Election officials will now determine whether a rent control initiative has qualified to appear before Inglewood voters this November. On Tuesday, May 9, price control advocates filed more than 14,000…
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An effort to place rent control before Santa Ana voters this November has entered the signature-gathering phase. The city attorney for Santa Ana recently gave petitioners the green light to…
Less than a year after voters rejected rent control in Santa Rosa, tenant activists are attempting to return the issue to the ballot box. Efforts are now underway to qualify…
An Assembly bill would dramatically prolong the eviction process, endanger renters who complain about their neighbors, and allow tenants to avoid eviction by making frivolous complaints. Under 2343 by Assemblyman David…
After hours of public testimony and debate, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday voted to eliminate RUBS in rent-controlled housing. RUBS is short for ratio-utility-billing systems, which some property…
Rent control activists submit signatures to qualify initiative With a Costa-Hawkins repeal measure expected to qualify for November’s ballot, the California Apartment Association has launched a full-fledged campaign to defeat…
The California Apartment Association has formed a coalition of housing advocacy groups to defeat a draconian rent control and “just cause” eviction measure proposed for the city of Sacramento. The…
On Monday, April 23, signatures were submitted to qualify an initiative for the November 2018 ballot that would hurt owners of rental housing throughout California. The Housing Freeze would repeal…
In response to storms and flooding last month, Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proclaimed a state of emergency that covers most of the Central Valley. Brown’s declaration activates the state’s…
Although not on the agenda, arguments over rent control dominated the discussion Wednesday at a San Diego City Council committee meeting. Scores of public speakers – both for and against…
