The California Apartment Association has persuaded the Fair Employment and Housing Council to drop a provision that would have required landlords to accept guarantors on behalf of tenants. The requirement…
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California’s rental housing industry continues to face increased scrutiny over the accessibility of company websites. Plaintiffs’ attorneys have been contacting landlords throughout California, alleging violations of accessibility requirements under California…
The California Apartment Association is working to protect ethical landlords from being unfairly punished under separate “anti-harassment” ordinances moving forward in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Los Angeles proposal…
The California Apartment Association last week submitted comments to the Fair Employment and Housing Council, which is considering a new round of fair housing regulations. The Fair Employment and Housing…
Regulations interpreting the reasonable accommodation and disparate impact discrimination provisions of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act take effect at the beginning of the new year. The “disparate impact”…
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Forms CA-211S
Live-In Aide Request and Documentation Packet (Spanish)
The purpose of this three-part forms package is to provide the Landlord with a process for handling requests for reasonable accommodations relating to Live-In Aides (sometimes referred to as caregivers).…
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Forms CA-211
Live-In Aide Request and Documentation Packet
The purpose of this three-part forms package is to provide the Landlord with a process for handling requests for reasonable accommodations relating to Live-In Aides (sometimes referred to as caregivers).…
Knowledge Base Entry
Industry Insights
Americans with Disabilities Act: Drive-by Lawsuits
A new round of claims have been filed by attorneys in Northern California on behalf of individuals who allege that rental property owners and managers of residential rental property have…
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Industry Insights
California’s All-Gender Bathroom Law
If you have a single-user bathroom facility in your leasing office or other public area, it must be identified with signage as an “all gender” facility. The signage must comply…
Thanks to a bill signed into law this week, mom-and-pop rental property owners won’t have to worry quite as much about abusive disability-access lawsuits. Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed…
