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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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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
EDUCATION
MEMBERSHIP EVENTS
CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC LEASE
TOOLS FOR INDEPENDENT RENTAL OWNERS (IRO)
PRODUCT & SERVICE PARTNERS
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...
read moreLEARN HOW APARTMENTS AND THEIR RESIDENTS
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.
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Did You Know?
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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