Do you know what you would do if there was an apartment fire or disaster in your multi-unit apartment? As the apartment manager, your role is critical to the support…
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Price Gouging
California’s anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, prohibits landlords and other businesses from raising rent (or the price of many consumer goods and services) by more than 10 percent after a state of emergency has been declared by the President, the Governor, or local officials. Rent increases are limited to 10% for the duration of the emergency, irrespective of the duration and whether the unit becomes vacant.
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Understanding the Anti-Price Gouging Law Webinar
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If you follow the news, you probably notice that California appears to be in a constant state of emergency. Whether due to fires, severe storms, earthquakes, or pandemics, both the…
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In the News
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The state Senate has approved a pair of CAA-sponsored bills that together would help more landlords recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and clarify how California’s anti-price-gouging law applies to rental…
Legislation awaiting a vote on the Senate floor would help landlords comply with a California law that limits rent increases during states of emergency. In late April, the Senate Appropriations…
A state Senate committee this week approved legislation that would make it easier for landlords to comply with rent caps triggered by states of emergency. The Senate Public Safety Committee…
Under a bill sponsored by the California Apartment Association, the state’s anti-price-gouging law would only apply to rental housing if an emergency declaration specifies that the declared emergency would have…
Although Gov. Newsom has ended most state-imposed rent caps tied to old wildfires, that doesn’t necessarily mean rent increases over 10% are permissible. Depending on the location of your property,…
Rent increases over 10% are prohibited in large swaths of California after Gov. Newsom this week issued new drought emergency declarations and extended protections against price gouging in several areas…
The oil spill in in Southern California has led to a temporary cap on rent increases in Orange County. The restrictions follow an emergency declaration by Gov. Newsom that activated…
Statewide protections against price gouging — including rent increases over 10% — are now in effect due to an energy shortage emergency. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an energy-related emergency proclamation…
As the economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, many CAA members have reached out to our Landlord Helpline to ask, “Can I raise the rent now?” While there was never…