A bill attacking a landlord’s right to leave the rental housing business passed its first test in the state Assembly this week. AB 854 by Assemblyman Alex Lee, D-San Jose,…
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California’s drought has prompted regulators to bring back statewide restrictions on water use. The State Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday to impose a series of rules on activities such…
Although the California Apartment Association didn’t get everything it wanted in 2021, it did chalk up some important victories amid another year of COVID-19. Successes included limiting the negative effects…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, California rental housing providers will have to provide a booklet on mold to prospective residents. The booklet, “Information on Dampness and Mold for Renters in California,”…
Landlord-tenant laws taking effect next year address a variety of topics, from code enforcement to emotional support animals to how tenants access the property. Below you’ll find summaries of these…
The California Apartment Association has defeated legislation that would have provided free legal representation to tenants who face eviction and claim they can’t pay the rent. In a CAA-led grassroots…
Assemblyman David Chiu, the author of California’s statewide rent cap legislation and a key negotiator of the COVID-19 eviction moratorium, has been tapped by San Francisco Mayor London Breed to…
Gov. Newsom last week signed into law a pair of CAA-supported bills that will allow the addition of homes to existing parcels without years of delays and red tape. SB…
The California Apartment Association is supporting a pair of bills that allow the addition of homes to existing parcels without years of delays and red tape. One of the bills,…
The Glendale City Council this week voted 5-0 against a rent registry proposal, sending a strong message that this unnecessary program has no place in the city. The California Apartment…