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New bill would defer rent indefinitely for COVID-19 affected tenants

June 10, 2020

A bill introduced in the California Legislature this week would force landlords to defer rents for possibly years on end for tenants who’ve been unable — or unwilling — to…

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Bill limiting Weinstein political spending to health care issues advances

May 27, 2020

A  bill that would stop Michael Weinstein from using money from his taxpayer-funded AIDS Healthcare Foundation to further his anti-housing agenda has passed its first test in the Assembly. The…

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AB 828 no longer includes 25% rent cut but remains problematic

May 22, 2020

The most egregious provision of AB 828 by Assemblyman Phil Ting is gone.    The bill by the San Francisco Democrat no longer mandates that the courts reduce rent by 25%.   Ting removed that rent-cut provision from the bill following a grassroots opposition campaign spearheaded by the California Apartment…

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Rent-cutting bill won’t get hearing until at least summer

May 15, 2020

A bill that would authorize the California courts to cut rents by 25% won’t get a hearing until summer at the earliest. AB 828 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco,…

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Restrictions on residential move-ins eased in several NorCal counties

April 30, 2020

Several Northern California counties this week extended their shelter-in-place orders while loosening certain rules that affect rental housing. The revised orders lift some restrictions on certain low-risk activities, including construction,…

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CAA campaign to stop rent-cutting bill prompts massive response

April 30, 2020

CAA members have flooded the inboxes of state lawmakers with requests that they reject a bill that would allow the California courts to cut rents by 25%.  More than 55,000…

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CAA urges Legislature to stop bill to reduce rents by 25%

April 14, 2020

A bill in response to COVID-19 would allow the courts to force rental property owners in California to reduce rents by 25%. The bill, AB 828 by Assemblyman Phil Ting,…

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CAA Survey: Are your tenants paying rent?

April 7, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Apartment Association is hearing from members that some residents have not paid their April rent. The association has created an informal poll…

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State Judicial Council suspends virtually all evictions in California

April 6, 2020

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Judicial Council of California on Monday placed on hold nearly all evictions in the state. The council’s vote at an emergency meeting effectively…

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Rent strikes being organized, activists demand rent forgiveness

April 4, 2020

Tenant activists are organizing rent strikes in a number of California cities, with landlords in Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco as apparent targets. The more radical tenant groups are…