CULTIVATE. ADVOCATE. LEGISLATE.
The California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA) is your voice for the rental housing industry in California and monitors all proposed legislation at the local, state and federal level that affects, directly or indirectly, the rental housing industry within the state of California.
CalRHA’s affiliates serve as liaisons for the legislative programs conducted by CalRHA and the National Apartment Association, which contributes to local, county, state and federal level candidates who represent and advocate for the rental housing industry.
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BENEFITS
Who Should Join CalRHA and its Affiliates?
Rental Property Owners, Management Companies, and developers benefit from membership. Whether you own or manage one rental property or multiple properties, membership provides useful educational opportunities, updated legal forms and contracts, legislative support and facilitates the formation of business relationships.
Supplier and business partner companies who serve the apartment industry benefit through increased knowledge of the ways that Owners and Suppliers can best support one another, numerous opportunities for key visibility at events and networking functions, as well as frequent involvement and interaction with Owners and Management Company Members.
Here are just a few things we offer:
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
CalRHA and its affiliates work tirelessly on behalf of the multifamily industry and is actively involved in the legislative process at the local, state, and national levels.
EDUCATION
CalRHA affiliates facilitate professional development programs, like the National Apartment Association’s CAM, CAMT, CAPS and NALP, plus offer continuing education courses to its members.
MEMBERSHIP EVENTS
Conferences and trade shows, where you can learn with your colleagues, seek out new products and solutions and build your professional network are common monthly events throughout CalRHA’s local affiliates.
CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC LEASE
Allows CalRHA members to create, edit, save and print the official CalRHA lease forms quickly and easily. This Web-based software features time-saving tools designed to make your business more productive and profitable.
TOOLS FOR INDEPENDENT RENTAL OWNERS (IRO)
IRO edification within CalRHA’s affiliates help the independent owners better handle their management problems plus improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their operation by helping them to be better informed and educated about superior ways of managing rental properties.
PRODUCT & SERVICE PARTNERS
CalRHA’s local affiliates Business Partners (Suppliers) represent almost 900 companies that specialize in doing business with the apartment industry, and by joining our affiliates have shown a commitment to our members and our efforts.
CalRHA Sends a Message of Urgency to the California State Legislature
Written By Larry Cannizzaro, President of CalRHA Next week, the 10 local associations that make up the California Rental Housing Association will descend on the State Capitol to visit their Assembly Members and Senators. We will be bringing a message of urgency: “Our...
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Rental Housing Providers Only Dodged a Bullet with the Killing of AB1506
Written By Larry Cannizzaro, President of CalRHA It’s simply the current culture. Radical tenant activists are seizing the opportunity to rally against the growing cost of housing in our state at a time when they have many sympathizers in government and the media. It...
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California: It’s Time to Protect Affordable Rental Housing
Written By Larry Cannizzaro, President of CalRHA There are two indisputable facts about housing in California: one, it’s suffering from a shortage of affordable housing -- not just rental housing, but all forms of housing; and two, rent control has negatively...
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STRENGTHEN THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY
Prepared to be blown away … the total economic contribution rental housing provides in California is over $139+ billion!
Furthermore, new research shows that demand for apartments is on the rise. Whether it’s young professionals, couples, families or empty nesters, the state will need to add 664k new apartment households by 2030 to keep up with the demand for housing.
Latest Legislative News
Follow the voice of the rental industry in California, CalRHA.
We monitor all proposed legislation at the local, state and federal level that affects,
directly or indirectly, the rental housing industry within the state of California.
The Industry Edge - CalRHA's Newsletter
See our latest online publication, CLICK HERE.
Follow the Latest State Issues
CalRHA provides timely grassroots mobilization for the purpose of advocating at the state level and contributing to change in the rental housing industry. See what’s happening statewide, CLICK HERE.
Did You Know?
You can make a difference. Participate in and give generously to CalRHA’s Legal Defense Fund, help protect the viability of rental housing in California. Learn more by CLICKING HERE.
Will Repealing Costa Hawkins Help Affordability?
Written By Kelsi Maree Borland, GlobeSt.com The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles has taken an official stand against a ballot initiative that will repeal Costa Hawkins, California’s 1995 rental housing act. The Affordable Housing Bond Act has collected...
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The Impacts of Rent Control: A Research Review and Synthesis
Written By Lisa Sturtevant, Ph.D, National Multi Housing Council Rent control policies are laws that cap rents and are usually implemented with the stated purpose of improving housing affordability. In fact, they may do just the opposite, according to an in-depth...
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