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
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
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
HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. BUDGET NEWS The Senate Democrats released their budget plan late last month. Fortunately, it includes a Renters’ Tax Credit, which CalRHA has been supporting. In particular, their plan... Continue Reading
HERE IS OUR MOST RECENT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE AND HAPPENINGS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. The Legislature reconvened from Spring Recess on April 10th and is busy with policy committee hearings. We are coming up on policy committee deadlines at the end of April and early May. If any bills... Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
