A CAA-sponsored bill that would provide financial relief to landlords excluded from the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program (ERAP) is scheduled for its first hearing. The legislation, SB 847 by…
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Proposals that surfaced in the city of Los Angeles this week would prohibit landlords from considering an applicant’s criminal record, credit report or eviction history during the tenant-screening process. On…
A bill working its way through the Legislature threatens to undo improvements negotiated by the California Apartment Association to make the state’s rent cap and “just cause” for eviction law…
The California Apartment Association has stopped legislation that would have prohibited landlords from using credit reports as part of the tenant-screening process. At the request of CAA, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva,…
A newly introduced bill would prohibit landlords from using credit reports while screening prospective tenants. AB 2527 by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, would also ban property owners from asking about…
For the fourth time in as many years, a Bay Area lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require that landlords register their properties with the government. AB 2469 by Assemblywoman…
At first glance, a new bill may appear to provide added protection for victims of domestic violence. Read further, and you will find that the bill gives unprecedented protection to…
A survey from the California Apartment Association reflects widespread landlord frustration with the current COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program (ERAP), underscoring the need for improvements that a CAA-sponsored bill would…
For the past year, CAA has heard from members in Alameda County about the burdens of the county’s eviction moratorium. This moratorium prevents a rental property owner from recovering possession…
Under a bill sponsored by the California Apartment Association, the state’s anti-price-gouging law would only apply to rental housing if an emergency declaration specifies that the declared emergency would have…
