The California Apartment Association has once again sidelined legislation that would have created an unnecessary and expensive state rental registry. On Tuesday, AB 889 by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Los Angeles,…
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Continuing its march toward the governor’s desk is a CAA-cosponsored bill that would create a streamlined appeals process when local governments illegally reject housing developments. On a 6-0 vote Thursday,…
A Southern California lawmaker has resurrected legislation that would impose a costly, statewide rental registration program. The legislation, which failed to advance in the spring, returned this week when Assemblyman…
As part of an ongoing grassroots effort led by CAA, rental housing providers throughout California are urging lawmakers to reject a lengthy extension of the statewide COVID-19 eviction moratorium. Over…
The California Apartment Association on Tuesday held a free webinar on the financial health of the state’s renters amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The roughly 45-minute webinar accompanied CAA’s release of…
State lawmakers are scrambling to keep the state’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium from expiring June 30, even as mass vaccinations and dwindling infection rates have allowed California this week to fully…
The California Apartment Association this week finished updating the consumer price index rates for all areas of the state. The figures are used for calculating maximum allowable rent increases under…
As expected, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday directed the city attorney to incorporate a number of concerning amendments into a tenant “anti-harassment” ordinance. The city attorney is expected…
The state Assembly on Tuesday approved a bill cosponsored by CAA that would streamline the appeals process for housing developers when local governments violate California’s Housing Accountability Act. The bill,…
The city of Los Angeles’ Housing Committee unanimously passed a “tenant anti-harassment” ordinance Wednesday, although CAA succeeded in removing the worst parts of the proposal. The ordinance takes a variety…