Just when the rental housing industry thought it had seen it all, a new trend is emerging across California: More and more, cities are considering measures that would tax property…
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The city of Chula Vista’s Housing Advisory Commission late last month reviewed a new tenant protection ordinance that would effectively prohibit evictions for renovations, criminalize essential apartment operations, and subject…
Friday is the last day — at least for now — that Sacramento landlords and tenants can apply for COVID-19 rental assistance dollars. At 11:59 p.m. Feb. 11, the Sacramento…
The Long Beach City Council approved changes to its “just cause” for eviction ordinance that will create stricter regulations around substantial remodel procedures. Under changes finalized Feb. 8, Long Beach’s…
The West Hollywood City Council on Monday granted preliminary approval to several housing regulations opposed by the California Apartment Association. The following are among the most concerning changes:
California electric vehicles sales broke records in 2021, as new registrations climbed 68% year-over-year. Plug-in vehicles surpassed 11% of new car sales, a figure expected to grow rapidly as the…
The California Apartment Association is urging the Los Angeles City Council to postpone a waste-hauling rate hike until it ends the local COVID-19 eviction moratorium and rent freeze. The proposed…
The Oxnard City Council next Wednesday, Feb. 9, will consider a rent control and eviction restriction ordinance. The proposal would limit rent increases to 5% annually.
The California Apartment Association and its members have defeated a bill targeting the right of landlords to leave the rental housing business. Thanks to the association’s advocacy efforts at the…
The full California Assembly on Monday is expected to take up a bill that targets the right of landlords to leave the rental housing business. Monday, Jan. 31, is the…