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Rental agreements for properties with wood-burning heaters or fireplaces throughout the San Francisco Bay Area must include a document describing the health hazards from burning wood or any solid fuel as a source of heat. The disclosure document is required within the boundaries of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which includes all of the following counties: Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco and Marin, and part of Solano and Sonoma counties. Exact boundaries can be found here.
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Beginning June 1, 2016, rental agreements for properties with wood-burning heaters or fireplaces throughout the San Francisco Bay Area must include a document describing the health hazards from burning wood or any solid fuel as a source of heat.
The disclosure document is required within the boundaries of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which includes all of the following counties: Napa, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco and Marin, and part of Solano and Sonoma counties. Exact boundaries can be found here.
The disclosure requirement is part of the air quality district’s wood smoke rule,… Read More
PLEASANT HILL — A panel of experts will offer an economic forecast next week for Contra Costa, Napa and Solano counties and delve into the implications for the rental housing industry.
The California Apartment Association’s 2015 Economic Outlook, set for Wednesday, Feb. 25, will provide an analysis of economic and demographic indicators in the region. Further, the panelists will explore what’s driving those indicators and likely impacts on the apartment business.
CAA’s morning-long program will help landlords and property managers put market trends into perspective. With talk of rent control in some regional cities, it’s vital that multifamily professionals understand… Read More
Residents in west Contra Costa County will vote this spring on a parcel tax that could help rescue the financially beleaguered Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo.
Registered voters will receive mail-in ballots sometime over the next two months and must return them by May 6th to be counted. The required threshold is two-thirds vote. The two-thirds is determined by the number of returned mail-in ballots.
The tax, which would cost property owners $0.14 cents per square foot, would be permanent, even if the hospital merges with another medical facility or is purchased.
All residents — including those in multifamily… Read More