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URGENT: Write letters now to protect Ellis Act; time is running out

May 23, 2014

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…

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Gov. Brown primes CAA members for Capitol visit

April 22, 2014

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…

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How the Ellis Act bills would undermine property owners’ rights

February 26, 2014

AB 2405 (Ammiano, D-San Francisco) This bill would convert all Ellis Act court filings to general civil actions; they would not fall under the usual expedited unlawful detainer eviction process as…

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The Ellis Act, an owner’s perspective: Jerry Jacoby

February 25, 2014

Jerry Jacoby is a fourth-generation San Franciscan who lives on Filbert Street in the Russian Hill neighborhood. He was born and raised off of San Bruno Avenue and attended Lowell…

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The Ellis Act, an owner’s perspective: Mellie Malcolmson

February 25, 2014

Mellie Malcolmson was born in New Mexico and came to San Francisco at the end of the Second World War. She met her husband soon after arriving in The City,…

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Senate rejects security-deposit bill in wake of CAA opposition

June 3, 2013

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.…

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Listen to CAA’s Debra Carlton debate anti-smoking bill on NPR

March 13, 2013

Debra Carlton, senior vice president of public affairs for CAA, took part in an NPR forum Wednesday morning about a proposed ban on smoking in apartments across California. Carlton and…