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To help rental housing professionals prepare for the new year, the California Apartment Association has updated its rental forms and instruction sheets. The association also published new forms for members to use to comply with the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act’s (CTRA) 15-Day Notice requirement and to be used when terminating a tenancy because the owner needs to move into the unit, or is going out of the rental housing business.  CAA staff create and update forms based on new laws, member requests and questions submitted through CAA’s Landlord Helpline.  Forms with major revisions, as well as the newly published forms:… Read More

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The Pet Addendum (Form CA-080) is one of CAA’s most popular forms. It allows the landlord to grant permission for a tenant to have a pet, when pets are prohibited by the rental agreement. The addendum requires the specific pet to be identified. The purpose of this provision is to enable the landlord to determine whether the dog seen with the resident at the property is actually the one that is allowed. This prevents a St. Bernard from being swapped in for a Chihuahua. The tenant is required to notify the landlord if the pet identified in the addendum no… Read More

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If you need to seismically retrofit your apartment building, chances are good you’ll need to borrow money to do so. But what if you’re having trouble getting approved for a loan? That’s where the new California Seismic Safety Capital Access Loan Program comes in. The program itself doesn’t loan money, but it lessens the financial risk for participating banks, making them more likely to offer loans to small-business owners, like mom-and-pop landlords. The state’s Pollution Control Financing Authority received $10 million from the Legislature last year to administer the program, which went live last month. Representatives are seeking banks to… Read More

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