Both the city and county of Los Angeles this week advanced policies that will require landlords to consider applicants who would use Section 8 to help pay their rent. The ordinances – one…
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Some members of the Los Angeles City Council want to impose a tax on rental housing owners who keep apartments vacant. If the idea gains traction, the council could put…
Despite opposition from the California Apartment Association, the Inglewood City Council on Tuesday unanimously granted preliminary approval to a permanent rent control ordinance, capping rental increases for most affected apartments…
Culver City is about to become the latest Southern California community to weigh rent control policies. On Monday, June 24, the City Council is scheduled to discuss a possible freeze…
The California Apartment Association has again expanded its public affairs team in Los Angeles County, better positioning the association to meet the legislative and compliance needs of its members. Matthew…
Tenant activists are again attempting to place a rent control measure before voters in Pasadena. Rent control proponents last month announced they would attempt to qualify an initiative for the…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended a prohibition on rent increases over 10 percent for several counties devastated by wildfires over the past few years. In an executive order, Newsom announced…
A grassroots campaign led by the California Apartment Association has helped stop a tenant-unionizing bill that sought special protections for renters’ rights groups. SB 529 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo,…
At its Legislative Conference, the California Apartment Association spent Wednesday morning providing a crash course on the most significant legislation facing the rental housing industry in 2019. By the afternoon,…
The California state Senate has approved a bill that would require landlords to consider prospective tenants who use Section 8 housing vouchers. SB 329 by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles,…