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The San Jose City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to suspend rent collections during the COVID-19 crisis.
The city attorney agreed with the California Apartment Association’s contention that the proposal violated the U. S. Constitution and was otherwise unlawful.
Moreover, the city attorney conceded that a city-mandated rent suspension was a taking that subjected the city to costly lawsuits. As a result, the City Council declined to move forward with the proposal.
This success would not have been possible without rental housing providers responding to CAA’s action alert Since Monday, the City Council received over 1,100 letters opposing… Read More
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Apartment Association is hearing from members that some residents have not paid their April rent.
The association has created an informal poll to gauge the scope of the problem. The survey includes four multiple-choice questions and takes less than one minute to complete. The answers will remain anonymous.
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immediately and in time for rents due April 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom today banned
the eviction of renters unable to pay the rent because of COVID-19.
The
statewide executive order runs through May 31 and prohibits landlords from
evicting tenants for nonpayment of rent and prohibits enforcement of evictions
by law enforcement or courts.
“Although
CAA is still reviewing the details of the new executive order, the association continues
to appreciate Gov. Newsom for his continued leadership during the COVID-19
crisis,” said Debra Carlton, CAA’s executive vice president of state public
affairs.
The
order requires tenants to declare in… Read More
Tenant activists are organizing rent strikes in a number of California cities, with landlords in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco as apparent targets.
The more radical tenant groups are spearheading the strikes, calling on tenants to withhold rent payments and demand that unpaid rent be forgiven in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
The demands come despite a statewide moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent attributable to COVID-19. The California Apartment Association, too, called on all rental housing providers to adopt its Safe at Home Guidelines, which include a voluntary rent freeze and halt on evictions for residents affected… Read More
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It’s April 1, and the rent is due.
With COVID-19 prompting layoffs and job cuts across
California, though, many tenants won’t be able to pay it.
In these cases, the California Apartment Association urges landlords to respond
with patience and compassion.
Owners who haven’t already done so are encouraged to provide their tenants with the association’s sample letter on rent payments, which offers guidance to tenants unable to pay rent because of COVID-19. CAA also offers a form that can be used to create a back-rent payment plan for when the crisis subsides. Of course, CAA’s sample letter urges tenants to pay their rent on time if they’re able to do so. … Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the city of Los Angeles to prohibit all rent increases in rent controlled units, approve a far-reaching eviction moratorium, and grant tenants one year to cover unpaid rent.
These actions go well beyond a statewide eviction moratorium ordered last week by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Mayor Eric Garcetti’ ordered his prohibition on rent increases Monday night, affecting roughly 624,000 rent controlled units. Prior to his order, the annual cap on rent increases for these units sat at 4%, a figure based on the rate of inflation.
The California Apartment Association agrees that landlords should not be… Read More
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust our community into unknown territory.
We recognize this is a frightening time and that many in our community have faced both health and economic impacts. We are here to try to help.
This includes the preparation of a sample letter to residents, in both English and Spanish, concerning rental payments during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that most major banks will provide mortgage relief to property owners, a development that also will benefit independent rental owners experiencing financial hardships due to COVID-19.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
“Two-hundred state charter banks and credit unions have committed to the state of California that they will provide forbearance on foreclosures and on mortgage payments,” Newsom said during a news conference Wednesday, adding “And I’m very pleased that Wells Fargo, US Bank, Citi, and JPMorgan Chase, have all agreed to 90 day waiver of payments for those that have been impacted by COVID-19.”
The governor’s… Read More
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