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Battery backup to be required for new automatic garage door installations

October 9, 2018

Beginning next summer, landlords and other property owners will no longer be able to install automatic garage doors unless they have a battery backup function designed to operate during electrical outages. While property owners won’t need to proactively install new automatic garage doors, any replacement door installed on or after July 1, 2019, must have the battery backup feature. The bill also provides for a civil penalty of $1,000 for a garage door not installed in compliance with the law.

Tagged: Legislation News

Signatures submitted to qualify Housing Freeze for November ballot

April 23, 2018

On Monday, April 23, signatures were submitted to qualify an initiative for the November 2018 ballot that would hurt owners of rental housing throughout California. The Housing Freeze would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, opening the door for permanent price caps on what owners can charge for rent on their properties. The California Apartment Association encourages its members to sign up today to join the campaign opposed to this initiative. The Housing Freeze’s sponsor, Michael Weinstein, has an extensive history of fighting against new housing and opposing renters. He has spent more than $2 million to put this initiative… Read More

Tagged: Costa-Hawkins Elections Rent Control Costa-Hawkins

Concord approves CAA-backed mediation program

May 10, 2017

The Concord City Council this month adopted a rent-mediation program that was supported by the California Apartment Association. The ordinance, approved during the May 2 council meeting, will give tenants the right to nonbinding mediation if they receive rent increases of more than 10 percent during a 12-month timeframe.

Tagged: Mediation Rent Control Contra Costa

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