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 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…
The California Apartment Association today vowed to fight anti-housing activist Michael Weinstein’s efforts to have Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature suspend the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, California’s most important…
Small businesses suffering financial hardships due to COVID-19, including the rental housing industry and companies that serve that industry, will soon get another chance to obtain loans under the federal…
In CAA’s inaugural podcast, association CEO Tom Bannon talks with Communication Director Mike Nemeth about the Legislature’s response to COVID-19, including a bill that would allow judges to mandate 25%…
The California Apartment Association this week sponsored a legislative proposal that would help both landlords and renters endure the financial difficulties brought on by COVID-19. Under SB 1410 by Sen.…
The San Jose City Council next week is expected to consider an ordinance that would freeze rents on all rent-controlled units for the rest of the year. At this week’s…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to give tenants a full year to cover rent that goes unpaid because of COVID-19. An earlier version of the…
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,…
California tax collectors are expected to waive penalties against landlords and other property owners unable to pay their taxes by Friday’s deadline due to COVID-19 financial hardships. That announcement came…