The California Apartment Association and city of San Jose are asking local property owners to identify available units for residents displaced by recent flooding in Silicon Valley. “The California…
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Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday soundly rejected Measure S, a ballot proposal that would have substantially blocked housing construction in the city for two years. The California Apartment Association…
For the third consecutive year, bills have surfaced to modify California’s Ellis Act, the 1985 law that protects a property owner’s right to leave the rental housing business, an important…
Lawmakers have introduced a bill to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, landmark legislation that exempts new construction and single-family homes from local rent control laws. AB 1506 was introduced Friday,…
Members of the California Apartment Association from throughout the state converged on Sacramento on Wednesday to learn about this year’s rental housing-related legislation and engage in a series of face-to-face…
Renters should not have to worry about their landlords turning them over to immigration officials. That’s a key thrust behind Assembly Bill 291. The bill was introduced last week by…
If you need to seismically retrofit your apartment building, chances are good you’ll need to borrow money to do so. But what if you’re having trouble getting approved for a…
After the California Apartment Association qualified a referendum on Santa Rosa’s rent control ordinance, the City Council on Tuesday decided to put the issue before voters in a June 6…
The California Apartment Association today filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of Richmond’s rent control law. The lawsuit, accessible here, alleges that Richmond’s rent control ordinance, approved by voters as…
Over the past 12 months, the state’s ongoing housing shortage defined many of the issues facing California’s rental property owners and managers. The housing crunch drove debates at city halls,…