The Santa Barbara City Council last week advanced a “temporary” rent cap proposal, although a change of leadership at City Hall could prevent its implementation. A motion to draft the “temporary” rent cap ordinance and rent…
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The Assembly’s Housing and Community Development Committee is once again being chaired by a Bay Area Democrat. On Jan. 3, 2022, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, took the helm of the…
The California Apartment Association has asked Gov. Newsom to lift several wildfire-related states of emergency that have capped rent increases for several years. The emergency declarations have remained in place…
California’s drought has prompted regulators to consider bringing back statewide restrictions on water use. Last month, the State Water Resources Control Board published a series of proposed rules on activities…
Don’t forget to fulfill the notice requirements under state law — AB 1482 — also known as the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. This law establishes rent caps and just-cause…
The Palo Alto City Council has given its blessing to several negative rental housing proposals, however, the California Apartment Association prevented some of the worst ideas from advancing. On Monday,…
The California Apartment Association has published a series of compliance materials to help its members abide by newly passed rent and eviction control ordinances in the city of Santa Ana.…
The Los Angeles County suburb of Baldwin Park recently considered tightening the allowable rent increase under its draconian rent control law. The California Apartment Association not only derailed this proposal…
When it comes to rental assistance money, it really is a case of use it or lose it. States that haven’t spent enough of their allotted rental assistance dollars, mainly…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, California rental housing providers will have to provide a booklet on mold to prospective residents. The booklet, “Information on Dampness and Mold for Renters in California,”…
