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The California Apartment Association has updated its month-to-month rental agreement and lease agreement to address California’s legalization of recreational marijuana use. CAA added wording to these agreements to prohibit the smoking of marijuana in rental housing. Click here for an FAQ on the legalization of recreational marijuana, which came with the passage of Proposition 64 in the Nov. 8 election. The agreements also now contains provisions for banning the use of electronic cigarettes, also known as vaping, as well as a mandatory bedbug notice. These revisions, plus updates to several other forms, are in response to court cases, laws taking… Read More

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In response to laws taking effect in January 2016, in addition to member requests, the California Apartment Association has published 13 new rental forms and has updated many of its existing forms.  Among the new forms are disclosures for pesticide application and forms to cover tenants with assistive animals. The pesticide-notification forms were prompted by new requirements that landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must first notify their tenants. Click here for the disclosure forms and here to read more about the pesticide-notification law. Moreover, to provide owners with a process for handling assistive-animal… Read More

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The California Apartment Association on Dec. 1, 2014, published three new rental forms, as well as revisions to more than a dozen existing forms and related instruction sheets. The Compliance Committee made these changes based on member requests and questions. A complete list of changes appears in the Forms Change Chart, and all are accessible through our rental forms page. Summaries of the three new forms: Form 5.4 Change of Occupancy: This form allows one or more occupants of a unit to change, without the need for a new rental agreement Form 16.4 Resident’s Request for Maintenance Review: This form… Read More

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The California Apartment Association on Dec. 1, 2014, published three new rental forms, as well as revisions to more than a dozen existing forms and related instruction sheets. The Compliance Committee made these changes based on member requests and questions. A complete list of changes appears in the Forms Change Chart. All are accessible through our rental forms page. Summaries of the three new forms: Form 5.4 Change of Occupancy: This form allows one or more occupants of a unit to change, without the need for a new rental agreement Form 16.4 Resident’s Request for Maintenance Review: This form offers… Read More

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The CAA Compliance Committee has created three new rental forms and revised more than a dozen existing forms and related instruction sheets. Amendments to forms followed changes in the law, members’ requests or both. All are accessible through our rental forms page. Summaries of the three new forms:  Form 20.0 Notice of New Owner/Agent. This form is designed to provide notice of where to pay rent and who the agent is for service of process when the property is sold or changes management. Failure to provide this information promptly can limit the owner’s ability to evict for non-payment of rent.… Read More

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