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The California Assembly on Monday approved a bill that would crack down on rental property owners who discriminate against tenants based on immigration status.
AB 291 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, won approval on a 54-8 vote with 9 abstentions. The bill now advances to the Senate.
Under the bill, rental housing providers would face fines for reporting existing tenants and occupants to immigration agents.
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The California Apartment Association is opposing a bill that would force thousands of rental housing owners across California to register their properties with the state, calling it a costly and burdensome requirement with no clear purpose.
The bill, by Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, would require all companies or corporations that own more than 20 residential properties with a total value of more than $10 million to register with California’s Department of Business Oversight.
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Richmond will hold a series of community workshops this month related to the city’s rent control ordinance, which voters approved as Measure L in the November election.
While the California Apartment Association has pending litigation challenging the measure, property owners and managers must follow this ordinance as long as it remains in effect.
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If you increase rents in Concord, don’t be surprised if you get a phone call from the city.
Concord has launched a hotline for tenants to confidentially report rent increases either by phone or email.
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As you consider prospective renters in 2017, remember that your applicant screening fee can only cover the expenses you incur in the process.
This includes the actual money spent gathering information, as well as time spent by you or your staff. But no matter how much you pay for tenant screening, your fee to applicants may not exceed $47.72.
That figure represents this year’s maximum applicant-screening charge. Each December, the state of California adjusts its cap on applicant-screening fees based on changes to the Consumer Price Index.
This year’s adjustment amounted to an increase of $1.05.
Members can follow this… Read More
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The California Apartment Association has prepared compliance information on the rent control laws approved by voters in Mountain View and Richmond in the Nov. 8 election. While the laws will likely face legal challenges, it’s important that property owners and managers understand the sweeping changes that voters approved.
Use the links below to access the compliance papers.
Mountain View’s Measure V
Richmond’s Measure L
CAA’s months of meetings with the West Hollywood City Council and staff helped thwart a move to require an annual rent registry for owners of market-rate units.
Instead of the rent registry, the West Hollywood council opted this week for an alternative proposal that would:
Increase tenant landlord outreach
Add posting requirements for non-rent-controlled units
Ask landlords to provide information on rent increases to prospective tenants
Contract with an outside company for yearly analysis of market conditions on rental properties in West Hollywood.
City staff will now draft the alternative ordinance. Stay tuned for updates at caanet.org.
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Council also looking at just-cause eviction, immediate rent moratorium
The Sebastopol City Council on Tuesday began what is likely to be a lengthy conversation regarding rent control and just-cause eviction policies.
At the Oct. 18, 2016, meeting, the council asked city staff to bring back some “options” for preserving affordable housing and preventing tenant displacement, including rent control and just cause.