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CAA launches campaign to stop 2 bills attacking rental housing providers

April 7, 2021

The California Apartment Association today mobilized its members to fight a pair of bills that would jeopardize their ability to be quality housing providers. Assemblyman Alex Lee CAA asked the state’s rental housing owners and operators to send letters to the state Assembly urging no votes on AB 854, the “Stay in Business Forever Act”; and AB 1188, the “Public Landlord-Tenant Registry” bill. AB 854 by Assemblyman Alex Lee, D-San Jose, takes aim at California’s Ellis Act, a law that protects a landlord’s right to leave the rental housing business. Lee’s proposal would prohibit rental housing providers from using the… Read More

Tagged: Advocacy Ellis Act Legislation Legislature

Marin County opens rental assistance application process

March 25, 2021

Marin County is now taking applications for its COVID-19 rental assistance program. The program will focus first on eligible households with incomes that are below 30% of the area median income. For more information on the program, click here.

Tagged: COVID-19 Marin County North Bay

CAA, other business groups blast landlord ‘privilege’ tax

March 23, 2021

The California Apartment Association and several other business groups have issued a letter objecting to a bill that would create an excise tax on rental housing and a costly, statewide rental registration program. The letter takes aim at AB 1199 by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Los Angeles. Gipson’s legislation would impose an annual excise tax upon owners with 10 or more multifamily or single-family rental properties for the “privilege” of being a landlord. The tax rate would be based on the gross receipts of the rental income, an amount yet undefined.

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Rental registry legislation returns for third year

February 24, 2021

For the third straight year, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks has proposed legislation that would force rental housing providers to register their properties with the government. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks

Tagged: Legislation Rent registry

Legislation would tax property owners for ‘privilege’ of providing housing

February 24, 2021

Legislation introduced last week aims to tax property owners for the “privilege” of providing rental homes and create a searchable database of certain rental properties.

Tagged: Legislation Taxes

Update to maximum applicant-screening fee for 2021

February 16, 2021

As you consider prospective renters in 2021, remember that your applicant screening fee can only cover the expenses you incur in the process.

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Sacramento continues to offer free mediation program

February 9, 2021

The Sacramento CARES Mediation Program is continuing to offer free services to landlords and tenants within the city. According to the city, the program can ease difficult conversations, which can lead to agreements suitable for all sides. For assistance, call the CARES Mediation line at (916) 850-9010 or email sacramento@calawyersforthearts.org. Information is also available at sacramentocovidrelief.org.

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New edition of Managing Rental Housing now available for purchase

January 27, 2021

An updated edition of CAA’s Managing Rental Housing textbook is now available for purchase. Managing Rental Housing offers a veritable encyclopedia of state rental housing law, explains the cycle of the tenancy, and provides practical information needed to operate rental property efficiently, ethically, and profitably in California. CAA’s premiere textbook has been thoroughly updated for its 10th edition. It is more user-friendly and addresses the biggest change in California landlord-tenant law in decades: The Tenant Protection Act of 2019, also known as AB 1482. To purchase the print edition of Managing Rental Housing, click the button below. An electronic version… Read More

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CAA publishes FAQ on $25 billion federal rental assistance fund

January 4, 2021

Updated compliance information on CDC eviction moratorium also available The California Apartment Association has published answers to the most frequently asked questions about the $25 billion rental-assistance fund included in the recently enacted federal stimulus bill. The Industry Insight paper addresses issues such as: How the funds will be allocated among the 50 states What the funds will be used for Who is eligible for help It is not yet clear how state and local governments will distribute the money. CAA will update this FAQ as more details emerge. Information about other provisions of the stimulus bill can be found… Read More

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CAA helps landlords follow Sacramento’s Tenant Protection Program

January 4, 2021

The California Apartment Association has published compliance documents to help landlords follow Sacramento’s Tenant Protection Program. CAA’s resources highlight the Sacramento Tenant Protection and Relief Act and how it interacts with AB 1482, California’s statewide rent cap and “just cause” eviction law. The compliance documents also cover the city’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium and its interaction with the state COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act. Links to the CAA compliance materials: Sacramento Tenant Protection & Relief Act: Questions & Answers Sacramento Tenant Protection and Relief Act v. AB 1482 Interaction between the City of Sacramento Eviction Moratorium and the State COVID-19 Tenant Relief… Read More

Tagged: Compliance Sacramento Valley

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