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.…
To: Homelessness Task Force From: Business and Housing Network for San Jose At BAHN-SJ, we were very pleased to see you assist in leading the community for Mayor Mahan’s Homelessness Task Force. As your effort is considering appropriate Success Metrics for managing our homelessness crisis, please consider some of the metrics we, at BAHN-SJ, think…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors have unanimously agreed to create a program that will supply taxpayer-funded attorneys to renters facing eviction. This vote is the first step in establishing the program, known as the “Right to Counsel”Ordinance. The program will use public funds in private legal disputes, with an estimated annual cost of…
Multifamily owners can now tap billions in new federal funding to help fund environment-friendly renovations or upgrades to their properties. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has opened its application process for a new fund, the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, offering as much as $80M in grants or loans, Multifamily Dive reports.…
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a Request for Input (RFI) on tenant protections at multifamily properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). Through their role as secondary market participants in the multifamily housing market, the Enterprises have a public mission to support the availability of…