A highly anticipated package of housing bills signed by the governor last week includes key legislation sponsored by the California Apartment Association. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the slate of 15…
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The California Legislature has passed a package of CAA-endorsed and sponsored bills intended to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Gov. Jerry Brown will have until Oct. 15 to sign…
In 2017, solving California’s housing crisis remained a top goal of the state Legislature. The result? More than 130 housing-related bills in the first half of the year. The California…
The California Apartment Association has secured a voice on the Committee to House the Bay Area, a task force launching a 16-month campaign to help solve the region’s housing crisis.
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San Jose’s Just Cause Eviction Ordinance Overview
On May 16, 2017, the San Jose City Council enacted the Tenant Protection Ordinance (TPO), which imposed “just cause” requirements on evictions which became effective on June 16, 2017. “Just…
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Forms CA-157S
Thirty-Day Notice of Change of Monthly Rent (Properties Exempt from State Rent Control) (Spanish)
This form contains the essential legal terminology needed when you wish to increase the rent for a month-to-month tenancy for a rental unit that is exempt from AB 1482 rent…
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Overview of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
This Industry Insight deals with the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly known simply as “Section 8,” is a tenant-based rental subsidy program funded by the federal government and…
Members of the California Apartment Association from throughout the state converged on Sacramento on Wednesday to learn about this year’s rental housing-related legislation and engage in a series of face-to-face…
When talking about housing in California, compromise is sometimes the last word that comes to mind. A forum held Thursday in Sacramento was designed to start moving toward that goal.…
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into a law a bill that will allow groups like CAA to sue local governments when they deny housing projects in violation of state law.…
