Question: My tenant told me they want to open a day care in their rental unit. However, my lease prohibits business use of the property. Can I say no?
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California Apartment Association members can get a one-hour refresher on screening fees, utility charges, late fees and other common rental housing charges during a Sept. 16 webinar rebroadcast. Meet the…
The California Apartment Association and San Francisco Apartment Association are opposing zero-emission water-heater standards for the Bay Area that they say could force costly electrical and structural upgrades when gas…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Calaveras County in response to the Gann Fire, triggering California’s anti-price-gouging law and limiting rent increases to no more than…
The California Apartment Association’s recent court work could affect rent control, forced gas-to-electric conversions, eviction rights, and property-rights claims for housing providers in California and beyond.
The nominating period for the 2027 CAA Board of Directors is underway. Applications are due by Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Leasing a unit, screening applicants, collecting rent, managing maintenance and supervising employees require different skills. In California, many of those responsibilities also involve state-specific rules.
Question: I have a very small two-bedroom apartment for rent. Does the two-tenants-per-bedroom-plus-one standard apply to this unit? Five people seems like too many.
Santa Monica rent-controlled property owners will no longer face a ballot measure that could have allowed successive qualifying occupants to remain in a rent-controlled unit after the original tenant vacated,…
The Redwood City rent and eviction control ballot measure now has a powerful opponent after the City Council voted 6-0, with one abstention, to oppose the sweeping rent and eviction…
