The Costa Mesa City Council this week passed an urgency measure to enact new statewide eviction-noticing requirements ahead of schedule. In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, Nov. 7, the council approved immediate enforcement of…
Author: Mike Nemeth
Over the objections of the California Apartment Association, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last week extended the temporary COVID-19 cap on rent increases until the middle of next…
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday is set to consider temporarily lowering the cap on rent increases in its rent control law when the COVID-19 rent freeze expires. …
Rental housing providers and other commercial clients of Fresno’s waste-hauling franchises are seeing an increase in rates due to a change in state law designed to reduce greenhouse gases. This…
The Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 7, is set to deliberate on a proposed ordinance that could impose substantial financial and procedural burdens on landlords in cases of…
After hearing from the California Apartment Association and its members, the Los Angeles City Council’s housing committee took a definitive step away from prolonging the city’s rent freeze. On Wednesday,…
Gov. Gavin Newsom this month signed into law a comprehensive package of housing bills, including over 20 measures supported by the California Apartment Association. Among other things, these pieces of…
The Federal Trade Commission this month introduced a proposed rule targeting the elimination of “hidden fees,” with potential impacts on the rental housing industry. The measure, announced Oct. 11 and…
Some members of the Los Angeles City Council are considering an extension to the city’s COVID-19 freeze on rent increases to maintain the status quo during an anticipated review of…
Mountain View’s Rental Housing Committee decided last week to phase out the use of Ratio Utility Billing Systems, or RUBS, for calculating utility costs in the city’s rent-controlled housing. This…