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Now that the 2015-16 Legislative session has come to an end, Gov. Jerry Brown must decide the fate of nearly 800 bills.
And thanks largely to CAA’s advocacy work, rental housing owners and managers don’t need to worry.
Over the recently completed two-year session, the California Apartment Association has defeated numerous bad bills.
In the 2015-16 legislative session, CAA lobbied on 126 housing-related bills, including the following problematic legislation — all of which died before the session closed Wednesday, Aug. 31:
Rent control
AB 697 (Chu, San Jose) would have created a pilot project in specified counties to halt rent… Read More
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The California Legislature ended its two-year session having sent all four of CAA’s housing-supply bills to the governor’s desk, as well as a number of other positive proposals for the rental housing industry.
While increasing supply was a No. 1 housing issue in 2016, bills on issues such as water conservation, bedbugs and home-sharing platforms also advanced to the governor by the close of the session midnight Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Because the governor set housing production as one of his priorities this year, CAA’s housing-supply bills will likely elicit plenty of attention from him. Last month, Brown witnessed the collapse… Read More
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At their Aug. 1 meeting, members of the Burlingame City Council expressed serious misgivings about the rent control initiative going before voters in November. The video above highlights some of their concerns.
The Burlingame City Council has filed the primary ballot argument against the rent control measure going before voters on the November ballot.
All five members of the council signed the document, released Friday, Aug. 19. Authored by Councilman Michael Brownrigg, the argument urges a no vote on the Burlingame Community Protection Ordinance, which will appear before voters as Measure R.
“While maintaining a varied housing stock is… Read More
This year’s CAA Greater East Bay GEMM Awards attracted a record-breaking 510 attendees.
CAA Contra Costa Napa Solano and RHA Serving Southern Alameda County held the 13th annual celebration Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville.
The event honored the industry’s elite individuals and properties in 17 categories. Judges picked from nearly 300 nominees.
And the winners are:
Category: Lifetime Achievement
Honoree: John Sullivan, Emerald Properties
Category: Porter/Groundskeeper
Honoree: Randy Bueno, SPM Properties, Inc.
Category: Service Technician (1-150 Units)
Honoree: Jason Ulloa, Castle Management
Category: Service Technician (151+ Units)
Honoree: Federico Cruz, Park Regency LLC
Category: Maintenance Supervisor… Read More
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Despite vigorous opposition from CAA and the Santa Rosa business community, housing providers in the city are facing rent control for the long haul.
After imposing the policy on a temporary basis, the City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 16, voted 4-2 to keep it in place.
In May, the Santa Rosa council approved a moratorium on rent increases over 3 percent on pre-1995 multifamily housing. The council’s vote Tuesday, after a first reading, is positioned to extend the rent cap indefinitely.
Assuming the ordinance is ratified after a second reading Aug. 30, it would take effect Sept. 30.
The ordinance,… Read More
More than 200 rental housing industry executives teed off Monday, July 25, for a summer afternoon of golf, networking and fun during the 27th annual CAA Tri-County Charity Golf Tournament.
CAA is still tallying proceeds from the event, which will be donated to the Housing Industry Foundation, furthering its mission to help individuals and families remain in or return to stable housing. HIF also assists with special housing projects and renovations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
In its 27-year history, the golf tournament has raised close to $1 million for the foundation.
The golf tournament was held at… Read More
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As California lawmakers return from a month-long summer recess, they’ll get right to work on legislation relevant to the rental housing industry.
On Monday, the Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to take up a few housing-production bills supported by the California Apartment Association, including the following:
AB 2180 (D-Ting) proposes to expedite the building permit process by shortening the number of days that a local government must take to approve a new housing project.
AB 2208 (D-Santiago) would require that, before construction, rooftops of public buildings be offered to private or nonprofit developers for the construction of affordable housing.
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The California Apartment Association is a partner in the Housing Our Heroes program, which has helped more than 200 homeless veterans find rental housing since the program debuted in San Diego on March 1.
So far, 130 landlords are taking part in the program, which offers financial incentives.
“Really the bottom line is the ‘Housing Our Heroes’ campaign is making a difference in veterans’ lives, and entire families are making their way off the streets,” Mayor Kevin Faulconer said in this news release. “Our heroes don’t need to spend another night on the street.”
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Mayor encourages homeless veterans… Read More
Update: A permanent rent control and just-cause eviction measure are now on the Aug. 16 agenda for the council’s consideration.
Although Santa Rosa passed a just-cause for eviction ordinance Tuesday night, the council failed to garner the five votes needed to enact the ordinance immediately.
Facing opposition from the California Apartment Association, an effort to impose the policy on the city’s entire rental housing stock also fell short.
Just-cause policies require rental property owners to prove “cause” in court or before a political body every time they need to remove a problem resident.
Lacking the needed support for an urgency… Read More