Investors who purchase rental housing and sell it within seven years would pay a hefty new tax under anti-house flipping legislation proposed in the California Assembly. AB 1771 by Assemblyman…
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California has received an additional $136 million in COVID-19 rent and utility-relief funds from the U.S. Treasury. It’s California’s second installment of reallocated rent relief dollars that went unspent in…
The California Apartment Association has welcomed a new member to its public affairs team in Southern California. On Monday, Melanie Woods took the helm as CAA’s vice president of local…
A CAA-sponsored bill that would provide financial relief to landlords excluded from the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program (ERAP) is scheduled for its first hearing. The legislation, SB 847 by…
Proposals that surfaced in the city of Los Angeles this week would prohibit landlords from considering an applicant’s criminal record, credit report or eviction history during the tenant-screening process. On…
A bill working its way through the Legislature threatens to undo improvements negotiated by the California Apartment Association to make the state’s rent cap and “just cause” for eviction law…
The California Apartment Association has stopped legislation that would have prohibited landlords from using credit reports as part of the tenant-screening process. At the request of CAA, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva,…
A group of rental property owners have sued the city of Oakland and Alameda County, alleging that the eviction moratoriums imposed by those governments infringe on property owners’ constitutional rights.…
A newly introduced bill would prohibit landlords from using credit reports while screening prospective tenants. AB 2527 by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, D-Fullerton, would also ban property owners from asking about…
For the fourth time in as many years, a Bay Area lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require that landlords register their properties with the government. AB 2469 by Assemblywoman…
