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The California Apartment Association has issued an “Industry Insight” paper to help rental housing owners comply with a Section 8-related ordinance that’s taken effect in the city of Alameda.
Effective Oct. 18, the city’s “Fair Housing and Tenant
Protection Ordinance” requires that landlords consider for tenancy all
applicants with the ability to pay for a given unit, including those who would
pay their rent using Section 8. The ordinance, approved by the Alameda City Council in
September, bans blanket policies against renting to voucher holders, as well as
advertisements to that effect. It also prohibits landlords from rejecting an
applicant… Read More
In response to the wildfires raging in
Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday declared states of emergency
for Los Angeles and Riverside counties, a move that prohibits rent increases
over 10%.
The limit on rent increases is part of the state’s anti-price gouging law. When activated, Penal Code Section 396 makes it illegal to increase the price of many consumer goods and services, including that of rental housing, by more than 10% above pre-emergency levels.
The rent-gouging protections apply to all housing types in the affected areas. Local rent control laws in several jurisdictions in L.A. County also remain… Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed a statewide cap on rent increases, a mandatory Section 8 bill, and several other pieces of legislation that will change the way California’s rental housing industry does business in 2020.
Here are summaries of five game-changing bills signed by Newsom this week:
Statewide rent cap:AB 1482 by Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, will place an annual 5% plus CPI cap on rent increases and create new standards for evictions across California. The signing of AB 1482, officially the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, marks the most significant policy change for California’s rental housing owners… Read More
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A bill taking effect Jan. 1 lowers the amount California landlords can collect for security deposits from members of the U.S. military.
Under SB 644 by Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, security deposits for active military are limited to one months’ rent for unfurnished units and two months’ rent for furnished ones.
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A law taking effect Jan. 1 will require landlords to provide an additional month’s notice when they increase the rent on month-to-month tenants by more than 10%.
Under AB 1110 by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, D-Glendale, rental owners and managers will need to provide 90 days’ notice for rent increases that clear the 10% threshold. Until now, a 60-day notice was required.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 1482, landmark legislation that will place an annual cap on rent increases and create new standards for evictions across California.
In a matter of days, Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign Assembly Bill 1482, legislation that will cap rent increases statewide and become California’s most significant rental housing law in a quarter century.
The city of Sacramento announced the initial rent cap under the Tenant Protection and Relief Act, a new ordinance that limits rent increases and provides “just cause” tenancy protections. Effective Sept. 12, 2019, the maximum annual rent adjustment for an existing tenancy cannot exceed 8.5% within a 12-month period.
The new ordinance limits rent increases to 6% plus the annual Consumer Price Index. According to city staff, the CPI used to calculate the rent cap was 2.5%.
The allowed annual increase is calculated based upon the base rent, which is the monthly rent in effect on July 1, 2019, for tenancies commencing on or before Sept.12. For tenancies beginning after that date, the initial base rent is the monthly… Read More
The California Apartment Association has issued an “Industry Insight” paper to help rental housing owners comply with a Section 8-related ordinance that’s taken effect in San Jose.
Effective Thursday, Sept. 26, the city’s “Housing Payment Equality Ordinance” requires that landlords consider for tenancy all applicants with the ability to pay for a given unit, including those who would pay their rent using Section 8.
The enforcement provisions of the ordinance do not take effect for six months, but the director of the San Jose Department of Housing may issue written warnings for violations of the ordinance in the meantime.
CAA… Read More
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This event is CLOSED!
Join your colleagues in the multi-family housing industry as we recognize the “best of the best” over the last year. This year’s event will feature delicious appetizers during a no-host cocktail hour before we enter the theatre for the show. As this is an “after work event” dress up or come as you are… either way it will be a night of food, friends, and fun.
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