Category Archives: California Laws

2020 Legislative Update – Learn More About What’s in Store for The California Rental Market Next Year

San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Bridge

2020 is just days away now and one thing is clear, it’s going to be a year of change for owners and tenants thanks to the new laws that are going to affect the rental market in the coming year. In this article we will provide you with a list of new laws that will […]

Governor Newsom Signs Housing Production Bills Backed By CAA

Property management

  2019 has been a huge year for Governor Newsom because he’s been successful working with lawmakers to implement statewide rent control (AB 1482). Now that rent control in California is here the next big hurdle is increasing housing construction in the Golden State. There’s no doubt that increasing housing construction in California is necessary […]

Some Sacramento Landlords Are Getting Hit with Cannabis Fines

California law

Cannabis may be legal in California but it doesn’t come without restrictions including the fact that you’re not allowed to cultivate more than six plants at a time. If someone is caught growing more than six plants, they can expect to be fined $500 for every plant that exceeds that number. In Sacramento, it’s not […]

CAA Legislative Conference – Learn More About the Latest Legislative News Affecting Your Rental Business

Property management

  Last week the California Apartment Association met for its legislative conference to discuss the wide variety of legislative issues affecting investors who own rental housing in California. Some of the issues that were discussed included: AB 1482, California’s anti-gouging rent control bill and other housing related bills like SB 50. More than 400 professionals […]

AB-1188 – Would Give Tenants the Ability to Provide Shelter to Family Members Facing Homelessness

Homeless

The California State legislature has been hard at work in 2019 doing everything they can to curb homelessness in the state and one of the most recent bills that have been proposed is AB-1188. If approved, this bill would give tenants the ability to open up their rental homes to family members if they are […]

What Is the CASA Compact? How Will It Affect Landlords

compact home in california

The rent control battle in California continues in spite of the recent defeat of Proposition 10 in November 2018. With the recently proposed “CASA Compact” lawmakers hope to enforce new housing policies that will among other things impose rent control, allow in-law suites and taller multifamily properties to be built in the Bay Area. Sadly, […]

Lawmakers Push for More Rent Control Legislation Post Prop 10

Rent Control

Proposition 10 was defeated in the November 2018 election and although the bill was defeated, lawmakers promised a renewed effort at enacting rent control in California especially with the election of Governor Newsom who promised to sign rent control legislation once it reaches his desk. AB 36 Seeks To “Stabilize” Rents in California While Increasing […]

Bill would require landlords to consider Section 8 applicants

Venice Beach

One of the latest bills that California landlords should be following is SB 329, a bill introduced this week that will require landlords to consider tenants that are on Section 8 or any other Federal Housing program. About SB 329 Under the existing law, the Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibits housing discrimination, including discrimination […]

California Rent Control Initiatives Stymied by Lack of Hard Data

Property management

Less than four months after an initiative to allow cities to expand rent control failed overwhelmingly at the ballot box, and less than four months after then-incoming Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed brokering a compromise between tenant and landlord groups, no new legislation from lawmakers or specific proposals from the Newsom administration have been introduced to […]

Owners, Don’t Miss the CAA’s 2019 Legislative Conference on May 29th – Protect Your Rental Investment from Strict Rent Control

Property owners

2018 was a huge year for owners of rental properties in California, especially those people who own fewer than 150 units due to the year long battle against Proposition 10, the rent control measure that if approved would have ended Costa Hawkins and brought rent control to California on a widespread scale. A few months […]