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California property owners would have to allow tenants to smoke marijuana in rental units under possible changes to fair housing laws.
They also would face unreasonable occupancy standards — ones similar to the Uniform Housing Code’s maximum occupancy. And any request for an assistive animal or companion animal would be presumed reasonable.
These are among several ideas being floated by the California Fair Housing Council and of great concern to the California Apartment Association.
The council has issued an initial working draft of its proposed regulations based on its interpretation of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
On Jan.… Read More
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The California Apartment Association is preparing to fight what’s almost certain to be a major statewide, legislative push to broaden the reach of rent control.
The rent control debate heads to the Capitol after a number of cities have considered either introducing or expanding the policy.
In Sacramento, where the 2016 legislative session began this past Monday, tenant advocates have the Costa-Hawkins Act in their cross hairs.
Under Costa-Hawkins, cities can’t impose rent control on housing built after 1995. The act also exempts single-family homes and condos, regardless of construction date. Without the protections of Costa-Hawkins, rent control would have… Read More
As we plunge into 2016, the California Apartment Association is building on a strong foundation of government affairs victories from the past 12 months, both at the state and local levels.
To help put the year gone-by in perspective, CAA’s public affairs team has selected the following successes as the Association’s Top 10 Legislative Victories of 2015.
Many of the issues described below will remain important topics in the year to come. Read more about CAA’s forecast for 2016 here.
In 2015, CAA proudly:
1. Led a petition drive to overturn Richmond rent control ordinance
The Richmond City Council —… Read More
The California Apartment Association has published a form to help Mountain View landlords comply with the city’s upcoming “right to a lease” ordinance.
The Mountain View City Council approved its new law Dec. 1, modeling it closely after a requirement in Palo Alto that rental owners offer residents the option of a 12-month lease.
Mountain View officials believe that guaranteeing tenants the right to a fixed-term lease will provide stability for both renters and rental owners.
To comply with the new law, which takes effect Thursday, Jan. 7, owners and managers should use CAA’s new lease addendum, available to members … Read More
Tagged: Leases Tri-County
CAA North Coast educating council on ills of punitive policies
CAA North Coast eagerly awaits a consultant’s findings — expected to be completed next month — on possible ways to address Santa Rosa’s affordable housing crisis.
On Oct. 20, 2015, the Santa Rosa City Council voted 4-3 to hire the consultant, who is examining three possible approaches to the city’s housing issues: rent control, just‐cause eviction rules, and a process to provide mediation and arbitration between rental property owners and their residents.
The study derives from concerns of a housing crisis in the Santa Rosa region, where rental inventory is… Read More
The Mountain View City Council has approved what’s been called a “right to a lease” ordinance.
Approved on a 6-1 vote Tuesday, the ordinance is modeled closely after a requirement in Palo Alto that rental owners offer residents the option of a 12-month lease.
The Mountain View council believes that guaranteeing tenants the right to a fixed-term lease will provide stability for both renters and rental owners.
The ordinance, which applies to rental properties with three units or more, requires that an owner/operator offer a 12-month lease, and if a tenant declines, that the owner get the rejection in writing.… Read More
This holiday season, families at Summerset Village Apartments in Fresno have found themselves without heat and hot water.
The crisis, which began last month, stems from problems with a gas line and is in no way the fault of the tenants. Gas-line repairs may take more than three weeks to complete.
We at the California Apartment Association strongly encourage you to step forward and help these residents. At CAA Greater Fresno, we are contributing at least $2,000 toward this effort. Please join us.
To provide financial assistance specifically for residents at Summerset, please visit the Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries donation… Read More
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In response to laws taking effect in January 2016, in addition to member requests, the California Apartment Association has published 13 new rental forms and has updated many of its existing forms. Among the new forms are disclosures for pesticide application and forms to cover tenants with assistive animals.
The pesticide-notification forms were prompted by new requirements that landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must first notify their tenants. Click here for the disclosure forms and here to read more about the pesticide-notification law.
Moreover, to provide owners with a process for handling assistive-animal… Read More
Tagged: ComplianceLegislation
A task force that’s held a series of meetings on San Jose’s rent control policies will reconvene early this month for collect and provide final comments on the matter.
The Advisory Committee for the Apartment Rent Ordinance will gather from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at City Hall, 200 E. Santa Clara St.
It is important for rental owners to attend this meeting and speak out against just cause eviction and stricter rent controls.
Click here to find out what city staff, committee members and the public said during previous hearings of the advisory committee.
Tagged: Rent Control Tri-County
The California Apartment Association now has forms and an instruction sheet available to its members for complying with a pesticide-notification law taking effect Jan. 1, 2016.
Under the new regulations, landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must first notify their tenants. Click here for the forms. Note, you’ll need to sign in to access this material.
Since 1984, California law has required specific notification requirements of pest control companies when they apply pesticides at residential properties. SB 328 by Sen. Ben Hueso, D-Logan Heights, extends these requirements to landlords, their employees and agents when… Read More
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