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Rent rollbacks and other new requirements won’t take effect Dec. 23
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge today agreed with CAA’s request to halt implementation of Mountain View’s new rent control law, also known as Measure V.
Following a legal challenge from the California Apartment Association, the judge approved a temporary restraining order preventing the city from implementing the rent control law pending hearings and subsequent court rulings in early 2017.
A signature-gathering effort is preventing Santa Rosa’s rent control ordinance from taking effect, at least for now.
The city was set to implement permanent rent control and just-cause-for-eviction measures Friday, Sept. 30, however, a referendum effort has placed implementation of the policies on hold.
On Aug. 30, 2016, the Santa Rosa City Council adopted a comprehensive ordinance imposing rent control, limiting evictions, and imposing relocation requirements on most residential rental properties.
The law takes effect Sept. 30, 2016.
To help members understand and comply with the new law, CAA has drafted guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions on this ordinance. Members can download this information here.
CAA has also prepared Santa Rosa-specific forms to help members comply with the various disclosure and noticing requirements contained in the ordinance. Members can download them from our website:
Santa Rosa Rent Control Q&A
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CAA amendments target unscrupulous attorneys
The state’s unlawful detainer “masking” law has been in place for over 20 years, introduced by the California Apartment Association to prevent unethical eviction-delay firms from accessing court records to help tenants prolong or avoid eviction.
The law provides that unlawful detainer cases are not available to the public for 60 days after the filing of an unlawful detainer action. After that time, the case becomes public if the tenant failed to beat the eviction during the initial 60 days.
During this legislative session, Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, persuaded fellow lawmakers to change the… Read More