Controlling bed bugs is uniquely challenging due to the fact that bed bug resistance to existing insecticidal control measures is significant. Cooperation among landlords, tenants, and pest control operators is…
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Real estate brokers and salespersons, when engaged in acts for which a license is required (this includes property management companies), must disclose their California Department of Real Estate License Number…
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Local legislative bodies have virtually unfettered discretion to adopt business licensing laws. In light of the fiscal crises that have inundated local communities, elected officials continue to look for additional…
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“Can I raise the rent for my unit?” This seemingly simple question is one all landlords need to know the answer to and one which CAA receives from its members…
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AB 802 (Williams, 2015) directed the California Energy Commission (CEC) to create a statewide building energy use benchmarking and public disclosure program for buildings larger than 50,000 square feet of…
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On November 8, 2016, the voters passed California’s Proposition 64, “Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which legalized recreational use of marijuana. This is twenty years after…
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California has set ambitious goals with respect to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and waste disposed through landfills. To that end, the state has adopted both solid and organic waste recycling…
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If you have a single-user bathroom facility in your leasing office or other public area, it must be identified with signage as an “all gender” facility. The signage must comply…
A tax revolt in the 1970’s culminated in the passage by the voters of Proposition 13 in 1978. It was titled the People’s Initiative to Limit Property Taxation, also known…
This webinar, scheduled for 10 a.m. Dec. 4, 2024, will highlight new laws passed by the California Legislature in 2024 as well as the bills that CAA successfully opposed. In…
In this webinar, scheduled for 10 a.m. Dec. 18, 2024, CAA’s legal affairs team will review the new requirements California landlords must follow due to key new laws adopted by…
Did you know that before 1996, it was legal for cities in California to control how much a vacant rental unit could be listed for? That, and more, changed with…
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