California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert following the Governor’s declaration of a state of emergency for several counties in Southern California as a series of winter storms began impacting much of the state with high winds, damaging rain, and heavy snowfall. Continue Reading
Santa Ana is raising their sanitation fee rates by over 100% next year, and increasing to over $13/ user / month by July of 2028 - Public Hearing on February 20, 2024 @ 5:30 PM at the Santa Ana City Council Chambers Continue Reading
SANTA ANA RENT CONTROL UPDATE There’s been a lot going on in Santa Ana as the city has moved forward with full implementation of its rent control law. Here’s a quick update for you. And, heads up, we need you to get involved! SANTA ANA RENT BOARD The city recently announced it is... Continue Reading
What happens when multifamily industry professionals stand up for themselves and the industry? They succeed. Continue Reading
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced the 12-month (April 2021 - April 2022) adjustment in the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim (Orange County) Region has been set at 7.9%. Continue Reading
Effective January 1, 2022, rental-housing providers are required to provide prospective residents with a new booklet entitled, “Information on Dampness and Mold for Renters in California.” Continue Reading
The first Orange County city has fallen. Santa Ana approved new rent control and just cause eviction laws on a 4-3 vote of the city council on Tuesday, October 19. Santa Ana now becomes the first city in Orange County to surpass existing state rent control laws. Continue Reading
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, after nearly seven hours of public comment on the city’s proposed rent control and just cause eviction ordinances, the Santa Ana City Council unexpectedly decided to redo their first reading and preliminary vote from two weeks earlier. Continue Reading
More than 150 AAOC members and other housing industry partners made phone calls, submitted emails, and/or showed up at Santa Ana City Hall this past Tuesday night (September 21st) to FIGHT for your business interests and to try stopping rent control and just cause eviction ordinances from immediate Continue Reading
On Tuesday, September 21, the Santa Ana City Council will consider the adoption of over-reaching and punitive Rent Control and Just Cause Eviction ordinances that would, among other things: Continue Reading
The Santa Ana City Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday night to award a new, 10-year solid waste collection contract to Anaheim-based Republic Services. The vote represented a victory for multi-family property owners and renters... Continue Reading
