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…
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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…
Starting Jan. 1, 2024, California landlords will have the option to provide receipts for tenant screening fees via email, but only if both landlord and applicant agree to it first.…
As of today, no California counties are under a governor-declared state of emergency with related caps on rent increases. Thursday, Oct. 12, brought the expiration of Siskiyou County’s emergency…
California legislation that limits security deposits to one month’s rent for both furnished and unfurnished units was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill, AB 12, was…
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday new rules that mandate landlords of certain residential buildings to charge parking fees separately from rent. Slated for implementation on Jan. 1, 2025,…
