A Recap of Housing-Related Bills Passed, Vetoed, or Killed During the 2022 CA State Legislative Session From the SPOSFI Newsletter

BILLS PASSED & SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR: (And supported or sponsored by CalRHA) AB 916 (Salas): Prohibits a city or county legislative body from adopting or enforcing an ordinance requiring a public hearing as a condition of reconfiguring existing space to increase the bedroom count within an existing dwelling unit. AB 1695 (Santiago): Allows for…

New in 2023

What’s New in 2023?

Welcome to the new year and the many opportunities for AOA members in 2023! We will continue to ramp up the frequency of in-person seminars that are held locally and throughout the state. These in-person events provide a tremendous opportunity to go deeper than the online events. Though face-to-face is the ideal way to meet…

Reasonable Accommodation Forms

Reasonable Accommodation Request Forms: How Can They Be Helpful? By the Fair Housing Institute

Reasonable accommodation requests can be completely obvious and straightforward. Still, more often than not, they require a little bit more due diligence or investigation to verify the need for what is being requested. Along with that is the range of requests a leasing office can come across: accessible unit, live-in aide, and parking-spot requests, just…

Henry Kaiser

Something to Think About #124: Henry J. Kaiser (1882 – 1967) Part 6: Kaiser Permanente by Klarise Yahya, Commercial Mortgage Broker

WWII closed down in three acts. The Italians retired from the field in September, 1943. The Germans left in May, 1945. The Japanese pressed on another four months, not capitulating until the actual surrender document was signed on 2 September, 1945. Even then, there were Japanese belligerants who failed to get the memo and continued…

Fair Housing Testers Are Not a Myth By Jeffrey Taylor, “Mr. Landlord”

Below is an advertisement to hire part-time testers in 24 Indiana counties. This ad was spotted recently by an Indiana landlord.  “Needed Fair Housing Testers (Secret Shoppers)” “Stated simply, testing is typically sending two individuals with similar profiles and housing needs but with different protected class statuses, such as race, to the same available housing…