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Two Bay Area jurisdictions this week adopted regulations to freeze rent increases in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CAA worked closely with both jurisdictions – the city of San Jose and San Mateo County — to make sure the legislation protects for renters with COVID-19 financial challenges while sparing landlords from overly burdensome financial or administrative requirements.
San Mateo County
On Tuesday, April 28, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a temporary rent increase moratorium. The ordinance took effect immediately and covers all of San Mateo County, unincorporated areas and within cities. The ordinance bans rent increases… Read More
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The San
Carlos City Council is adopting a ban on smoking in multifamily housing that
includes a 14-month phase-in period secured by CAA.
The California Apartment Association worked with the city to craft an ordinance that protects renters against the harmful effects of second-hand smoke while giving tenants who smoke time to adjust their habits.
“You are trying to change their behavior, you’re not trying to evict the residents,” said Rhovy Lyn Antonio, CAA’s vice president of public affairs, as reported by the San Mateo Daily Journal.
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San Mateo County supervisors Tuesday adopted an ordinance aimed at tackling substandard housing in unincorporated areas of the county.
The ordinance makes permanent a one-year pilot program adopted by the Board of Supervisors last spring. That program required landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants forced to vacate substandard housing units.
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During a meeting attended by more than 150 members of the rental housing industry, the Daly City City Council last week rejected the idea of rent control and a number of other onerous housing policies.
On a 3-1 vote on Sept. 25, the council also dismissed policies such as just-cause eviction, relocation assistance, mandatory acceptance of Section 8 vouchers and the creation of a rent registry.
At issue was whether to include these policies as part of Daly City’s Assessment of Fair Housing Report (AFH). The report is a comprehensive study on a jurisdiction’s housing barriers, a routine process required… Read More
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The California Apartment Association is asking members who own or manage property in San Mateo County to take a survey and offer their thoughts on the local rental housing market and fair housing issues.
Taking part in the survey will help San Mateo County complete its “Assessment of Fair Housing Report,” which it must submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development later this year.
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The rental housing industry’s victories on Election Day reached far beyond the state Legislature.
Besides helping candidates secure seats in the Assembly and Senate (click here for story) , CAA’s Political Action Committee boosted the campaigns of numerous local office-seekers.
In the Silicon Valley, for example, CAAPAC-supported candidates either won outright or are well-positioned for a November run-off election.
San Mateo County
In a race for San Mateo County supervisor, Daly City Vice Mayor David Canepa, who’s backed by CAAPAC, finished in a strong first place, with nearly 46 percent of the vote. Canepa faced three other candidates to represent… Read More
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HIF is one of San Mateo County’s “Housing Heroes” after being nominated by the California Apartment Association.
San Mateo County recognized the Housing Industry Foundation on Oct. 22 during a ceremony at the Redwood Shores Library in Redwood City.
“Over the past three years, HIF, through its Emergency Housing Grant program, has served 1,437 families throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties who were homeless or
at risk of homelessness, totaling over one million dollars in grant funding,” says a nomination form submitted by CAA’s Tri-County Division.
HIF also contributed nearly $440,000 in housing-assistance funds and completed $355,000 in special… Read More
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After hearing from about 20 landlords about the pitfalls of rent control, San Mateo County supervisors Tuesday expressed unease regarding the policy.
While reluctant to pursue this approach, supervisors stopped short of scrapping the idea, asking staff to return with more information on how rent control works.
In the meantime, the board will explore more sensible methods to boost housing affordability, including ideas supported by the California Apartment Association.
Related content:
San Mateo County supervisors deal blow to rent control hopes (Daily Democrat)
Rent control enthusiasm low: San Mateo County supervisors support other proposals to address housing crisis (The Daily… Read More
A domestic violence shelter in San Mateo County has undergone a major renovation, thanks largely to Essex Property Trust and the Housing Industry Foundation.
The California Apartment Association’s work with San Mateo County has helped shape an ordinance that protects residents from smoking while limiting the liability of rental property owners.
The county, including the Board of Supervisors and county counsel, partnered with CAA Tri-County since May 2013 to protect property owners’ and managers’ interests in the regulations.
This resulted in wording amenable to the industry because it provides:
Liability protection.
The ability to designate a smoking area.
A 14-month phase-in period.
No requirements to post “No Smoking” signage in each unit.
The ordinance, approved by supervisors on a 4-1 vote Tuesday, Oct. 21,… Read More
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