The UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation has recently published an unsubstantiated report alleging that landlords throughout California may be violating a state law that limits rent increases. The…
Author: Mike Nemeth
Thanks to the California Apartment Association’s Legal Fund, the association has been able to engage in several court cases this year with significant implications for the rental housing industry. With…
At any given time over the past few years, California has been under some sort of governor-declared emergency — often several declarations at once — that have triggered the state’s…
The West Hollywood City Council on Monday continued its long history of embracing bad housing policy. The council voted to limit rent increases to a maximum 3% annually on rent controlled…
After years of advocacy by the California Apartment Association, the L.A. City Council on Oct. 4 agreed on a definitive end date to its emergency COVID-19 eviction restrictions. Under the…
Several governor-declared states of emergency that include limits on rent increases have either expired in recent days or are on the verge of lapsing. On Oct. 8, fire-related emergency proclamations…
Heading into Tuesday’s elections, CAA’s sponsored political committees are financially supporting numerous candidates that value the rental housing industry and recognize the importance of the industry to a vibrant California…
After years of advocacy by the California Apartment Association and in front of a packed house, the L.A. City Council agreed Tuesday on a definitive end date to the emergency…
Although a statewide heatwave emergency and some old fire emergencies expired at the end of September, about a dozen other emergency declarations remain in effect and continue to limit rent…
CAA’s three-day notices for nonpayment of rent and other charges are largely reverting to their pre-COVID status. In response to the pandemic, the California Legislature had enacted a series of…