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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Tries Again To Pass Destructive Rental Housing Initiative
AIDS Healthcare Foundation Tries Again To Pass Destructive Rental Housing Initiative

THIS IS THIRD TRY BY THE LOS ANGELES-BASED AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION TO CONVINCE CALIFORNIA VOTERS TO REPEAL THE COSTA-HAWKINS RENTAL HOUSING ACT OF 1995, WHICH PLACED LIMITS ON LOCAL RENT CONTROL LAWS. A proposed ballot initiative that proponents call the “Justice for Renters Act”... Continue Reading

Date posted04/16/2023


CalRHA Legislative Update For March 16, 2023
CalRHA Legislative Update For March 16, 2023

HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. CalRHA has taken positions on key policy bills introduced this year. Bills are beginning to be set for policy committee hearings and CalRHA has scheduled a Lobby Day in Sacramento for April 2023.... Continue Reading

Date posted03/16/2023


The Landlords V. Alameda County, The Brutal Truth
The Landlords V. Alameda County, The Brutal Truth

MORATORIUMS, COVID-19, RENT-FREE LIVING … HOW LANDLORDS V. ALAMEDA COUNTY TOOK ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING IN OWNING RENTAL PROPERTY WRITTEN BY: Brittany Hunter and Jon Houghton | Pacific Legal Foundation | 14 Minute Read JOHN WILLIAMS WAS at the end of his rope. The duplex he owned... Continue Reading

Date posted03/10/2023


CalRHA Legislative Update For February 21, 2023
CalRHA Legislative Update For February 21, 2023

HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. We are now past the legislative bill introduction deadline of February 17th and it is clear that 2023 is going to be a busy year on the legislative front. Governor Newsom has stated that housing and... Continue Reading

Date posted02/22/2023


More Aggressive Legislation To Repeal Costa-Hawkins Introduced
More Aggressive Legislation To Repeal Costa-Hawkins Introduced

SENATOR AISHA WAHAB (D-FREMONT) HAS INTRODUCED SB 466 TO REPEAL COSTA-HAWKINS. The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act is a California state law that limits the ability of local governments to enact rent control. Specifically, it exempts certain kinds of residential rental properties from rent... Continue Reading

Date posted02/19/2023


More Housing Is The Best Rent Control
More Housing Is The Best Rent Control

THE PROSPECT OF RENT INCREASES AS HIGH AS 14.6% UNDER OREGON’S RENT CONTROL LAW SHOWS THE LAW IS ILL-EQUIPPED TO SOLVE THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM, THE EDITORIAL BOARD WRITES. OREGON SIMPLY NEEDS MORE HOUSING AND MUST MOVE MORE URGENTLY TO PROVIDE IT. WRITTEN BY THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE... Continue Reading

Date posted09/19/2022


How Rent Control Hurts Renters By John Stossel
How Rent Control Hurts Renters By John Stossel

RENT CONTROL HURTS RENTERS, YET POLITICIANS CONTINUE TO TRY AND IMPLEMENT IT! Everywhere it’s tried, rent control harms the people it’s meant to help. Yet foolish politicians continue to implement it. Rent for housing is up 11%. To “fix” that, St. Paul, Minnesota... Continue Reading

Date posted06/22/2022


California Rental Housing Association Announces Opposition For AB 2050
California Rental Housing Association Announces Opposition For AB 2050

AB 2050 would restrict property owners’ rights and place restrictions on when they can leave the market Continue Reading

Date posted03/23/2022


Rising Rent Control, Where And Why
Rising Rent Control, Where And Why

MASSIVE RISING RENT CONTROL AND AFFORDABILITY ISSUES ARE DOMINATING POLITICAL CONVERSATIONS Housing affordability concerns continue to dominate the political conversation in jurisdictions across the country. Advocates and progressive lawmakers have used this momentum to drive renewed calls for... Continue Reading

Date posted12/6/2021


Supreme Court Halts Biden Eviction Moratorium
Supreme Court Halts Biden Eviction Moratorium

THE SUPREME COURT ON THURSDAY NIGHT BLOCKED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S NEW EVICTION BAN, IN A RULING THAT LEFT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES DURING THE PANDEMIC. The decision to suspend the moratorium more than five weeks before its Oct. 3 expiration was a win for... Continue Reading

Date posted08/26/2021


California Rental Housing Association Files Lawsuit Against State Of California
California Rental Housing Association Files Lawsuit Against State Of California

California Rental Housing Association Files Lawsuit Against State of California for Violation of the Fifth Amendment Causing Severe Financial Distress Continue Reading

Date posted08/5/2021


Red Alert: Governor Newsom Signs AB 832 To Extend Covid-19 State Eviction Moratorium Until September
Red Alert: Governor Newsom Signs AB 832 To Extend Covid-19 State Eviction Moratorium Until September

Qualified Low-Income Renters to Receive 100% of Past Due Rent From April 1, 2020 Low-income, California renters who have been impacted by COVID-19 financial related hardships will now be protected from eviction until September 30, 2021, under the latest extension signed by Governor Gavin... Continue Reading

Date posted06/29/2021