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California’s largest businesses, including
those in the rental housing industry, have just a few weeks to begin complying
with the nation’s most sweeping consumer-privacy law.
The California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect Jan. 1 and is intended to give consumers greater insights into data that companies collect about them — and more control over what happens to that data.
The law, which is being compared to the European Union’s privacy laws, mainly targets large companies — those with annual revenues of $25 million or more — as well as firms in the business of collecting and selling personal information.
Although… Read More
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With the spread of “just cause” eviction requirements
throughout the state, it has become increasingly important for landlords to
develop and consistently apply appropriate screening criteria to potential
tenants. Those screening criteria commonly include income requirements, rental
history, and credit requirements, among other things. Landlords typically
obtain much of that information through reports provided by third-party
screening companies.
However, a complex web of federal and state laws imposes detailed requirements on the collection and use of that information. One such state law is the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, or ICRAA, which was first enacted in 1975 and has been… Read More
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Rental owners and property managers in the city of
Sacramento are focused on complying with AB 1482 as well as the Tenant
Protection and Relief Act passed by the Sacramento City Council. However, they
should not forget about the local rent control and “just cause” initiative
that already qualified for the ballot in 2020.
In October 2018, the registrar of voters certified that a coalition of tenant and labor activists, including ACCE and SEIU, had submitted enough signatures for the initiative to be placed on a future ballot. The coalition intended for the initiative to appear on the November 2018… Read More
A
free workshop that will cover landlord-tenant law and other rental housing
topics is coming to Roseville on Aug. 1.
The
workshop, presented by Legal Services of Northern California, will cover topics
including:
An
overview of landlord-tenant law in California
Best
practices and emerging issues such as zoning, permits, disability rights and
reasonable accommodations
Sample
housing case scenarios
The
training session is scheduled to run from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Maidu Community
Center. It is designed for property owners currently renting or considering
renting in Placer County.
The
event is being hosted by the city of Roseville, Roseville Housing… Read More
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Under proposed emergency regulations, many employers in California, including those in the rental housing industry, would soon need to change the way they monitor wildfire smoke and the precautions they take to protect employees.
The proposals would require businesses with employees vulnerable to wildfire pollution to use different criteria to gauge pollution levels, and when levels are hazardous, provide additional equipment, such as mandatory dust masks.
The health threats of wildfires carry far beyond the fires themselves. Wildfire smoke contains pollutants that can cause everything from eye irritation to reduced lung function. Individuals can experience such effects as far as 300… Read More
You’re likely familiar with the federal tax reform law
enacted in 2017. After all, it reduced tax rates for businesses and
individuals, increased the standard deduction and family tax credits, and limited
deductions for state and local income taxes and property taxes, among other
things.
However, you may not be familiar with a particular provision of that law, and related IRS guidance, that provides an opportunity specific to rental real estate businesses.
As expected, the Long Beach City Council on Tuesday formalized its approval of an ordinance that will effectively cap rent increases at 10% on the city’s older apartment buildings and limit the ability of landlords to terminate tenancies.
Approval of the second reading came on a 6-3 vote, the same as with last month’s first reading.
Over CAA’s objections, the Long Beach City Council this week
approved an ordinance that effectively caps rent increases at 10% on the city’s
older apartment buildings and limits the ability of landlords to terminate
tenancies.
The Tenant
Relocation Assistance Ordinance, which advanced Tuesday on a 6-3
vote, contains forms of both rent control and so-called “just cause” eviction
policies. The council is expected to formalize approval of the ordinance with a
second vote June 11.
CAA was successful in stopping a bill that would have established a statewide rental registry with an initial price tag north of $20 million and negative privacy implications for both landlords and tenants.
AB 724 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, died when it failed to pass out of the Appropriations Committee by Thursday’s deadline.
Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks
As amended, the proposal sought to create a rental housing registry for all California properties with more than 16 units.
Each year, owners of units in these properties would have been forced to report a variety of data to the Department of Housing and Community Development, such as the size of… Read More
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A bill that would create a statewide registry of rental units and require a myriad of information from California landlords each year advanced Wednesday from its first committee hearing.
AB 724 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, would publicize a wide range of information about rental units, raising privacy concerns for both property owners and residents.
The bill passed out of the
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on a 6-1 vote with one
abstention and now heads to the Judiciary Committee.
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