A bill that would bring statewide rent control to California now also threatens to impose “just cause” for eviction policies. Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, incorporated eviction controls into Assembly…
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An Assembly committee has approved a bill that would make it discriminatory to deny applicants for rental housing simply because they have a Section 8 voucher. The bill, SB 329…
Landlords at the 2019 California Landlords’ Summit on Homelessness last week pledged 84 units toward housing Kern County’s homeless population. The pledge builds on the success of last year’s inaugural…
A CAA-opposed bill that would apply rent control across California will receive its first hearing in the state Senate next month. On Tuesday, July 9, the Senate Judiciary Committee will…
Both the city and county of Los Angeles this week advanced policies that will require landlords to consider applicants who would use Section 8 to help pay their rent. The ordinances – one…
Some members of the Los Angeles City Council want to impose a tax on rental housing owners who keep apartments vacant. If the idea gains traction, the council could put…
A statewide rent control measure targeted for 2020 would likely drive rental units from the market, decrease apartment property values, and possibly diminish annual tax revenues by tens of millions of dollars or more. Those were some of the predictions this week from California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office. The nonpartisan fiscal and…
California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office today released a report predicting that Michael Weinstein’s Rental Affordability Act, or Proposition 10 2.0, would exacerbate the state’s chronic housing shortage by leading rental…
The California Apartment Association has again expanded its public affairs team in Los Angeles County, better positioning the association to meet the legislative and compliance needs of its members. Matthew…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Mike Nemeth, communications director, at (916) 449-6426 The California Apartment Association remains steadfastly opposed to AB 1482, the statewide rent control bill, which fails to address…