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Volume IV | 4th Quarter 2019
INSIGHT MAGAZINEE-NEWS
Stay up-to-date with the rental housing industries' most current information onlegislation, law updates, industry standards, trends, statistics, challenges,
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*State L*State LegislativeegislativeUpdates*Updates*
AB 1482 PassedA Message from NAA's President
CalRHA'sQuick
Fact Sheeton AB 1482
As you know,Governor Newsomcalled for statewiderent control in hisState of the State
Address in January.Throughout the
year, CalRHA hasengaged in ongoingnegotiations withthe Governor and
Robert Pinnegar:
Dear NAA Members,
I’m writing with an update on pending rentcontrol legislation in the state of California.
A statewide rent control and tenant protectionbill – Assembly Bill 1482 – passed the state
legislature this week and is expected to be signedinto law by Governor Gavin Newsom at any
time. Once enacted, this bill will have adetrimental impact on residents, communities
and the apartment industry throughout thestate. Please continue reading below for a brief
analysis of the legislation.
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Legislature on thisissue. Ultimately,
the Governorpushed a dealthrough the
Legislature via AB1482, which willcap annual rent
increases inCalifornia at 5%
plus CPI andrequire landlords tohave “just cause” in
order to evicttenants.
See FactsHere
Gov. Newsom signs state rent caplaw while clamoring for more
housing
Gov. Gavin Newsom held a ceremonial bill signing Tuesdayat a senior center in West Oakland for AB 1482, a bill thatcaps annual rent increases to 5 percent plus inflation.
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AB 1481 Dead
A proposal to protect rent-paying,lease-abiding tenants fromeviction through Assembly Bill1481 stalled on after its authorsconceded they could not drum upthe 41 votes it needed to pass outof the state Assembly before a keylegislative deadline.
HUD proposes rule that would make housingdiscrimination lawsuits ‘impossible’
Today, the Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) introduced a proposal that wouldoverhaul the Disparate Impact rule, a 2013 regulationfrom the Obama administration that created uniform
standards for the application of disparate impact—theidea that a policy can be discriminatory even if
discrimination is not the policy’s intent—in housingdiscrimination lawsuits.
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The PROS & CONS of Short-Term Rentals
Entrepreneurs areputting a new spin on theshort-term-stay model:They want to rent yourapartments and boost
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*National L*National Legislative Updatesegislative Updates**
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NAA and NMHCStatement on Executive
Order Statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Statementfrom the National Apartment
Association (NAA) and NationalMultifamily Housing Council (NMHC)
on the announcement of PresidentTrump’s Executive Order creating aWhite House Council on Eliminating
Regulatory Barriers to AffordableHousing.
*LOCAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATES**LOCAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATES*News Coverage for the following 12 Counties:
Sacramento County:
More Info Here
Sacramento City CouncilPasses Rent Control
Measure
The Sacramento City councilpassed a rent control measure.
Mayor Steinberg pushed theordinance as a way to deal with rising
rent and a lack of affordable housingin the area that’s causing a homeless
crisis.
Housing and DangerousBuildings Case Fees
Sacramento, CA - Delinquentfees are brought before the City
Read Proposal Here
Council to secure the debt bymaking the costs a personalobligation of the respective
property owners and/or attachinga special assessment against the
respective properties.
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Ending The War on
Communities: 14 Suggestions to
Protect Neighborhoods While
Providing Meaningful Housing
Solutions
The debate on solving California’s housingaffordability crisis has reached a fever
pitch, and the level of noise is drowning outsolutions. We are facing a push toindiscriminately force density on
neighborhoods and a war on single-familyhousing, which some in Sacramento paint
as inherently “racist” and “immoral.”
Placer County:
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Rocklin looks to RegulateShort Term Rentals
In the past few months, there have beenseveral incidents of violence at short termrentals in the greater Sacramento area,including a shooting at a short term rentalin the City of Rocklin in early June 2019.In response, the Rocklin City Councildirected staff to identify options toregulate short term rentals in an effort toavoid further similar incidents.
Solano County:
Vallejo mayor set to ask formoratorium on rentincreases
Vallejo Mayor Bob
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Sampayan says,“Hopefully we can geta moratorium on rent increases,” hesaid. “We are finding more and morecomplexes are being sold, and it’sbecoming more and more of a strugglefor those who are barely able to affordwhat they have.”
Napa County:
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Napa rental housingvacancies inch upward,remain at 'shortage' level
A housing market notoriousfor exceptionally tightsupplies has gained a touch ofbreathing room for renters,with possibly more to come asapartment projects nearcompletion.
Stanislaus County:
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Modesto eyes rentalinspections that remove
burden, and fear, frompoor tenants
Modesto is poised to start a rentalhousing inspection program to ensure
all residents living in the city’s roughly40,000 rental properties — from
single-family homes and duplexes toapartments and condos — have a
decent, safe place to call home.
Calaveras County:
Renting in Mother Lode
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proves difficult for many
For those looking to rent in theMother Lode, especially at an
affordable price, finding a place mayseem close to impossible. There are
less than 10 rental units currentlyavailable in Calaveras County, which
is the norm, according to PropertyManager for Century 21 Sierra and
Wildwood Properties Alison Daniels.
Sonoma County:
Continue Reading Here
Sonoma Countymultifamily rents,
property sales stabilizeafter steep run-up
There seems to be a sentimentfloating around that providers of
rental housing are the cause ofthe housing crisis, when in fact,the whole problem is a housing
shortage.
Yolo County:
Get Updates Here
Winters city councilconfronts zero vacancyrate with affordablehousing plan
With a zero-percent vacancy ratecrippling the Winters housingmarket, city officials dedicated asignificant portion of their Tuesdaymeeting to discussion regarding lackof housing—especially affordable—within city limits, how the city andstate work together to provide it.
San Joaquin:
Stockton City Council
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Recommendations on MayorsTask Force for Affordable andWorkforce Housing
While promoting affordable housingdevelopment is the most direct route ofensuring households have access toaffordable shelter, it is a long-term solutionthat does little to address the situationexisting residents currently face. Tenantprotection policies work to ensure thatlow-income residents can stay in place asnew renters and new investment come toStockton.
Tuolumne County:
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57 percent of Sonoratenants are overpaying forrent
“We’re going to be bringing back someideas and policies and programs and goals”to help with the rental market issue,Kellogg said. One of the ideas Kelloggsuggested could be to encourage thedevelopment of more accessory dwellingunits, which she noted the city has neverdiscouraged.
Mariposa County:
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Discussion and Direction toStaff Regarding Tax Incentivesfor Housing and CommercialDevelopment(Pg. 5; ID#9676)
Chevon Kothari spoke to the needs ofthe community including affordablehousing; spoke in support ofincentives that attract employers; andadvised that it would be good to havesomething to articulate criteria in anobjective way.
*NCRPA News &*NCRPA News &
Education*Education*
Statement for our Members
We greatly appreciate the patience of our membersfor bearing with us as we've renovated our websiteand improved it's functionality.
Thanks to your great feedback we have noticed theneed to update our forms section. We're glad toannounce all forms are now current!
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Please give us a call if you have suggestions orquestions about any of our new features.
Thanks again for your continued understanding!
Sincerely,
Darryle OakmanAssociation Executive&Carrie NeasonPresident
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