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Despite repeated demands from renter groups over the past year, the Burlingame City Council last week declined to move forward with an eviction-for-cause ordinance.
The ordinance was one of several proposals being considered during a study session.
Other ideas from Mayor Terry Nagel included a mediation program and requiring property owners to pay relocation assistance for tenants who get a 60-day notice to terminate a tenancy.
Despite the public and local rental owners having roughly 72 hours to respond to the July 13 meeting, CAA Tri-County assembled a small coalition of local rental owners and Realtors to attend the meeting… Read More
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In just four days, the Richmond City Council will again take up a proposal to institute rent control and a just-cause eviction ordinance.
CAA is calling on its members with property in Richmond to attend the Tuesday, July 21, meeting and argue against these flawed policies.
As they have in recent meetings, tenant advocates Tuesday will likely make impassioned pleas for rent control and a just-cause eviction ordinance, while arguing against the creation of a rent mediation board, the most sensible option under consideration.
It’s imperative that CAA and its members continue to dispell the myths surrounding rent control and… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Contra CostaSolano
A panel of multifamily experts on Wednesday will discuss emerging issues, including threats to the rental housing industry and possible ways to respond.
The Leadership Networking Luncheon is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. July 22, at Frankie, Johnny & Luigi’s Too at 11891 Dublin Blvd., Dublin. Registration runs from 12:45 to 1 p.m.
The Rental Housing Association Serving Southern Alameda County, a chapter of the California Apartment Association, is organizing the event.
Speakers include:
Joshua Howard, senior vice president of local public affairs for CAA.
John Sullivan, chairman of the RHA Mediation Committee and an apartment owner.
Verne Perry,… Read More
As the push to adopt rent control and just-cause eviction in Richmond gains traction, it’s vital that members of the rental housing industry band together and voice their objections.
Members can fight these flawed policies by either emailing City Council members or attending the Tuesday, July 21, council meeting.
Advocates for rent control certainly will mount a show of force, wearing yellow shirts, carrying signs and raring to testify. They’ll come from groups such as the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization, Tenants Together and labor unions.
The California Apartment Association’s membership must also… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Contra CostaSolano
Despite strong opposition from local rental owners led by the California Apartment Association, a divided San Jose City Council voted Tuesday to study a series of possible changes to the city’s rent control ordinance.
In the past month, the City Council heard the emphatic voices of rental owners who attended three public meetings, made phone calls, and sent hundreds of emails opposing changes to the city’s rent control law.
Because of this work, CAA’s Tri-County Division has been able to fight for a fair and deliberative process, not arbitrary changes that lack basis in fact, law or economics. And, CAA… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County
The San Jose City Council this week delayed a decision on tightening its rent control policies, but the issue is coming back in just a few days.
The council decided to take up the stricter rent control proposal again Tuesday, June 23. See this San Jose Mercury News story for more details on the June 16 meeting.
Among the proposed changes:
Reducing the current 8 percent limit on rent increase
Eliminating the debt service pass through
Enacting a just cause eviction law
Mandating rental owners accept Section 8 vouchers
The City Council, which meets at San Jose City Hall, Council… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County
The San Jose City Council this week delayed a decision on tightening its rent control policies, but the issue is coming back in just a few days.
The council decided to take up the stricter rent control proposal again Tuesday, June 23. See this San Jose Mercury News story for more details on the June 16 meeting, as well as this CAA article, which helped mobilize rental housing professinals to attend the meeting.
Among the proposed changes:
Reducing the current 8 percent limit on rent increase
Eliminating the debt service pass through
Enacting a just cause eviction law
Mandating rental… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County
The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday rejected a temporary rent control measure after giving the public just one day’s notice that it would vote on the proposal.
The council scheduled the vote with just 24 hours public notice by declaring it an “urgency ordinance,” or a law “for preserving the public peace, health or safety.”
An urgency ordinance, which can take effect right away, has a steeper approval threshold — five of seven votes.
With little time to react, the California Apartment Association quickly called upon its members to attend the meeting and voice their concerns. This article in… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control North Bay
Landlords on Wednesday publicly argued against a proposal to expand San Jose’s rent control law.
More than 30 rental property owners objected to City Councilman Raul Peralez’s plan, which would extend the reach of rent control in several ways.
Most alarming, his proposal would limit rent increases to 4 percent annually, half of the current 8 percent cap.
Some said this constraint would make it difficult to cover their own rising expenses. After all, no such caps are being proposed for utility bills, property repairs or city fees.
The owners’ comments came during the City Council’s Rules and Open Government… Read More
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County
The California Apartment Association’s Tri-County Division is opposing a plan to make sweeping changes to San Jose’s rent control ordinance.
The proposal, introduced today, Friday, May 8, comes from City Councilman Raul Peralez and would include:
Reduce the current 8 percent limit on rent increases to 4 percent by January 2017.
Explore the necessity of additional tenant protections, possibly including a just cause eviction law.
Extend rent control to units built between 1979-1995.
Prohibit discrimination based on source of income and potentially require rental owners accept Section 8 vouchers.
CAA Tri-County believes that this proposal is unwarranted and won’t address… Read More
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