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Greg Terzakis, a veteran of government affairs work in the Central Valley, has joined the California Apartment Association as its new executive director in Greater Fresno.
Terzakis, who began Monday, Feb. 1, came to CAA from Granville Homes, a local business where he served as public affairs manager. Prior to that position, he spent four years as a legislative aide to San Joaquin County Supervisor Carlos Villapudua.
Terzakis also spent seven years as partner at Reid and Associates, a political lobbying organization in Stockton. In the mid-1990s, he worked as a field representative for U.S. Rep. John T. Doolittle. Terzakis… Read More
Tagged: Leadership Greater Fresno
The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday afternoon will consider adopting a just-cause eviction ordinance and other measures to address the area’s housing issues.
At the Feb. 9 meeting, county supervisors are expected to provide staff with next steps in creating policies to prevent the displacement of existing residents and to preserve housing affordability in unincorporated areas. A just-cause eviction measure is among the options being considered.
This kind of ordinance would require rental owners to prove “cause” in court or, in some cases, before a political body every time they need to remove a problem resident.
The California… Read More
Tagged: Just Cause Eviction Marin County
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The Santa Rosa City Council on Jan. 26 held a public study session to discuss rent control and other measures touted as renter protections.
The council heard from its hired consultant, who laid out several options for addressing the city’s housing issues, including:
Mediation
Just-cause eviction
Rent stabilization
CAA and business coalition partners mobilized approximately 100 stakeholders to attend this meeting, with many speaking out against rent control and just-cause eviction policies. As a result, Mayor Sawyer and Councilmen Ernesto Olivares and Tom Schwedhelm stated that rent control was not the solution.
Other council members were divided but signaled openness… Read More
It’s tax season, so we figured it’s a good time to remind members of two important tax-reporting requirements that can have rental housing providers seeing red if not done correctly.
1099 reporting
A business that purchases services in excess of $600 from an unincorporated vendor must report that payment to the IRS and to the service provider on a Form 1099.
With limited exceptions, payments made to corporations are excluded from 1099 reporting. A “business” includes a landlord or management company that is engaged in rental real estate as its trade or business for profit.
Don’t miss your deadlines. Late-filing… Read More
Tagged: Taxes
Property owners can now charge a rental applicant up to $46.67 to cover screening fees, such as a credit check and time spent gathering information on the prospective tenant.
The new maximum fee, permitted since December 2015, is 68 cents higher than last year’s fee and is based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.
Members can follow this link for a more in-depth explanation of what owners can do – and what they can’t – related to application charges.
About 200 people received an economic and political forecast Wednesday from a premiere economist, several elected officials and representatives from the rental housing industry.
They all came together for the California Apartment Association’s Outlook 2016, held at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto.
The event included a panel discussion with Rose Herrera, vice mayor of San Jose; Jeff Gee, a city councilman in Redwood City; and Mike Kasperzak, a city councilman in Mountain View.
Economically, Herrera said, San Jose has emerged from a strong 12 months, with more good news to come. She pointed to the city’s approval this… Read More
Tagged: Economy Tri-County
The Pacifica City Council will consider rent control during its Monday meeting, and CAA is calling on members to speak out against this flawed policy.
At the meeting, rent control advocates also are expected to demand a just-cause eviction ordinance, which would make it difficult to evict tenants suspected of violent crimes, making it impossible to protect your residents and property.
It is vital that members of the rental housing industry attend and speak against these harmful regulations and remind council members that:
Rent control isn’t an affordable housing program; it will not build one new unit of housing
Rent… Read More
The Lafayette City Council on Monday is expected to consider a number of bad policies for the multifamily housing industry, including rent control.
The council also is likely to consider a moratorium on rent increases — and perhaps a just-cause for eviction measure, which would make it difficult to evict problem tenants, including those endangering other residents.
The California Apartment Association is encouraging its members to testify at the meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center.
It is important that local members of the rental housing industry remind the council that rent control:… Read More
The Santa Rosa City Council will discuss rent control Tuesday, Jan. 26, and hear from a consultant who’s laid out several options for addressing the city’s housing issues.
During the study session, set for 2 p.m. at City Hall, the council will also review a possible just-cause eviction ordinance, which would make it unduly difficult to evict problem tenants, including those suspected of violent crime.
The California Apartment Association’s North Coast division asks that rental housing owners and managers attend and speak out against both of these flawed policies.
Rent control and just cause are among the options that a… Read More