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END OF 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. The 2023 Legislative Session that began with an unprecedented number of bills aimed at restricting our rights as housing providers and imposing costly mandates ended in the wee morning hours of September 14th. Through out the year, CalRHA’s members... Continue Reading
HERE’S THE LATEST ON CALIFORNIA PROPERTY INSURANCE. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today ordered a one-year moratorium on property insurance non-renewals and cancellations for properties impacted by the Smith River Complex fire and the Happy Camp Complex fire. This helps... Continue Reading
LEGISLATURE RECONVENES FROM SUMMER RECESS ON AUGUST 14TH. The Legislature has now returned from Summer Recess and will be conducting business before the Appropriations Committees and on the Floors of both houses. Bills need to pass the Appropriations (fiscal) committees by September 1st and... Continue Reading
ARE YOU A MAINTENANCE LEGEND? How to become a Maintenance Legend: Hard work, dedication and 3 easy steps can make you a Maintenance Legend!Provide Your InfoFill out our form with your name, address, affiliate association & more. Tell Your StoryTell us all about you or your Legend’s... Continue Reading
HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. BUDGET UPDATE Last month, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed a $310 billion spending plan that protects core programs and covers a $30 billion budget deficit. You may find the... Continue Reading
This New Rent Control Renaissance Reminds Us There Is Really Only One Way To Lower Housing Prices When There Is A Shortage: Build More Housing. WRITTEN BY: Jack Elbaum | fee.org | 6 Minute Read If one needed any more proof that rent control laws suppress investment in new housing, then it is... Continue Reading
RENTAL HOUSING PROVIDERS NEED SOLUTIONS AND AB 12 (HANEY) SIMPLY STATED IS NOT A SOLUTION. As a rental housing provider, or landlord as we’re referred to by most, in California it is commonplace to feel like the deck is stacked against you. California’s elected leaders continue to... Continue Reading
CALIFORNIA RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION IS ASKING THE CALIFORNIA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO STABILIZE THE MARKET DUE TO RISING INSURANCE RATES. SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA) is asking California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo... Continue Reading
HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. We are now halfway through the legislative process for this year, as the deadline to pass out of their house of origin was June 2nd. CalRHA had several wins with bills held in the Appropriations... Continue Reading
BY FAR, THE MAJORITY OF RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WELL OVER 80%, ARE OWNED BY INDEPENDENT HOUSING PROVIDERS, WHO ARE BEST DESCRIBED AS “MOM AND POP.” WRITTEN BY: Dan Yukelson | Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles... Continue Reading
UNDERSTANDING THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF RENT CONTROL POLICIES FROM THE HOUSING PROVIDERS AND DEVELOPERS POINT OF VIEW. From December 2022 to February 2023, ndp analytics conducted 24 interviews with housing providers and developers from three different markets impacted by rent control... Continue Reading
ANOTHER HUGE WIN AGAINST RENT CONTROL, THIS TIME IN MONTANA. Montana has become the latest state to preempt rent control after Governor Schweitzer signed SB 105 into law on May 1, 2023. This legislation prohibits local governments from exercising “any power to control the amount of rent... Continue Reading
