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For many rental housing providers, July 1, 2020, may be a significant date.
Under AB 1482, the state’s new rent cap and just-cause-for-eviction law, July 1 triggers additional notice requirements in new and renewed rental agreements. The start of the second half of the year also triggers additional recycling requirements for some businesses and opens the door to enforcement of the state’s new data-privacy law.
AB 1482: requirements for rental agreements
AB 1482, also known as the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, took effect Jan. 1 of this year and imposes rent caps and just-cause requirements on most residential rental properties in the state. Below, you’ll find specific requirements that apply… Read More
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Debra Carlton
Joshua Howard
In the fifth edition of the CAA Podcast, Debra Carlton, CAA’s executive vice president of state public affairs, and Joshua Howard, the association’s executive vice president of local public affairs, discuss the many problems with AB 1436, which would force landlords to defer rents for possibly years on end for tenants who’ve been unable — or unwilling — to pay for housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Consumer Price Index rates used for calculating rent increases under AB 1482 have been updated on the CAA website.
AB 1482 took effect Jan. 1, 2020, and imposes rent increase limits of 5% plus CPI on most residential rental properties in the state.
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The California Apartment Association has asked Bay Area health officers to adopt a uniform set of guidelines for the opening of pools, gyms, and other amenities at apartment communities.
In a letter to area health officers, CAA points out that recently published guidelines for reopening swimming pools have differed from county to county, which can lead to confusion when rolling out reopening rules at the rental property. This is especially true of companies that manage properties in multiple jurisdictions.
Tagged: COVID-19
Legislation unveiled in the California Senate this week would create a voluntary tax credit program to help landlords recoup rent that’s gone unpaid during the COVID-19 crisis.
To qualify for the credits, a rental owner would need to sign an agreement, pledging to defer rent that’s gone unpaid due to the coronavirus and not to evict the tenant for nonpayment. The tenant also would need to sign the pact.
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A campaign committee created by the California Apartment Association today unveiled a website to help defeat a radical rent control measure headed for November’s statewide ballot.
The website, Caforresponsiblehousing.org, explains why the extreme rent control measure, nicknamed Prop 10 2.0, is bad for California. It also offers a form that rental property owners can fill out to join the opposition.
“There are no protections for renters, seniors, veterans or the disabled, and it has no provision to reduce rents,” says the website, which comes from Californians for Responsible Housing. “For Californians losing jobs and both renters and homeowners who are… Read More
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The California Apartment Association is urging lawmakers to reject a bill that would prohibit landlords from demanding that tenants provide their security deposit in a single, upfront payment.
The proposal, AB 3260 by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, is now on the Assembly floor, having passed out of the Judiciary Committee last month.
Tagged: LegislationSecurity Deposits
The California Apartment Association has filed letters urging a state appellate court to accept two cases that directly challenge the Judicial Council’s rules prohibiting nearly all evictions.
Both cases involve tenants who did not pay rent well before the COVID-19 pandemic.
A bill introduced in the California Legislature this week would force landlords to defer rents for possibly years on end for tenants who’ve been unable — or unwilling — to pay for housing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assemlyman David Chiu
The rent-deferral period under AB 1436 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, would last until 15 months after a state or local state of emergency is lifted.
“We know that in many cases local governments don’t lift their emergency orders for years,” said Debra Carlton, the California Apartment Association’s executive vice president for state public affairs. “That means an owner… Read More
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The Judicial Council of California on Wednesday suspended its vote whether to reopen the courts and start processing unlawful-detainer actions again this summer.
The California court system announced earlier this week that the council would decide today whether to let its emergency rule on evictions expire Aug. 3.
The council’s rule, made during an emergency meeting in April, brought to a halt nearly all eviction actions in the state. The rule was in response to the financial hardships that many tenants faced due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Now that California is beginning to reopen, the Judicial Council decided to weigh… Read More
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