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Assemblyman Chiu tapped as San Francisco’s next city attorney

September 30, 2021

Assemblyman David Chiu, the author of California’s statewide rent cap legislation and a key negotiator of the COVID-19 eviction moratorium, has been tapped by San Francisco Mayor London Breed to…

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CAA, SFAA help prevent illegal eviction moratorium in San Francisco

September 22, 2021

The California Apartment Association – in conjunction with the San Francisco Apartment Association — has helped prevent San Francisco from imposing an illegal COVID-19 eviction moratorium that would keep eviction…

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Millions of dollars at stake for cities, counties on SB 91 decision

February 4, 2021

California cities and counties have one week to decide whether they’ll conform with the state funding allocation under SB 91, the latest legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its…

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Gov. Newsom signs bill with $2.6 billion in federal funds for unpaid rent

January 29, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a bill that will use $2.6 billion in federal funds to pay landlords up to 80% of rent owed by qualifying tenants with COVID-19 financial…

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Legislature approves bill with $2.6 billion in federal funds for unpaid rent

January 28, 2021

The California Legislature today approved a bill that will use $2.6 billion in federal funds to pay landlords up to 80% of rent owed by qualifying tenants with COVID-19 financial…

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CAA files brief with 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals supporting challenge to New York City’s rent control law

January 28, 2021

Courts should not allow the government to use previous infringements on private property rights as a justification for further infringements. That is the central argument in a brief filed jointly…

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CAA demands equity for landlords in ongoing COVID-19 tenant assistance

January 21, 2021

The California Apartment Association has demanded that any extension of the state’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium include assistance for landlords who have been required to provide housing while collecting little-to-no rent.…

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President Biden extends federal eviction moratorium until spring

January 20, 2021

On the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered a two-month extension of the nation’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium. The federal eviction protections, which had been slated to…

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President-elect Biden urges longer eviction moratorium, heftier rental aid

January 15, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday he would urge Congress to extend the nation’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium through September while also providing an additional $30 billion in rental assistance. The rent…

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Newsom to Legislature: Don’t let state’s eviction protections lapse

January 7, 2021

The governor is urging California lawmakers to extend the statewide eviction protections provided under the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act. Without action, the protections will expire Jan. 31, five months after…