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In its continued effort to address the state’s housing shortage, the California Apartment Association has sponsored legislation to help streamline the conversion of mixed-use commercial space into accessory dwelling units.
SB 778 by Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo, clarifies that owners of mixed-use or multifamily buildings may turn commercial spaces into these extra units, also known as in-law units or granny flats, a valuable form of housing at below-market prices within existing neighborhoods.
Sen. Josh Becker
The clarification centers on AB 68, a 2019 law that requires local governments to ministerially approve the conversion of non-living spaces in mixed-use and… Read More
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider a countywide eviction moratorium and rent cap.
The California Apartment Association is calling on rental housing providers to oppose the measure, which would apply both in unincorporated areas and within each city.
State lawmakers have already passed legislation to prevent evictions during the pandemic, namely the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020. Moreover, in 2019, the Legislature passed a statewide rent cap via AB 1482.
“Adding local rental housing laws on top of newly adopted statewide law creates confusion and undercuts balanced enforcement in… Read More
The California Apartment Association has defeated an initiative in Tuesday’s election that would have imposed rent control and just-cause eviction policies in Burbank.
As of Wednesday morning, Burbank voters had rejected Measure RC with 63.5% of the vote.
By stopping Measure RC, CAA has protected Burbank’s rental housing industry from a severe form of rent control tied to inflation on pre-1995 multifamily housing.
Among other things, Measure RC threatened to:
Roll rents back to September 2019 levels.
Limit increases to CPI with a 1% floor and 4% ceiling.
Impose strict eviction controls.
Establish a rent commission to oversee the rental… Read More
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Banks on April 3 started processing applications from small businesses seeking paycheck-protection assistance under the $2.2 trillion stimulus package signed into law last week, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
The Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) features a program to provide cash-flow assistance to small businesses with 500 or fewer employees, including sole proprietors, independent contractors, and self-employed persons.
This cash flow comes in the form of a loan of up to $10 million, which can be fully forgiven if the funds are used for specified costs and if employees and employee salaries are maintained. Also,… Read More
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As you all are likely witnessing, the concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 are having significant economic impacts on businesses and individuals around the state.
As a result, many of your residents may be experiencing serious financial hardships, making it difficult for them to meet their rental obligations in a timely fashion. CAA offers a form that may help owners navigate this challenging time while showing compassion for their residents.
Form CA-263 is CAA’s payment plan agreement form. It allows residents to remain in their unit while making payments on past due amounts in accordance with a mutually agreeable schedule.… Read More
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Thanks to swift opposition led by CAA’s North Bay Division, the Healdsburg City Council this month rejected an ordinance that would have brought a form of rent control to the city.
The proposal would have forced a landlord to pay up to $7,000 in penalties to any tenant who moves because of a “no fault” eviction or a rent increase greater than 10 percent.
The ordinance came in response to a new property owner whose plans for major renovations to a small apartment building would force current residents to relocate.
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After missing a deadline to place rent control before Sacramento voters this fall, tenant advocates on Thursday submitted signatures in hopes of qualifying their initiative for the March 2020 ballot.
Sacramento city officials will now determine whether tenant activists submitted the required number of valid voter signatures to qualify the measure. If the petition is rejected, tenant activists, including members of Service Employees International Union and Alliance of Californians for Community Engagement, would need to start the initiative process over for any chance at making the ballot in 2020.
A petition to put rent control on the November ballot in Santa Rosa has failed to qualify.
On Friday, the Santa Rosa city clerk announced that the petition fell short of the required number of valid signatures needed to place the measure on the Nov. 6 ballot.
To qualify the initiative, tenant advocates needed to submit 8,985 valid voter signatures. City officials, however, could confirm the validity of only 7,895, leading the city clerk to deem the petition insufficient.
“Clearly this is exciting news and a victory in our ongoing efforts to keep rent control out of Santa Rosa,” said… Read More
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Los Angeles County supervisors have pulled a temporary rent control ordinance from next week’s meeting agenda.
Supervisors had been scheduled to consider a moratorium on rent increases over 3 percent in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, however, Supervisor Sheila Kuehl had the item removed from Tuesday’s lineup.
Rather than enacting a rent freeze, the supervisor has decided to bring the proposal back to city staff and is expecting a report in the coming weeks.
The California Apartment Association has been mobilizing members to oppose the temporary rent cap.
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Tenant activists Thursday conceded that they’d fallen short in their effort to place rent control on Pasadena’s November ballot.
To qualify their measure, rent control advocates faced a May 30 deadline to submit at least 12,982 valid voter signatures. On Thursday, rent control supporters announced a final signature count of 10,224.
Supporters of the rent control measure, “The Pasadena Fair and Equitable Housing Charter Amendment,” filed their initial paperwork for the ballot measure in November. The initiative sought to bring rent control, “just cause” eviction policies and a rent board to the city.