by California Rental Housing Association | November 23, 2019 | Legislative, Rent Control
In October, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1482 into law, which is set to take effect in January 2020. Generally, the statewide rent control will cap rent increases at 5% plus CPI and require landlords to have a “just cause” to evict tenants. Units can...
by California Rental Housing Association | September 9, 2019 | Legislative, Rent Control
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA As seen in Capitol Weekly Housing solutions have been touted for the past year as the top priority of our legislative leaders. Leaders have continued to highlight various reports about the need for more housing including...
by California Rental Housing Association | August 21, 2019 | Rent Control
Written By Rebecca Diamond, Associate Professor of Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business Steadily rising housing rents in many of the US’s large, productive cities have reignited the discussion whether to expand or enact rent control provisions. Under...
by California Rental Housing Association | July 23, 2019 | Rent Control, Message from the President
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA The last month was a flurry of legislative activity as state legislators rushed to meet their policy committee deadlines and head home for a month-long summer recess. During this flurry of activity, the failed Just Cause...
by California Rental Housing Association | May 2, 2018 | Apartments, Rent Control
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...
by California Rental Housing Association | April 8, 2018 | Message from the President, CalRHA, Housing, Rent Control
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...
