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The California Apartment Association this week published compliance materials to help housing providers navigate San Jose’s new rent-freeze ordinance.
On Feb. 2, the San Jose City Council unanimously prohibited rent increases for residents in rent-controlled apartments who have experienced COVID-related financial hardships. The ordinance will run through June 30 unless extended.
To qualify for the rent freeze, these residents must give their landlords a declaration of COVID-19 related financial distress. CAA members will find links to the proper forms for the declarations in the association’s newly updated Industry Insight: City of San Jose Moratorium on Evictions & Rent Increases.
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The city of Vallejo this morning declared a state of emergency that limits rent increases to no more than 10%.
The declaration says the city manager, acting as director of emergency services, has the authority to make such a move when the City Council is not in session.
The measure, which expires after seven days, is intended as a stopgap until the City Council can vote on its own declaration. The City Council is expected to hold a special meeting next week for that purpose, but the date and time has not been announced.
In response to storms and flooding last month, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proclaimed a state of emergency that covers most of the Central Valley.
Brown’s declaration activates the state’s anti-price gouging law, which bans rent increases exceeding 10 percent while a state of emergency is in effect.
The declaration was issued for Amador, Fresno, Kern, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne counties.