In today’s political climate, all communities are vulnerable to rent control, which has emerged as a popular approach to address rising rents. In 2016 and 2017, CAA fought rent control…
Costa-Hawkins Act
The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act was passed in 1995. It placed limits on the ability of local governments to enact rent control. Specifically it exempts single family homes/condominiums and post 1995 construction from rental control. It allows landlords to establish initial rental rates for a new tenant – a policy known as vacancy decontrol.
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The California Apartment Association and the San Francisco Apartment Association this week filed a joint amicus brief in a case challenging Berkeley’s determination that several properties are subject to the…
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to review a lower-court decision that undermines the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a 1995 state law that places limits on local rent control…
A bill that would have weakened the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act has died for the year after failing to receive a single committee hearing in the state Assembly. The California…
Newly introduced legislation takes aim at both the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and corporate landlords by opening the door to local rent controls on single-family homes. AB 1791 by Assemblyman…
The California Apartment Association on Thursday urged the state Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision that undermines the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a 1995 state law that places limits…
San Francisco can keep restricting certain rent increases on single-family homes, condominiums and newer apartments That’s the takeaway from a California Court of Appeal decision this week upholding a San…
California Apartment Association has filed a brief in a case challenging an attempt by San Francisco to circumvent state law and limit rent increases on single-family homes. The Costa-Hawkins Rental…
With a pandemic, a recession, riots, and wildfires, it’s safe to chalk up 2020 as a horrible year for just about everyone. Landlords certainly had it tough. Unpaid rents, rising vacancies, and unreasonable eviction restrictions made operations…
Once again, the California Apartment Association has helped keep extreme forms of rent control out of the state. Thanks largely to a campaign led by CAA, voters in Tuesday’s election…