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Responding to claims of large rent increases in Alameda, the City Council recently adopted a stronger mediation program to review rises in rent. A group of local rental property owners and renters spent many hours working with the city of Alameda to develop a program aimed at balancing the needs associated with managing rental property with the needs of renters. Despite this collaboration and agreement, the calls for rent control in Alameda continue to grow. CAA remains strongly opposed to rent control and is working with local owners, community leaders, and the city to prevent this policy from being introduced… Read More

Tagged: Contra Costa

San Jose’s Rent Control Advisory Committee will meet again Saturday morning to consider a proposal threatening to rental property owners. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 17, the committee will discuss a proposal to reduce the current 8 percent maximum allowable rent increase to as low as 2 percent. ​CAA Tri-County is asking rental property owners in San Jose to attend this meeting and speak out against this harmful proposal. It is important that the committee know how these recommendations would impact your rental housing businesses, including their ability to provide quality, safe, and affordable housing. Moreover, it is… Read More

Tagged: Tri-County

The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 20, is expected to approve a plan to study whether rent control is a viable option to address Santa Rosa’s housing challenges. CAA North Coast has been working closely with members, allies, and the city to encourage the Santa Rosa City Council to explore other measures. CAA strongly opposes rent control and is calling on all rental owners to continue letting the City Council know that rent control is a failed policy. CAA asks members who cannot attend Tuesday’s meeting to email the mayor and council By clicking on citycouncil@srcity.org, the below… Read More

Tagged: North Bay

The Mountain View City Council is considering rent control (aka rent stabilization), as well as a just-cause eviction ordinance — and will discuss both policies Monday, Oct. 19. CAA Tri-County is calling on its members to attend this study session and make their voices heard. During this meeting, CAA will make a presentation to the City Council on the dynamics of the rental market and practical ways the city can address the housing crisis without punitive measures like rent control. Below are some of the reasons why rent control and just-cause evictions are ineffective ways to address Mountain View’s housing… Read More

Tagged: Tri-County

Changes to pilot program mark another victory for rental housing in High Desert Hesperia is launching a more palatable version of its crime-free rental housing program, thanks to the government affairs work of CAA Greater Inland Empire. The California Apartment Association worked to remove two problematic components from the pilot program, which takes effect in this High Desert city Jan. 1. The troublesome elements would have forced rental property owners to pay more for the program, while opening them up to potential litigation. Under the city’s previous plans, property owners faced a fee schedule ranging from $37.50 to $50 per… Read More

Tagged: Greater Inland Empire

With political issues mounting, and a presidential election on the horizon, individuals may start going door to door in your rental community for political reasons. Some may be campaigning for office, trying to register voters or collecting signatures for a ballot initiative. This begs the question. Are you as a rental property owner or manager required to let folks carry out these specific political activities on your property? Well, the answer depends on the policies you already have in place. If an apartment complex has a blanket no-trespassing or no-soliciting rule, it can be enforced against individuals wanting to deliver… Read More

Tagged: Tri-County

The California Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire’s first Moreno Valley town hall reception featured City Councilman Jeff Giba and other city leaders. The event, held at Cannon Management’s Overlook at Rancho Belago property, provided a unique opportunity  for CAA members to meet Giba and key members of city staff, including the assistant fire marshal and economic development director. Giba shared his goals for Moreno Valley and ways the rental housing industry and city can collaborate to improve the quality of life for residents. “This was the first time our members met one-on-one with a Moreno Valley policymaker and staff to… Read More

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With a new law in effect , multifamily housing communities may see an uptick in resident requests for electric vehicle charging stations. Regardless, say experts, it may be time to look at your property’s policies and plan for the future. BY AMY DREW THOMPSON Are you a green thinker? Get ready for a swell of patriotic pride because America is the No. 1 market for electric vehicles and, no surprise here: Californians are among those leading the charge. More than 150,000 plug-in electric vehicles, or PEVs, are on the road in California, with 3,000-5,000 new PEVs sold every month, says… Read More

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Landlords and apartment complex employees who apply pesticides on a rental property must notify their tenants, according to a bill signed into law by the governor. Since 1984, California law has required specific notification requirements of pest control companies when they apply pesticides at residential properties. Legislation signed into law by Gov. Brown on Sept. 8 extends those tenant-notice requirements to landlords, their employees and agents when they personally apply pesticides, such as over-the-counter aerosol bug sprays and foggers, at rental properties. The law, SB 328 by Sen. Ben Hueso, D-Logan Heights, takes effect Jan. 1, 2016. Prior to applying… Read More

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A series of public meetings to discuss possible changes to San Jose’s rent control ordinance began this week and will continue into early November. The San Jose Apartment Rent Ordinance Advisory Committee held its first meeting Wednesday at the Roosevelt Community Center. The California Apartment Association’s Tri-County Division is part of this committee and strongly supported its creation. The City Council established the committee last month to review and discuss options regarding San Jose’s rent control ordinance and ultimately provide the council with recommendations. The committee is composed of an equal number of renters/renter advocates and rental owners/owner advocates. Moreover,… Read More

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