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The Alameda City Council on Wednesday night approved a temporary freeze on rent increases in excess of 8 percent.
The moratorium, which also includes just-cause for eviction, is scheduled to last 65 days. Moreover, the 8 percent cap applies cumalitively over 12 months, meaning that if a property owner gave an increase of 5 percent four months ago, the owner is limited to a 3 percent increase now. See the ordinace for more details.
Dozens of CAA members attended the meeting, helping to keep the moratorium temporary. Tenant groups were seeking permanent rent control.
The meeting at one point turned… Read More
In the face of California’s lingering drought, water rates are going up in Antioch, and sewer-rate increases could be on tap for the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District.
On Tuesday, May 19, the Antioch City Council approved changes to its water and sewer rate schedule. The changes take effect July 1. This article in the Contra Costa Times explains how the rate adjustments will work. Notably, sewer rates for apartments will go down the first year, while rates for single-family homes will climb.
On June 4, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District board will hold a public hearing on its… Read More
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Walnut Creek has added resources to its website to help landlords and others comply with an ordinance that bans smoking through much of the community, the city manager’s office told CAA on Friday, Oct. 18.
A new webpage includes sign templates, the California Apartment Association’s lease addendum information, a compliance fact sheet and ordinance summary.
Moreover, the materials include contact information for the city’s No Smoking Hotline and e-mail address.
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Walnut Creek has banned smoking in much of the city, from inside apartments to downtown.
City Councilman Justin Wedel cast the lone dissenting vote on Tuesday, Sept.… Read More
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E&S Ring Management has won approval to build a mixed-use development in Pleasanton that will boast nearly 350 apartment units and almost 40,000 square feet of retail.
The approval can by the unanimous vote of the Planning Commission on July 10, according to this article in the Contra Costa Times.
The development will stand on 16 acres at Stanley Boulevard and Bernal Avenue.
“I’m thrilled we’re at this point,” Commission Chairwoman Jennifer Pearce said, according to The Times. “This is a great use for this site. The architect has stepped up, and it looks great.”
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