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Long Beach on Tuesday unanimously approved a pathway for legalizing housing units that have been developed over time on existing structures but without building permits.
These units are generally carved out of existing spaces, such as laundry rooms or storage areas, or have resulted from modest additions to existing multifamily buildings. The units may be safe and habitable yet remain out-of-compliance with underlying zoning regulations and development standards.
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The California Apartment Association is working to protect ethical landlords from being unfairly punished under separate “anti-harassment” ordinances moving forward in Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The Los Angeles proposal aims to prevent landlords from taking a variety of steps considered by the city to be harassment, such as threatening to report a tenant to immigration authorities, refusing to accept lawful rent payments from a tenant, or retaliating against a renter for participating in a tenants union. Already, a robust state law protects tenants from harassment, and CAA is working to ensure that no ordinance can be misused for frivolous… Read More
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Long Beach City Council
members Tuesday voted to repeal their tenant-relocation ordinance, concluding
that the local measure would be unnecessary once AB 1482 takes effect.
The ordinance will be repealed effective Jan. 1 2020, the same day that the state will begin implementing AB 1482, California’s new statewide rent control and “just cause” eviction law.
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The city of Long Beach released a report this week on a
potential affordable-housing mandate for new developments.
The mandate could come through an inclusionary-housing ordinance. Such ordinances require a portion of units in new developments be priced at below-market levels.
Long Beach may soon require that new developments in the city include a certain amount of affordable housing.
That mandate could come from an inclusionary-housing ordinance. The city commissioned an economic feasibility study on the policy and recently finished community workshops on how inclusionary housing might be applied in Long Beach.
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.
The city of Long Beach continues to tackle numerous housing policies with major implications for rental property owners.
In the paragraphs below, we highlight issues that have prompted the involvement of the California Apartment Association and that will continue to unfold in 2019.
To advocate for sound housing policy in the coming year, CAA will need abroad coalition of support. If you have an interest in Long Beach and would like to receive further updates on CAA efforts in the city, sign up here.
Homeless Task Force
On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the City Council received recommendations from Long Beach Mayor Robert… Read More
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After several community meetings, the Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will review options for regulating short-term rentals, including those promoted with online home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb and HomeAway.
All three options being considered on Dec. 4 have multifamily implications and would require operators of short-term rentals to register with the city. Each option, however, also includes a provision to allow rental housing providers to opt out of the program by deciding upfront not to allow short-term rentals on their properties.
Option 2, which is recommended by city staff, deals with short-term rentals in two types of units —… Read More
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The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to have city staff identify a permanent funding source to combat homelessness and promote affordable housing.
Under the proposal from Councilman Rex Richardson, the city will begin exploring potential funding sources.
The California Apartment Association has supported such efforts previously, including Measure H in Los Angeles County and Measure HHH in the city of Los Angeles.
You can read motion from Councilman Richardson here.
If you are interested in the efforts of the city as it relates to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact CAA representative Fred Sutton at… Read More
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Tenant advocates in Pasadena have filed preliminary paperwork to place rent control on an upcoming city ballot.
In addition to rent control, the proposed initiative would seek just-cause eviction policies in Pasadena and the establishment of a rent board.