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The California Apartment Association is asking members in Los Angeles to speak out against excessive fees being imposed on rental housing operators under the city’s waste-hauling program.

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The California Apartment Association was quoted this week in a number of news stories about efforts to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act via statewide initiative. “Rent control would put a halt on new construction,” Debra Carlton, senior vice president of public affairs for CAA, told Sacramento CBS 13. “It may help an individual at that moment in time, but it will stop construction going forward, and the future of California is in jeopardy.”

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Repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act — and bringing extreme forms of rent control back to California — is no longer a legislative priority for the San Jose City Council. On a 9-2 vote Tuesday, the council removed overturning Costa-Hawkins from its legislative to-do list. That decision came after this year’s legislative effort to repeal Costa-Hawkins — Assembly Bill 1506 – died Jan. 11 during its first committee hearing. It was the second straight year that AB 1506 fizzled amid fierce opposition from the California Apartment Association and its allies.

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The California Apartment Association has expanded its Southern California government affairs team to bring greater representation to rental housing providers in South Los Angeles County. Earlier this month, CAA named Frederick Sutton as vice president of public affairs for Long Beach and more than 20 other municipalities in L.A. County. Sutton, who started on Jan. 16, brings a wealth of experience representing rental housing providers.

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The California Apartment Association and its allies today derailed AB 1506, a bill to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and bring radical rent control back to California. This morning, following lead testimony from the California Apartment Association, FPI Management and the California Association of REALTORS, AB 1506 failed passage in the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, all but closing the door on the bill for the balance of the legislative session. Over 400 rental property owners came to the microphone and indicated their opposition to the measure, outnumbering the tenant advocates, who totaled nearly 300. Following hours of… Read More

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The rent control movement established a foothold in Southern California. Lawmakers passed a historic package of bills to address the state’s ongoing housing crisis. And one of the state’s most important rental housing laws came under attack. 2017 certainly generated some big headlines for California’s rental housing industry. In the top-10 list below, we summarize the most significant of those stories. To delve deeper into the issues and explore related content, follow the links embedded in each summary. Costa-Hawkins Act comes under attack with legislation, possible ballot measure

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A bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, landmark legislation that protects property owners from radical forms of rent control, has been scheduled for its first hearing in the state Assembly.

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The Santa Rosa City Council scrubbed a scheduled vote on eviction controls this week, citing a conflict of interest among three council members. The council Tuesday took no action on a proposed urgency ordinance that would have immediately imposed just-cause eviction regulations in the city.

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Preliminary paperwork was filed today for a proposed ballot initiative that takes aim at Proposition 13 and seeks a split roll, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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The California Apartment Association is once again encouraging members with available units in Napa or Sonoma counties to contact CAA and consider making special considerations for fire victims. Special considerations may include offering reduced move-in costs or discounted deposits for those who lost their homes. CAA members with available units are asked to send an email to CAA.

Tagged: North Bay