As you consider prospective renters in 2021, remember that your applicant screening fee can only cover the expenses you incur in the process. This includes the actual money spent gathering…
News
After hearing from members of the California Apartment Association, the Downey City Council this week unanimously rejected a local rent control proposal. Earlier this week, local rental housing providers, spearheaded…
The California Apartment Association this week published compliance materials to help housing providers navigate San Jose’s new rent-freeze ordinance. On Feb. 2, the San Jose City Council unanimously prohibited rent…
The California Apartment Association this month argued before the state Supreme Court in a case that could affect the timing and procedures involved in litigating evictions across the state. Attorney…
The Sacramento CARES Mediation Program is continuing to offer free services to landlords and tenants within the city. According to the city, the program can ease difficult conversations, which can…
The Marin County Board of Supervisors will consider adopting a rent freeze in two census tracts with significant impacts from COVID-19. If the board adopts the measure, all properties within…
The city of Los Angeles wants its waste haulers to reconsider the timing of a fee increase on rental property owners and other customers. The city’s waste haulers have planned…
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider banning nearly all evictions in the county. Under the ordinance, landlords would be unable to terminate tenancies for lease violations,…
California cities and counties have one week to decide whether they’ll conform with the state funding allocation under SB 91, the latest legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its…
The California Apartment Association has worked with the city of San Jose to require that tenants declare COVID-related financial hardships before qualifying for the city’s new rent freeze. The new…