The City of Los Angeles announced this week that they will be approving a 4 percent rent increase for the period of July 2019-July 2020. Los Angeles is one of several Southern California communities that has had an active rent control ordinance for a long time and the news of their 4 percent rent increase […]
Tag Archives: rent control
California Laws
AB-1188 â Would Give Tenants the Ability to Provide Shelter to Family Members Facing Homelessness
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Mar
Mar
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 […]
rent control, Rental Market
California Rent Control Update â Lawmakers Announce AB 1482, New Rent Control Legislation
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Mar
Mar
The battle over rent control in the State of California continues as lawmakers announced on Thursday that they have finalized a rental housing legislation package (AB 1482) that if itâs approved will cap rent increases statewide and also enable local governments to apply their own versions of rent control to single family homes and […]
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Mar
Mar
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 âStabilizeâ Rents in California While Increasing […]
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Feb
Feb
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 […]
California Laws, News, Rental Market
Owners, Donât Miss the CAAâs 2019 Legislative Conference on May 29th – Protect Your Rental Investment from Strict Rent Control
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Feb
Feb
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 […]