By SHANT APEKIAN Numerous candidates backed by the rental housing industry enjoyed success at the ballot box during the California June primary, but contests will remain tight — and the…
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Last month a group of concerned residents came from Los Angeles to the California Apartment Association headquarters in Sacramento to protest rising rents and urge the adoption of rent control.…
By Thursday evening, all four housing-production bills sponsored by the California Apartment Association had advanced from the Assembly to the state Senate. Three of the bills moved off the Assembly…
About 50 protesters stormed the headquarters of the California Apartment Association in Sacramento on the morning of Monday, May 16, shaking their fists and demanding rent control. Shortly past 11:15 a.m., activits wearing…
Thanks to a bill signed into law this week, mom-and-pop rental property owners won’t have to worry quite as much about abusive disability-access lawsuits. Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed…
Most rental housing policies that exclude applicants with criminal backgrounds are likely in violation of fair housing laws, according to new guidelines from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.…
The California Apartment Association is preparing to fight what’s almost certain to be a major statewide, legislative push to broaden the reach of rent control. The rent control debate heads…
As we plunge into 2016, the California Apartment Association is building on a strong foundation of government affairs victories from the past 12 months, both at the state and local…
When tenants want to place clotheslines outside, landlords have plenty of discretion. Under Assembly Bill 1448, they can require that clotheslines be kept in a private area and even dictate…
If you’re a landlord who reaches for a can of Raid at the first sign of a cockroach or spider, prepare to break that habit. A law taking effect in January targets pest control…