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Courts should not allow the government to use previous infringements on private property rights as a justification for further infringements. That is the central argument in a brief filed jointly by the California Apartment Association and San Francisco Apartment Association.
The brief supports a lawsuit filed by the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) and Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) – groups that, like CAA, represent the interests of rental property owners – challenging 2019 amendments to New York City’s rent control law.
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The California Apartment Association has defeated an initiative in Tuesday’s election that would have imposed rent control and just-cause eviction policies in Burbank.
As of Wednesday morning, Burbank voters had rejected Measure RC with 63.5% of the vote.
By stopping Measure RC, CAA has protected Burbank’s rental housing industry from a severe form of rent control tied to inflation on pre-1995 multifamily housing.
Among other things, Measure RC threatened to:
Roll rents back to September 2019 levels.
Limit increases to CPI with a 1% floor and 4% ceiling.
Impose strict eviction controls.
Establish a rent commission to oversee the rental… Read More
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After facing aggressive opposition from the California Apartment Association, a draconian initiative to impose rent control and just-cause eviction policies in Sacramento has failed passage.
In Tuesday’s election, 61.8% of voters rejected the initiative, Measure C.
By defeating Measure C, CAA has protected Sacramento’s rental housing industry from San Francisco-style rent control and just-cause eviction protections.
Among other things, Measure C threatened to:
Roll rents back to February 2018 levels.
Limit increases to CPI with a 2% floor and 5% ceiling.
Impose strict eviction controls and relocation assistance for no-fault evictions.
Establish an elected rent board to oversee the rental… Read More
As a service to its members, the California Apartment Association’s Board of Directors has announced its positions on a pair of state propositions appearing on the Nov. 3 ballot:
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In this No on Prop 21 ad, Cmdr. Michael Kerr expresses disgust at an ad by extreme rent control proponents that uses an actor to portray a war hero.
The CAA-led campaign to defeat Proposition 21 released a pair of TV commercials this week highlighting U.S. veterans’ opposition to the extreme rent control measure and blasting a misleading ad by rent control proponents.
A No on Prop 21 ad released Thursday slams a deceptive commercial from the yes campaign in which an actor portrays a war hero supporting the initiative.
Titled “Sickening,” the No on Prop 21 ad features Cmdr.… Read More
Tagged: ElectionsProposition 21
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, members of the rental housing industry are invited to take part in the third annual California Landlords’ Summit on Homelessness, Housing Outreach Partnership announced.
The event is being hosted by the Income Property Association of Kern, which is a Bakersfield-area chapter of the California Apartment Association.
Due to COVID-19, the event will be held via Zoom. Event registration is free and open on eventbrite.com at this link.
The event brings landlords and property owners into conversation with homelessness service providers to learn how they can help end homelessness in California. Last year’s summit resulted in 94… Read More
The CAA-led campaign to defeat Proposition 21 has released its second TV commercial aimed at keeping extreme forms of rent control out of California.
The 30-second ad from Californians for Responsible Housing features Col. Lou Carmona of Rancho Murieta, a retired U.S. Army pilot who served 32 years in the Army before retiring as a colonel in 2018. Carmona deployed to Bosnia in the late 1990s and did three tours in Iraq/Afghanistan/Kuwait. He also flew Blackhawk helicopters in the National Guard.
“We have so many veterans living on our streets in California. The cost of housing is out of control.… Read More
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Although Culver City approved a rent control ordinance this week, it won’t be quite as stringent as first proposed.
The City Council voted 4 to 1 Monday to approve the ordinance on a first reading. The council is expected to formalize its approval of the ordinance with a second reading Sept. 28, making Culver City one of roughly 20 jurisdictions in California with long-term local rent control laws. Click for chart.
CAA also is reviewing a citizens’ ballot measure appearing before voters this November, Measure B, that would require voter approval of rent control.
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If Culver City continues on its current path, it could soon have one of the worst rent control ordinances in California.
Despite opposition from the California Apartment Association, the City Council this week advanced onerous regulations for the upcoming ordinance such as:
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The ballot arguments in favor of Proposition 21 — the extreme rent control measure on November’s statewide ballot — contain “false and misleading statements,” according to a lawsuit filed this week.
The suit, filed Thursday in Sacramento Superior Court, seeks to strike and revise three statements made by the Yes on 21 campaign.
The plaintiff is Los Angeles owner Malcolm Bennett; the defendants are Secretary of State Alex Padilla and the signers of the ballot and rebuttal arguments. The suit notes that state law expressly requires that statements made in such arguments not be false or misleading. The Yes on… Read More
Tagged: Proposition 21