Representing small, medium and large rental housing owners throughout California.
California, USA
Joined February 2015
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California Rental Housing Association retweeted
We support firefighters, but this is the wrong solution.
Pasadena's Measure PFD adds a new $300 parcel tax on median-sized homes every year, for the next 14 years.
Estimate what Measure PFD will cost you. @AAGLA1917
aagla.org/pasadena-pfd/
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
San Diego is home to the largest concentration of military families in the nation, and thousands relocate here every year — facing steep costs and the challenge of rebuilding their lives from scratch.
Full story in bio.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 45 to reform CEQA, limit state dysfunction sandiegouniontribune.com/202…
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Neighbors say alleged squatters appear to be taking over a $4 million home in San Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood. But they complain the city has failed to take action until now -- with the city attorney filing a lawsuit this week. 7 On Your Side’s Stephanie Sierra takes a deep dive tonight at 6p. Watch on ABC7: abc7news.com/watch/live/ abc7news.com/watch/live/?ex_…
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
The PPIC researchers determined Prop. 47 caused an estimated increase in street homelessness of about 10% between 2015 and 2019. cal.news/3Sf82JL
📸 Carlin Stiehl
ALT Tents and encampments line the streets of the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2024. Photo by Carlin Stiehl for CalMatters
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Another episode of “you have no idea how common this is.”
This apartment just became vacant after 61 years of single-renter occupancy.
61 years.
Three bedroom, two bath in the heart of Brooklyn. The rent? $1,468.45.
Comparable units in the building across the street start at $3,200.
Why does that matter? Because this unit will be cleaned out and never rented again.
The current rent will not cover a gut renovation: lead abatement, new wiring, new plumbing, new flooring and fixtures. At $1,468 a month, the owner wouldn’t recoup the cost for decades.
So it will sit empty until its $220,000 renovation is subsidized, or, more logically, until the owner is no longer forced to hand the next renter the same below-market rent despite 61 years of cost inflation.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Condo construction in California has declined over the past two decades. Not because of land costs or permits, but because broken defect laws let lawsuits fly before builders even get a chance to fix the problem.
AB 1903 changes that, requiring repairs first, real damage, and a clear finish line for builders who do it right.
It already passed the Assembly, and now it's the last week for the Senate to vote on this bill.
Email your senator and tell them to vote YES on AB 1903: buff.ly/1xVJt1k
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Professional squatters in LA are using forged deeds and fake leases to exploit tenant protection laws.
One gang demanded $500,000 to vacate a Long Beach property they'd fraudulently transferred to themselves.
The homeowner's wife had died. He was hospitalized. Someone moved in, filed forged documents, and held the house hostage.
Police classified it as a civil matter. Owners have to go to court and go through the entire eviction process.
The homeowner is left to spend months and thousands of dollars trying to regain possession of their own property.
Meanwhile, these professional squatters aren't afraid of police or attorneys. They know how to work the system. They know the delays. They know what laws to invoke.
And they move from property to property because nobody stops them.
California's tenant protection laws were supposed to help renters. Instead, criminals are using them as a playbook and government is helping them.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Home insurance premiums jumped 46% since 2018, nearly double inflation.
Now, 1 in 6 new buyers spends over 3% of their income on insurance alone, with low-income homeowners paying the highest rates relative to their property values.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
This is a known flaw of rent stabilization: It's untargeted.
Famously, former NYC Mayor Ed Koch maintained a rent stabilized apartment while also living in the mayoral mansion.
I can never understand why this fact doesn't bother pro-rent control folks more than it does.
Radical idea: Give affordable housing to those who need it.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
California lawmakers are considering a measure, Senate Bill 1007, that would curb how much associations could increase members’ dues each year. cal.news/4vowhDm
📸 Loren Elliott
ALT A residential street in Pleasanton on June 16, 2024. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
New commentary examines how the governor's revised budget proposes changes to CalAIM that could impact State efforts to address homelessness, curtailing a key funding source for housing providers & support services for people exiting chronic homelessness
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California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Right on point. Our L.A. affiliate @AAGLA1917 has more information on the assessment and what it means for Angelenos at members.aagla.org/news/a-not….
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
BREAKING: The California Coastal Commission told a Dana Point couple they could rebuild their aging home — but only if they agreed to demolish it whenever the government says so. We filed suit to stop this unconstitutional shakedown.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Wildfire survivors who lost their homes in Pacific Palisades last year are reporting a gap of nearly $1.2 million between insurance payouts and the cost to rebuild, according to a just released quarterly survey static1.squarespace.com/stat…
ALT After accounting for insurance payments received or expected, homeowners estimate they would need about $660,000, on average, to rebuild their homes. The median is $500,000. Those who experienced total loss would need about $850,000 on average. Of total-loss survivors in Altadena, the average deficit is about $550,000; in Pacific Palisades, $1.19m, and in Malibu, $1.73m.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Opinion | CA lawmakers must face these rate realities. Too many of their policies are making matters worse, jeopardizing electric system reliability and ultimately raising customer electric bills. cal.news/4w5CuVy
📝 Ahmad Holmes & Pat Fong Kushida
📸 Manuel Orbegozo
ALT A consumer's PG&E bill from Nov. 10, 2023. State-mandated program fees add hundreds of dollars annually to electric bills. Photo by Manuel Orbegozo for CalMatters
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
As California goes, so goes the rest of the country. The more immediate concern is how this will affect public services like law enforcement, healthcare, and housing.
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
10 months pregnant in LA, out for a “relaxing” walk with my 2-year-old… and we get trapped by two Zombies.
My heart is pounding, fight-or-flight in full blast is the LAST thing my body needs right before labor. All I can think about is protecting my kids while the city falls apart around us.
@MayorOfLA @nithyavraman
I voted for you. I defended you. But you’ve lost my trust.
Enough. I’m done watching my community live in fear.
I’m taking a chance on @spencerpratt - someone who’ll actually demand transparency, accountability, and results.
My kids won’t grow up in this hellhole. Time for real change.
#LosAngeles
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
Squatting is like the "smash and grab" crimes. It's illegal, but if it's not enforced there's increased criminal behavior. What's worse is these homes aren't available to legitimate renters. #caleg #housing
nytimes.com/2026/04/30/reale…
California Rental Housing Association retweeted
This crisis has given rise to a cottage industry of squatter removers like @Flash_Shelton the #squatterhunter or the samurai sword-wielding group out of the Bay Area. The headlines mask the real problem. Dysfunctional state laws that protect the perpetrators instead of the victims. sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…