Landlords are required to register rental units pursuant to the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance. SANTA ANA, Calif. – Effective November 18, 2022, the City of Santa Ana enacted the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance (“Ordinance”) to regulate rent increases and evictions for certain rental properties and mobilehome spaces. Under the…
I’m writing today with an urgent request regarding Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1), the proposed constitutional amendment that would make it easier to raise local taxes for anything labeled “infrastructure” and for certain public housing projects. ACA 1 is a direct attack on Proposition 13. It would change the state Constitution to cut the…
Members of ACCE Action and local tenants rally outside the Antioch City Hall on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, before the City Council considered an ordinance on tenant protections. (ACCE Action) Antioch is strengthening its tenant protections with new rules against landlord retaliation and harassment. After hearing more than three hours of public comments and debate…
The agreement requires the California Department of Housing & Community Development to give pending and denied applicants a fair chance to receive Covid-19 rental assistance June 5, 2023 – A landmark settlement has been reached in a case brought by tenants’ rights advocates alleging that the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) unconstitutionally…
By John Carroll / General Assignment Reporter & Anchor Contributors: Roland Lizarondo / Video Journalist A decades-old law governing rent control in California could change in a big way. This is the third time supporters of rent control have tried to get a measure passed that would give cities and counties the power to establish…
After a year of deliberation by Larkspur officials, the city is set to become the second in Marin County to adopt a rent control ordinance. The City Council voted 3-1 on Wednesday to introduce an ordinance that would cap rent increases at 5% plus inflation or 7%, whichever figure is lower. Councilmember Catherine Way dissented.…
I’ve been in property management for three decades now, and in that time I’ve seen the best and the worst of what this industry has to offer, ranging from impressive workmanship to a few tragic mistakes. I’ve seen someone ignore a termite report, thinking the problem couldn’t really be that bad, and then have to…
It’s easy to know who is winning when you keep score. To evaluate the quality of managed Wi-Fi solutions in Multi-Dwelling Units (MDU), property owners typically keep score by looking at the hard numbers that drive costs up. These include the following: Number of resident complaints about the Wi-Fi per month Hours of Wi-Fi downtime…
In a unanimous decision last week, the Supreme Court ruled home equity theft unconstitutional, securing an individual’s right to just compensation when their property is seized. For years, Pacific Legal Foundation has argued that home equity theft—when governments satisfy property tax debt by taking a person’s home, selling it, and keeping more than the amount owed—violates the…
Question One: I normally do not permit dogs in my building. This one applicant pleaded with me to allow him to have a small dog and I am considering his request. Is it permissible to charge a pet deposit? Answer One: A pet deposit is not recognized under California law. All deposits are deemed to…