Continuing to ignore the concerns of rental housing providers, the Oakland City Council on Tuesday formally approved an ordinance that makes the city’s rent control law more stringent and agreed…
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Update: The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, June 14, approved SB 847, which now heads to the Housing and Community Development Committee Members of the California Apartment Association are urging…
One of two bills that would prohibit rental property owners from accessing a credit report when a prospective tenant receives a government subsidy will not move forward this year. The…
The California Apartment Association has again defeated an attempt by Assemblyman Alex Lee to force property owners to stay in business. Today, Friday, May 27, Lee’s AB 2050 failed to advance…
The state Senate has approved a pair of CAA-sponsored bills that together would help more landlords recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and clarify how California’s anti-price-gouging law applies to rental…
A bill on the Assembly floor would require that landlords keep their rental units adequately cool. The California Apartment Association asserts that AB 2597 by Assemblyman Richard Bloom, circumvents…
Legislation that would have hindered the ability of property owners to move into their own buildings after invoking the Ellis Act has died for the year. Amid opposition from the…
A CAA-sponsored bill that would offer financial relief to landlords who have been deprived of funds from COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program (ERAP) is now on the Senate floor. SB…
The California Apartment Association has stopped a bill that would have treated unpaid rent as consumer debt – just like an unpaid credit card bill. The legislation, SB 1324 by Sen. Maria…
Update, Friday, May 27: Both of the bills described in the article below are now dead for 2022, amid opposition from CAA and its members. Read the full update here.…