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…
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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…
With updated regional rent limits taking effect Saturday, Aug. 1, CAA is reminding housing providers to confirm the applicable cap before calculating an increase for a property covered by California’s…
