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