There’s no turning back now. Thursday was the deadline for Michael Weinstein to withdraw his radical rent control measure from California’s statewide ballot. He did not.
Author: Mike Nemeth
For many rental housing providers, July 1, 2020, may be a significant date. Under AB 1482, the state’s new rent cap and just-cause-for-eviction law, July 1 triggers additional notice requirements in new and renewed…
In the fifth edition of the CAA Podcast, Debra Carlton, CAA’s executive vice president of state public affairs, and Joshua Howard, the association’s executive vice president of local public affairs,…
Los Angeles city residents may eventually vote on a proposed “vacancy tax,” but it won’t be this year. After a letter-writing campaign spearheaded by the California Apartment Association, the City…
The city of Sacramento has filed a lawsuit in hopes of keeping a rent control initiative off November’s ballot and holding a tenant activist to her pledge to drop the…
The Consumer Price Index rates used for calculating rent increases under AB 1482 have been updated on the CAA website. AB 1482 took effect Jan. 1, 2020, and imposes rent…
A pair of landlords have sued the California Judicial Council over its emergency rule halting nearly all evictions in the state. The council’s rule, made during an emergency meeting in…
The California Apartment Association has asked Bay Area health officers to adopt a uniform set of guidelines for the opening of pools, gyms, and other amenities at apartment communities. In…
Legislation unveiled in the California Senate this week would create a voluntary tax credit program to help landlords recoup rent that’s gone unpaid during the COVID-19 crisis. To qualify for…
Over objections from CAA, the city of Los Angeles is rushing to place a “vacancy tax” measure on the November ballot that could create steep tax penalties for landlords with…