California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA)
As member of Nor Cal Rental Property Association (NCRPA) you are also ensuring you are represented well in the State of California. State involvement is vital to industry success. Nor Cal Rental Property Association (NCRPA) is a proud affiliate of the The California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA). CalRHA represents over 18,000 members totaling more than 419,000 units, made up of small, medium and large rental housing owners throughout the State of California. The purpose is to advocate in the best interest of the rental housing industry and collectively address industry needs at the state level.
Visit https://cal-rha.org/ to learn more about state regulation and proposed legislation being addressed by Cal RHA.
2024 Legislative Updates
AB 12 (Haney) – Security Deposits
Prohibits a landlord from collecting a security deposit for a rental agreement that exceeds one month’s rent, whether the residential property is furnished or unfurnished. A carve out for owners of up to two properties or four units was accomplished. The bill has a delayed implementation date of July 1, 2024.
AB 548 (Boerner) State Housing Law: Inspection
Mandates that if a code enforcement officer or inspector finds that a unit in a building is subpar or violates state habitability standards, local enforcement agencies are responsible for developing regulations and procedures for checking additional units in that building.
AB 1317 (Carillo) – Unbundled Parking
Would mandate that the owner of residential property that includes parking in the price of rent unbundle parking (i.e., sell or lease parking spaces independently from the residential use lease). A bill amendment exempts units of 15 or less.
AB 1332 (Carillo) ADU Pre Approved Plans
Requires local government to create a program for the pre-approval of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
AB 1418 (McKinnor) – Tenancy: Local Regulations: Criminal Convictions
Restricts the power of local governments to enact laws that penalize tenants for their contact with law enforcement or enforce landlords to adopt policies that do this.
AB 1620 (Zbur) – Permanent Disabilities: Comparable Units
Allows a jurisdiction with rent control to require an owner of a rent-controlled unit to allow a tenant with a permanent physical disability to relocate to an available comparable or smaller unit located on an accessible floor of the property and retain their same rental rate. Amendments on this bill were negotiated to remove opposition.
SB 267 (Eggman) – Credit of Persons Receiving Government Subsidies
Would prohibit the use of a person’s credit history as part of the application process for a rental housing accommodation without offering the applicant the option of providing alternative evidence of financial responsibility and ability to pay in instances in which there is a government rent subsidy and would require that the housing provider consider that alternative evidence in lieu of the person’s credit history.
SB 567 (DURAZO) – Just Cause
Makes revisions to the no-fault just cause eviction provisions of the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (TPA) and provides additional enforcement mechanism for violations of restrictions on residential rent increases and no-fault just cause evictions, to take effect April 1, 2024.
SB 712 (Portantino) – Micro Mobility Devices
Prohibits a landlord from prohibiting a tenant from owning personal micro mobility devices, as defined, or from storing and recharging up to one personal micro mobility device in their dwelling unit for each person occupying the unit.