measures.
Owners and managers of rental units in Santa Rosa are urged to attend Tuesday’s meeting, which is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.
If the council follows the subcommittee’s recommendations, the most immediate impact would be an urgency ordinance halting any rent increases for 45 days.
The subcommittee votes for… Read More
Responding to claims of large rent increases in Alameda, the City Council recently adopted a stronger mediation program to review rises in rent.
A group of local rental property owners and renters spent many hours working with the city of Alameda to develop a program aimed at balancing the needs associated with managing rental property with the needs of renters.
Despite this collaboration and agreement, the calls for rent control in Alameda continue to grow. CAA remains strongly opposed to rent control and is working with local owners, community leaders, and the city to prevent this policy from being introduced… Read More
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