The state Senate has approved a pair of CAA-sponsored bills that together would help more landlords recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and clarify how California’s anti-price-gouging law applies to rental…
Author: Mike Nemeth
A bill on the Assembly floor would require that landlords keep their rental units adequately cool. The California Apartment Association asserts that AB 2597 by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, circumvents…
Legislation that would have hindered the ability of property owners to move into their own buildings after invoking the Ellis Act has died for the year. Amid opposition from the…
A CAA-sponsored bill that would offer financial relief to landlords who have been deprived of funds from COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program (ERAP) is now on the Senate floor. SB…
The California Apartment Association has stopped a bill that would have treated unpaid rent as consumer debt – just like an unpaid credit card bill. The legislation, SB 1324 by Sen. Maria…
Update, Friday, May 27: Both of the bills described in the article below are now dead for 2022, amid opposition from CAA and its members. Read the full update here.…
Thanks to the California Apartment Association and rental owners, the Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday postponed adoption of an onerous tenant protection ordinance and directed staff to revise the…
Update: CAA financial-relief bill heads to Senate floor (May 20) The Senate Appropriations Committee next week will consider CAA-sponsored legislation that would offer financial relief to landlords who have been…
An initiative that would raise taxes on property sales north of $5 million will likely go before voters in the city of Los Angeles this fall. Proponents of a “documentary…
High winds, dry vegetation, and low humidity continue to elevate the risk and frequency of major wildfires across California. When these weather conditions occur in combination, your electric utility may…