Tag Archives: rent control

Most Economists Agree That Rent Control Is Bad for The Economy

Rent control california

Thanks to a recent article from the Washington Post we know that most economists agree that rent control is indeed bad for the economy because it doesn’t solve the supply vs. demand issue that we have in California and the United States today. Rent control bills like the defeated Proposition 10, or AB 1482, California’s […]

Statewide Rent Control Update – AB 1482 Narrowly Passes Off Assembly Floor

Assembly

Following the historic defeat of Proposition 10 in the November 2018 election, California’s elected officials have been working harder than ever before to accomplish their goal of rent control in California and AB 1482 is their latest attempt at accomplishing their goal. Although it looked like AB 1482 would be defeated on Wednesday because the […]

Rent Control Bills Are Going To Be Heard TOMORROW 4-25-19

Rent Control

Following the historic loss of Proposition 10 during the November 2018 election, the battle over rent control in California was only put on pause for a few months as our elected officials went back to the drawing board to come up with more bill’s to make rent control law in California. Tomorrow, April 25th, 2019, […]

California Housing Legislation News

Housing in California

2019 is going to be remembered as the year the housing market changed in California. Governor Newsom, along with our state legislature, are intent on changing housing laws in the Golden State for the purpose of having more housing created while at the same time ensuring that housing here becomes more affordable for the state’s […]

Los Angeles Allows 4 Percent Rent Increase For 12 Month Period

City property in California

The City of Los Angeles announced this week that they will be approving a 4 percent rent increase for the period of July 2019-July 2020.  Los Angeles is one of several Southern California communities that has had an active rent control ordinance for a long time and the news of their 4 percent rent increase […]

AB-1188 – Would Give Tenants the Ability to Provide Shelter to Family Members Facing Homelessness

Homeless

The California State legislature has been hard at work in 2019 doing everything they can to curb homelessness in the state and one of the most recent bills that have been proposed is AB-1188. If approved, this bill would give tenants the ability to open up their rental homes to family members if they are […]

California Rent Control Update – Lawmakers Announce AB 1482, New Rent Control Legislation

Rental Control in California

  The battle over rent control in the State of California continues as lawmakers announced on Thursday that they have finalized a rental housing legislation package (AB 1482) that if it’s approved will cap rent increases statewide and also enable local governments to apply their own versions of rent control to single family homes and […]

Lawmakers Push for More Rent Control Legislation Post Prop 10

Rent Control

Proposition 10 was defeated in the November 2018 election and although the bill was defeated, lawmakers promised a renewed effort at enacting rent control in California especially with the election of Governor Newsom who promised to sign rent control legislation once it reaches his desk. AB 36 Seeks To “Stabilize” Rents in California While Increasing […]

California Rent Control Initiatives Stymied by Lack of Hard Data

Property management

Less than four months after an initiative to allow cities to expand rent control failed overwhelmingly at the ballot box, and less than four months after then-incoming Gov. Gavin Newsom discussed brokering a compromise between tenant and landlord groups, no new legislation from lawmakers or specific proposals from the Newsom administration have been introduced to […]

Owners, Don’t Miss the CAA’s 2019 Legislative Conference on May 29th – Protect Your Rental Investment from Strict Rent Control

Property owners

2018 was a huge year for owners of rental properties in California, especially those people who own fewer than 150 units due to the year long battle against Proposition 10, the rent control measure that if approved would have ended Costa Hawkins and brought rent control to California on a widespread scale. A few months […]