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Forms CA-093S

Water Submetering Addendum (Spanish)

California law requires specific disclosures for all tenants in multifamily properties that include water submeters for each individual unit. This Addendum provides the disclosures regarding submetering that are required to…

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Forms CA-093

Water Submetering Addendum

California law requires specific disclosures for all tenants in multifamily properties that include water submeters for each individual unit. This Addendum provides the disclosures regarding submetering that are required to…

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Water Submeters and Rental Property

Beginning January 1, 2018, all new multi-family construction (defined as two or more units) that apply to a water purveyor for water connection must include water submeters for each individual…

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Forms CA-092S

Water Conservation Addendum (Spanish)

This addendum informs the resident about water usage restrictions and allows the owner to recover any fines assessed for violation of water use restrictions which are attributable to a resident.…

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Forms CA-092

Water Conservation Addendum

This addendum informs the resident about water usage restrictions and allows the owner to recover any fines assessed for violation of water use restrictions which are attributable to a resident.…

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Utility Service Bills: Tenant Responsibility

In 1996, the California Apartment Association sponsored legislation that was signed into law by the Governor. It prohibits a municipal corporation or a municipal utility district that owns or operates…

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Telephone Wiring and Fees

The California Legislature passed Civil Code Section 1941.41 in the wake of telecommunications deregulation as a way to clarify the responsibilities of residential rental property owners for the telephone wiring…

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Telecommunications and Satellite Dishes

Under both federal and state law, rental property owners cannot enter into exclusive or discriminatory agreements with telecommunication providers.   Both laws provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory framework designed to accelerate…

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Plumbing Fixtures: Retrofits

The Legislature has proactively initiated water conservation measures for residential housing. SB 407 (Padilla), signed by the Governor in September of 2009, institutes specific time frames for which residential properties…

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Hazardous Waste: Household Materials

It is unlawful for any person to place “universal wastes” in the trash.  Universal wastes include common batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury thermostats, electronic devices (TVs, Cell phones, VCRs).  These…