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The California Apartment Association is preparing to lead the campaign against a potential Redwood City ballot measure that seeks to bring local rent control to the city and impose strict…
Rental housing providers across California continue to face rent control proposals, rising fees and new government mandates, and the California Apartment Association will host a series of regional membership meetings…
Local rent caps and registry requirements are on track to end soon for Half Moon Bay rental housing providers. On a 3-2 vote by the City Council on Tuesday, and…
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CAA opposes use of disability law to expand rent control, override Costa-Hawkins in Oakland case
A federal lawsuit in Oakland could reshape rent control across California and dismantle Costa-Hawkins, a key state law that protects housing providers, by testing whether federal disability law could require…
A Palo Alto council committee voted unanimously Tuesday to indefinitely shelve the city’s ongoing rent control effort, a significant victory for housing providers that now needs to be ratified by…
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CAA completes briefing in Alameda eviction moratorium appeal, case now awaits 9th Circuit review
The California Apartment Association has filed its reply brief in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, completing the briefing in its constitutional challenge to Alameda County’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium.
The San Pablo City Council has passed a “just cause” and anti-harassment ordinance that is more in line with state law than earlier drafts following months of advocacy by the…
Palo Alto city staff are recommending the city defer work on a local rent control ordinance, citing stable rents and the steep cost of standing up a new program. Administering…
A Bay Area regional transportation agency has approved an incentive program that could encourage cities and counties to adopt rent control and just-cause eviction rules.
