As we plunge into 2016, the California Apartment Association is building on a strong foundation of government affairs victories from the past 12 months, both at the state and local…
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A bill signed by the governor this past week will undercut eviction-delay tactics by unscrupulous tenant attorneys who claim mold as a substandard housing condition. On Friday, Oct. 9, Gov.…
State Sens. Holly Mitchell and Loni Hancock on Wednesday held a news conference on their bid to amend California’s constitution and undermine California’s Proposition 13. SCA 5 would assess commercial and…
The California Apartment Association helped derail legislation that would make running background checks on prospective tenants overly complicated and a magnet for unwarranted lawsuits. In May, Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer, D-Los…
The state Senate this week passed a bill that would designate housing as substandard when mold is visible, however, the author says she will amend the legislation to address landlords’…
In the legislative arena, 2014 brought plenty of victories for the California Apartment Association. Over the past year, CAA fought some hard battles to move bills out of the Legislature…
Several California cities have regained a novel legal tool for ridding apartments of drug and gun offenders. On Monday, Sept. 15, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a pair of bills, both…
In the next seven days, a major threat to the Ellis Act is expected to either win Senate approval or die on the Senate floor. We’re counting on you, our…
Before throngs of rental housing professionals headed to the state Capitol, the Capitol’s top elected official headed to them. For more than 30 minutes Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown captivated a…
A bill that would have unfairly penalized landlords who make honest mistakes regarding security deposits has died on the Senate floor, thanks largely to opposition from the California Apartment Association.…
