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The California Legislature this week passed a bill that would make it illegal to reject a prospective tenant solely based on the applicant’s use of a Section 8 federal housing voucher.
The legislation now heads to the governor’s desk.
On Wednesday, the state Senate approved amendments to SB 329 on a 25-12 vote with three abstentions. The day before, it passed off the the Assembly floor on a 46-21 vote with 12 abstentions.
Sen. Holly Mitchell
The author of the bill, Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, has said her bill would simply ban blanket policies against taking Section 8 applicants — including “No… Read More
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The clock is ticking for a number of CAA-backed
housing-supply and homelessness bills.
After returning from their summer recess this week, lawmakers placed each of the proposals outlined below on suspense file, meaning the legislation has been set aside so it can be considered for its financial impact on the state and may or may not get another hearing before the year is through.
The California Apartment Association urges lawmakers to quickly move the following bills out of suspense and back on the path toward Gov. Newsom’s desk. The deadline for legislators to approve bills this year is Sept. 12,… Read More
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An Assembly committee has approved a bill that would make it discriminatory
to deny applicants for rental housing simply because they have a Section 8
voucher.
The bill, SB 329 by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday on a 7-3 vote with two abstentions.
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A grassroots campaign led by the California Apartment
Association has helped stop a tenant-unionizing bill that sought special
protections for renters’ rights groups.
SB 529 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, died on the Senate floor this week, lacking the votes needed to proceed to the Assembly.
Sen. Maria Elena Durazo
Prior to sweeping amendments to the bill this month, SB 529 would
have allowed tenant groups to withhold rent payments in response to grievances
or complaints against a landlord. The bill at one point specified rent
increases over the rate of inflation as justification for a rent strike… Read More
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At its Legislative Conference, the California Apartment
Association spent Wednesday morning providing a crash course on the most significant
legislation facing the rental housing industry in 2019.
By the afternoon, more than 400 rental housing professionals,
thoroughly prepped by CAA’s public affairs team, were ready for their walk to
the Capitol, where they went from office to office, advocating for their
industry in one of the busiest years in recent memory for landlord-tenant
legislation.
The program started at 10 a.m. in a sprawling ballroom in the
downtown Sacramento Sheraton Grand. Over the next two hours, CAA’s government
affairs leaders… Read More
The California state Senate has approved a bill that would
require landlords to consider prospective tenants who use Section 8 housing
vouchers.
Sen. Holly Mitchell
SB 329 by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, passed
off the Senate floor Thursday with 24 yes votes, 11 no votes and three abstentions.
The bill, now heading to the Assembly, would make it illegal
to deny a tenancy based on the applicant’s participation in the federal Housing
Choice voucher program.
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A bill that would require landlords to consider prospective tenants who use Section 8 housing vouchers advanced this week from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
SB 329 by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, would make it illegal to deny a tenancy based on the applicant’s participation in the federal Housing Choice voucher program.
Sen. Holly Mitchell
The bill now moves to the Appropriations Committee.
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A tenant-unionizing bill is being expanded to allow California tenants to withhold payment in protest when a landlord raises the rent beyond the rate of inflation.
Under an amendment to SB 529 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles, a rent increase above the consumer price index is listed as a qualifying “grievance” to go on a rent strike without risking eviction. The amendment was added Tuesday during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sen. Maria Elena Durazo
Debra Carlton, CAA’s senior vice president of public affairs, testified that the new element to SB 529 amounts to rent control.… Read More
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The Los Angeles City Council this week voted to draft an ordinance requiring landlords to consider prospective tenants with Section 8 vouchers.
If ultimately approved, the ordinance could take effect as early as Jan. 1 of next year. Several other California jurisdictions have passed similar laws, including the city of San Diego, San Francisco, and Marin County, , and Long Beach is now considering such an ordinance.
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A state senator’s bid to boost multifamily construction near transit and job centers has already gotten farther than a similar proposal by the lawmaker last year.
On Tuesday, the Senate Housing Committee
approved SB
50 by Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, on a 9-1 vote. It is a
retooled version of last year’s SB 827, which failed passage.
SB 50 would allow for expedited housing construction near existing job centers and public transportation.
Sen. Scott Wiener
If they request it, developers who agree to build qualifying “job rich” or “transit rich” housing projects would be eligible for certain incentives, such… Read More
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