The California Apartment Association today mobilized its members to fight a pair of bills that would jeopardize their ability to be quality housing providers. CAA asked the state’s rental housing…
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Legislation unveiled Thursday would force California landlords to stay in the rental housing business for at least five years, even if they are losing money month after month. AB 854…
After hours of public testimony and debate, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday voted to eliminate RUBS in rent-controlled housing. RUBS is short for ratio-utility-billing systems, which some property…
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San Jose’s Revised Rent Control Law
On November 28, 2017, the San Jose City Council voted to replace the City’s nearly forty-year-old rent control law with a new rent control ordinance. This revised Apartment Rent Ordinance…
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Anti-Price Gouging Laws – States of Emergency
California’s anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, prohibits individuals, specified industries, and service providers from raising the price of many consumer goods and services by more than 10 percent…
Amid fierce opposition from CAA, lawmakers have once again fallen short in their efforts to weaken California’s Ellis Act – the 1985 law that protects a property owner’s right to…
The Legislature has scheduled hearings this month on a pair of bills that target the Ellis Act, landmark legislation that protects a property owner’s right to exit the rental housing…
For the third consecutive year, bills have surfaced to modify California’s Ellis Act, the 1985 law that protects a property owner’s right to leave the rental housing business, an important…
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Complying with Mountain View’s Rent Control Law
On November 8, 2016, Mountain View voters adopted Measure V, also known as the Community Stability and Fair Rent Charter Amendment (CSFRA), which went into effect on December 23, 2016.…
An appellate court Monday upheld important rights of San Francisco rental property owners under the state’s Ellis Act, a state law that allows property owners to leave the rental housing…
