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City of San Jose – Housing Payment Equality Ordinance

Effective September 26, 2019, the City of San Jose prohibits discrimination based on a tenant’s source of income, including the receipt of housing subsidies, such as Section 8 Housing Choice…

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Santa Rosa OKs Section 8 law, will work to make program more agreeable

September 26, 2019

The Santa Rosa City Council decided to pursue a mandatory Section 8 ordinance Tuesday, but not before pledging to work with CAA to make the program more workable for local…

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Milpitas pursues urgency ‘just cause’ ordinance

September 25, 2019

During a special meeting Tuesday, the Milpitas City Council decided to pursue an emergency “just cause” for eviction ordinance. The council directed staff to draft the ordinance for council consideration…

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Milpitas approves non-binding mediation program

September 18, 2019

The city of Milpitas this week approved a non-binding rent-review program, as well as a requirement that landlords consider tenants who use Section 8 housing vouchers. The council also scheduled…

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Fate of key rental housing bills rests with Gov. Newsom

September 17, 2019

Before adjourning for the year early last Saturday morning, California lawmakers approved a number of bills with serious implications for the rental housing industry. In the paragraphs below, we summarize…

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Calif. Legislature passes mandatory Section 8 bill

September 10, 2019

The California Legislature this week passed a bill that would make it illegal to reject a prospective tenant solely based on the applicant’s use of a Section 8 federal housing…

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Sacramento scrambling to implement city rent control ordinance by Sept. 12

August 30, 2019

The city of Sacramento is rushing to get the procedures, information and staffing in place before its newly approved rent control ordinance takes effect Sept. 12. The new ordinance, officially…

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Deadline approaching for Hayward landlords to provide notices to rent control tenants

August 16, 2019

The California Apartment Association today published new forms to help landlords comply with updates to Hayward’s rent control law. As of July 25, 2019, Hayward’s 39-year-old Residential Rent Stabilization and…

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Oh, the ‘suspense’: California housing bills in legislative limbo

August 16, 2019

The clock is ticking for a number of CAA-backed housing-supply and homelessness bills. After returning from their summer recess this week, lawmakers placed each of the proposals outlined below on…

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San Jose moves forward with Section 8 ordinance

August 15, 2019

Over the objections of CAA, the San Jose City Council this week moved forward with an ordinance that would require landlords to consider prospective tenants bearing Section 8 housing vouchers.…