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The deadline is 5 p.m. today to register online for Northern California’s largest multifamily conference for rental housing professionals
Already, 1,100 participants and attendees are confirmed for this full-day event at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
Join representatives from California’s leading property management companies, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and independent rental owners.
Features:
160+ exhibitor booths
11 educational seminars featuring nationally recognized speakers – click here to view the seminar schedule
CEO Panel
“How To” Workshops – learn from the pros!
QUAKE COTTAGE – earthquake simulator
Photo Booth
Free popcorn & refreshments
Exciting sponsorship opportunities
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The Santa Rosa City Council on Tuesday postponed its vote to ban smoking in multifamily residences, opting instead to rework parts of the proposal so that it’s more amenable to the apartment industry.
The council had received numerous letters from local property owners, and a few voiced their concerns at Tuesday’s meeting.
For the past few months, the California Apartment Association, including its North Coast Division, has worked closely with the city to develop an ordinance that balances the needs of rental property owners and the health and safety needs of residents.
CAA believes, however, that the ordinance as drafted… Read More
A Senate bill would give homeless people in California the “right to rest” in public places from shopping centers, public transit facilities to parks.
Under SB 608 by state Sen. Carol Liu, D- La Cañada Flintridge, also includes sidewalks. This means a rental property owner couldn’t move a homeless person who was, say, sleeping in front of a leasing office. Moreover, CAA has argued previously that this type of legislation would include a prohibition from eviction.
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Don’t want clotheslines? Right to ban them is in lawmaker’s crosshairs
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Proposal needs clarity, consistency before adoption
A proposed ban on smoking in Santa Rosa apartment communities contains an unreasonably aggressive timeline and fails to offer landlords clear direction regarding their responsibilities.
The California Apartment Association is calling on the Santa Rosa City Council to revise the draft ordinance, which it will consider at its meeting next week.
CAA also is urging its members to write letters to council members, and if possible, attend the council meeting, which is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at Santa Rosa City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Ave.
Over the past several months, CAA… Read More
Landlords could lose the right to restrict tenants from using clotheslines to dry their shirts, socks and other attire under a proposed bill.
Assemblywoman Patty Lopez, D-San Fernando, argues that clotheslines use solar power and offer an energy-saving alternative to electricity- or gas-driven machine dryers.
The California Apartment Association has taken an oppose position to Lopez’s bill, AB 1448.
Most rental property owners have strict regulations about an accumulation of possessions on balconies. This legislation would interfere with an owner’s house rules and the aesthetics of the rental property.
Property owners should maintain their right to decide whether clotheslines are… Read More
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Enjoy an evening of fine wines, gourmet food and exceptional networking – all while supporting the California Apartment Association’s government affairs efforts in Los Angeles.
Cork & Sand is the annual fundraiser in L.A. benefitting CAA’s Political Action Committee. CAAPAC, along with CAA Los Angeles, works to create a positive business climate for the rental housing industry in the region.
CAAPAC also supplements CAA’s government affairs program by making contributions to state and local candidates who recognize the importance of the continued growth of the rental housing industry and its positive influence on L.A.’s economy.
This year’s Cork & Sand… Read More
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A small group of CAA Greater Inland Empire members broke bread with California state Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown and Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez last week.
The event, Friday, March 13, at the Ontario Double Tree, marked the CAA division’s first Leadership Roundtable of 2015.
The Roundtable came just a few days after CAA’s Legislative Conference, at which members from throughout the state visited with lawmakers at the Capitol.
Although the Inland Empire delegation was unable to meet with Brown in Sacramento because of a scheduling conflict, the Roundtable provided another opportunity to meet with the lawmaker. Brown took more than an hour… Read More
The California Apartment Association has identified nine top-priority bills for the rental housing industry in the 2015 legislative session.
This coming Tuesday, attendees of CAA’s Legislative Conference will learn more about the proposals below, and in the afternoon, discuss them with lawmakers during a visit to the Capitol.
POSITIVE BILLS
1. Airbnb, short-term vacation rentals; warns tenants of possible lease violation
SB 761 by Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles
This bill is sponsored by the California Apartment Association and would require short-term vacation rental websites such as Airbnb to provide disclosures to prospective tenants. The past few years have… Read More
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When tenants sublet their apartments or single-family homes — even for a weekend – they may be violating their rental agreements and could even be evicted for it.
In California, most rental agreements prohibit subletting without the landlord’s permission. Many tenants who engage in the practice, however, are none the wiser.
The California Apartment Association believes that companies like Airbnb, which have helped drive the burgeoning short-term rental business model, could do more to educate tenants.
Legislation sponsored by CAA aims to address that.
On Friday, Feb. 27, state Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Los Angeles, introduced SB 761, which ultimately will… Read More
Like last year, a bill is threatening to undercut a landlord’s right to leave San Francisco’s over-regulated rental housing business.
The proposal, SB 364 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, targets the Ellis Act. Before the Ellis Act was passed in 1985, rent-controlled cities — Santa Monica in particular — were forcing landlords to stay in business, even if they were losing money or experiencing other hardships.
In many respects, SB 364 would turn the clock back 30 years in San Francisco. It would force many rental property owners in The City to wait at least five years before removing… Read More