In this members-only video, address legislative issues likely to surface in 2015, from bed bugs to AirBnB to rising rents.
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In the legislative arena, 2014 brought plenty of victories for the California Apartment Association. Over the past year, CAA fought some hard battles to move bills out of the Legislature…
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that will streamline the approval process for water submeters, which measure water use in individual apartments. Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill…
A California law taking effect July 1 aims to eventually phase out smoke detectors that take replaceable batteries. For now, however, landlords just need to make sure they’re existing smoke…
As the halfway point of 2014 approaches, the California Apartment Association has accomplished much in the legislative arena, yet much work lies ahead. Friday was a milestone of sorts in…
A bill that threatened to strip landlords of their right to leave the rental housing business failed on the Senate floor Wednesday, May 28, thanks largely to fierce opposition by…
Before throngs of rental housing professionals headed to the state Capitol, the Capitol’s top elected official headed to them. For more than 30 minutes Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown captivated a…
At the California Apartment Association, we advocated for and against dozens of bills this year that could affect the rental housing business. In most cases, Gov. Jerry Brown agreed with…
The state’s 2013 legislative session ends Friday with several CAA-supported bills already signed by the governor, on deck for last-minute passage by lawmakers or set aside for legislative consideration in…
A bill that would require water submeters in all new construction now has amendments allowing landlords and third-party billing companies to collect administrative fees. Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, revised her bill,…