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Now that California has adopted the nation’s most sweeping statewide tenant protections, it’s time to fix the root cause of our housing crisis – a chronic lack of supply, said Tom Bannon, chief executive officer of the California Apartment Association.
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 1482, making California the second state in the union to impose a statewide cap on annual rent increases.
The legislation was framed as an anti-gouging measure targeting the most egregious rent hikes, such as increases of 50% to 75% on existing tenants.
The California Apartment Association, which opposes rent control, took a neutral position after… Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Assembly Bill 1482, landmark legislation that will place an annual cap on rent increases and create new standards for evictions across California.
Question: I am an owner of a duplex and I suspect my next-door neighbor is dealing drugs. I have a six-month agreement with him that is not up for several more months. What can I do?
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In a matter of days, Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign Assembly Bill 1482, legislation that will cap rent increases statewide and become California’s most significant rental housing law in a quarter century.
This week, the San Jose City Council held a study session to
better understand the issue of tenant displacement from a residential and
business perspective. The Housing Department scheduled the study session to
educate the council on who is getting displaced, why they are being displaced
and what can be done to prevent that displacement.
Much of the discussion focused on what the city could do to further support tenants from being evicted. While there is no disagreement that displacement is occurring because of rising rents, there was disagreement on what can be done to lessen it.
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Question: We have a tenant who has been in the unit for one year and has painted it dark purple. Can I charge the resident for returning the paint color to white when he vacates the unit?
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The city of Sacramento announced the initial rent cap under the Tenant Protection and Relief Act, a new ordinance that limits rent increases and provides “just cause” tenancy protections. Effective Sept. 12, 2019, the maximum annual rent adjustment for an existing tenancy cannot exceed 8.5% within a 12-month period.
The new ordinance limits rent increases to 6% plus the annual Consumer Price Index. According to city staff, the CPI used to calculate the rent cap was 2.5%.
The allowed annual increase is calculated based upon the base rent, which is the monthly rent in effect on July 1, 2019, for tenancies commencing on or before Sept.12. For tenancies beginning after that date, the initial base rent is the monthly… Read More
When Sacramento renters get caught illegally cultivating marijuana, it’s their landlords who get the bill — and it can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Over the past two years, the city has assessed $94 million in administrative penalties against property owners accused of violating the local cannabis ordinance, CapRadio has reported. The ordinance, which took effect in August 2017, limits the number of plants that may be cultivated at a property to six and charges $500 per plant in excess of that number.
And now, other California cities may be looking at Sacramento’s enforcement tactics as a possible model for their own marijuana-cultivation measures.
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The California Apartment Association has issued an “Industry Insight” paper to help rental housing owners comply with a Section 8-related ordinance that’s taken effect in San Jose.
Effective Thursday, Sept. 26, the city’s “Housing Payment Equality Ordinance” requires that landlords consider for tenancy all applicants with the ability to pay for a given unit, including those who would pay their rent using Section 8.
The enforcement provisions of the ordinance do not take effect for six months, but the director of the San Jose Department of Housing may issue written warnings for violations of the ordinance in the meantime.
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The Santa Rosa City Council decided to pursue a mandatory Section 8 ordinance Tuesday, but not before pledging to work with CAA to make the program more workable for local landlords.
The council advanced the ordinance on a 5-1 vote and is expected to formally approve the law after a second reading next month.
The measure will prohibit blanket policies against accepting Section 8 applicants, ban “No Section 8” ads, and make it illegal to deny a tenancy based solely on the tenant’s possession of a voucher.