NEWS ALERT: CPI Update – Department of Labor and Statistics Releases April CPI Numbers
The U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics recently released the new, regional Consumer Price Index for regions within California for the year ending April 30, 2021. The State of California; however, has not yet released the latest Consumer Price Index for...
Federal Judge Rules Eviction Moratorium Order from the CDC is Unconstitutional
Written by Christine LaMarca, President of CalRHA Since the onset of COVID-19 and government shut-down orders, we have faced eviction moratoriums at the Federal, State, and Local level. Finally, some good news! Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that the eviction...
June News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA Just like that, half of 2020 is behind us and we are quickly inching toward the day we defeat Michael Weinstein’s rent control ballot initiative for a second time. I have said this before and I will say it again, we need...
May News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA As every facet of California continues to be financially impacted by this global pandemic, CalRHA is squarely focused on getting legislators’ attention on the plight of rental housing providers, especially small rental...
March News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA March marks the time to organize and prepare before the Legislature begins voting and amending bills. Last month, CalRHA’s Legislative Committee and CalRHA’s lobbying team Capitol Advocacy took a close look at the housing...
February News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA We defeated it then and we’re going to defeat it in 2020. It’s official – Weinstein’s Redux Ballot Initiative is back after getting approved this week by Secretary of State’s office. Slowly but surely supporters of the...
January News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA We are ready to advocate for policies that will make a difference for rental property owners in 2020. Our phenomenal team of legislative experts, lobbyist, and public relations specialists are working to propose and...
News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA A new year is almost upon us, and as we plan for 2020’s policy priorities, we want to recognize everyone who contributed to helping raise awareness of small rental housing providers, at the state Capitol. We were...
AB 1482: What Now?
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...
Fall News & Updates
Written by Sid Lakireddy, President of CalRHA More often than not, the media fails to tell our stories. So many of us represent the tenacity, hard work, and sacrifice that is takes to build businesses to provide for our families, which is, as you know, a very...
Backroom housing deal reflects failed policies
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...
What does economic evidence tell us about the effects of 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...