Effective January 1, 2020, AB 1482 requires most landlord in California to make significant change to how they do business. This webinar explains the rent control and just cause provisions of the law and provides a step by step guide to compliance including:

• Determining if your property is subject to AB 1482
• Which disclosures must be served to tenants
• Calculating Rent Increases under the 5% +CPI cap
• Determining if you tenants are protected by just cause
• Setting policies for adding new tenants to a unit
• Renewal/termination options at the end of the initial year of tenancy
• Renewal/termination options for tenants protected by Just Cause

Speakers:

Ninder Grewal, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association
Stephanie Shirkey, Senior Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

Original Broadcast Date: January 2022
On-Demand Cost: $49 CAA Member/ $89 Non-Member 
Estimated Course Length: 1 Hr.

This webinar will provide you with an understanding of the events that led to the passage of statewide rent control in California and the key components of AB 1482.

Specifically, you will learn:

• How did we end up with statewide rent caps?
• Is your property governed by the new state law?
• How to calculate your annual rent increases based upon where your property is located
• Whether you need to rollback your rents on January 1, 2020
• What changes should be made to your lease to comply with the new law
• What notifications are required for existing tenants?
• What are the new requirements for enforcing lease violations and evicting a problem tenant.
• What new forms and procedures are needed to comply with the new “just cause” eviction restrictions.
• Plus, much more

Speakers:

Debra Carlton, Senior Vice President Public Affairs, California Apartment Association
Heidi Palutke, Education, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

Original Broadcast Date: October 2019
On-Demand Cost: $49 Member or $129 Non-Member
Estimated Course Length: 1 Hr.

Qualifies for 1 Unit of CCRM Continuing Education Credit for current CCRM Certified Individuals.

The number of residents 60 years of age or older has increased over the past decade. When renting to seniors, managers must confront common problems affecting the elderly, such as physical and mental health disabilities, suspected abuse, and eviction concerns. As the resident population ages, it is important to prepare Property Owners and Managers to meet their specific needs in order to cultivate a healthy landlord-tenant relationship.

This webinar will cover:

• Age/Housing Discrimination
• Physical and Mental Health Issues
• Death of a Resident
• Suspected Elder Abuse
• Resources
• Reasonable Accommodations 
• Live-in Aides 
• Hoarding

Speakers:

Puneet Singh, Managing Partner, PKS Law Group, P.C.
Marc-Anthony Yakou, Associate Attorney, PKS Law Group, P.C.

• History & Background information
• What is asbestos
• Materials and Classifications of asbestos
• Why use asbestos in our products
• What is the concern with asbestos
• Asbestos worker Classification
• Sampling & Reports
• Health effects of asbestos
• Respirators
• Regulations

• How to identify a bedbug infestation
• Why bedbugs are challenging to control
• How bedbug infestations start
• Treatment options for eradicating bedbugs
• Who is responsible treating infestations
• Mandatory bedbug disclosures
• CAA bedbug forms

• Are there programs that will fully pay off rent arrears or do I have to forgive a portion of rent?
• Who should apply and to which program should they apply?
• What are the eligibility requirements?
• Can a tenant/landlord participate in multiple rental assistance programs?
• Can a tenant on monthly federal assistance like Section 8 apply for emergency rental assistance?

Qualifies for 1 unit CCRM Continuing Education Credit

California law provides significant protections to residents of rental property who are victims of domestic violence or other violent crimes.  The legislature has determined that victims of domestic violence should not lose their housing solely because of abuse or calling for assistance from law enforcement. However, the law also recognizes that in some cases it may be best for the victim to relocate – and to be released from the financial obligations of a lease.   These protections were recently extended to victims of violent crime (not just domestic violence) and to residents who need to move because their family member who lives elsewhere was the victim of a violent crime or domestic violence.  This webinar will help landlords understand domestic violence, provide an overview of legal protections and provide practical guidance for landlords whose residents approach them for help.

The webinar will include a discussion of:

• Facts about Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence and Rental Housing: General Background
• Landlord Do's and Don'ts
• California Tenant Protection Laws
• Landlord Rights & Responsibilities
• Optional CAA Forms
• Domestic Violence Hotlines and Websites

Speakers:

Heidi Palutke, Education, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association
Rachelle Currie, Associate Director at Haven Women's Center
Nishara Gunasekara, Housing and Gender Justice Advocate, Family Violence Law Center 

Original Broadcast Date: February 2021
On-Demand Cost:  $59 CAA Member/ $89 Non-Member 
Estimated Course Length: 1 Hr.

Qualifies for 1 Unit of CCRM Continuing Education Credit for current CCRM Certified Individuals.

• Relocation Assistance – increased relocation payment for no-fault evictions
• Minimum Lease Terms – require owners to offer a 12-month lease at initial tenancy
• Rent Registry – require owners to submit rent rolls to the city

• Brenda Kain, Senior Housing Director, City of Concord
• Rhovy Lyn Antonio, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, CAA

To commemorate this year’s fair housing month, we are creating a special opportunity to chat to with Attorneys all about Fair Housing topics.

Topics included: Assistive animals, hoarding, occupancy standards, rules regarding children, marijuana, Section 8, criminal background checks, immigration status

Speakers:

• Clifford E. Fried is a Bay Area attorney with expertise in landlord-tenant law, difficult evictions and rent control.  He has processed over 10,000 evictions in his career and has authored hundreds of articles on landlording. He is a partner at Fried & Williams LLP where he and his firm focus on real estate transactions, trust, estates, probate, and litigation matters. Fried & Williams LLP have law offices in Oakland and San Francisco where they provide legal services to real estate professionals, developers, property owners and landlords.
• Lynn Dover, now retired, was the managing Partner of the Fair Housing Practice Group at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, a full service real estate law firm.
• Moderator: Heidi Palutke, Education, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

• Whether the landlord can retroactively prohibit conduct that was once allowed
• How local ordinances can affect the landlord’s ability to change the terms
• How rent increases differ from other changes in terms
• How having a lease can affect the landlord’s ability to change the terms 
• How to properly prepare and serve notice of changes in terms of tenancy

Acting as a landlord in California can be a risky business. 

Landlords can face claims of wrongful eviction, discrimination, and personal injury occurring at the property, not to mention costs due to property damage caused by natural disasters, burglary, and vandalism. If the landlord has one employee or more, he or she must also maintain workers compensation insurance. Landlords without or with insufficient insurance can be faced with catastrophic business interruption and financial loss. 

Learn about the various types of insurance available to you as a rental housing provider, including recommendations for renters insurance, and the options provided through the CAA Value Insurance Plan.

Speakers:
Lisa Isom, President at Assurance Risk Managers
Stephanie Shirkey, Senior Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

Original Broadcast Date: March 2020
On-Demand Cost:  $49 CAA Member/ $89 Non-Member 
Estimated Course Length: 1 Hr.

California has long led the way in adopting strong smoke free laws and in legalizing recreational and medicinal marijuana. This webinar will provide guidance to landlords on navigating through the shifting and regulatory landscape of smoking and marijuana policies. Learn about successful strategies for effective policy development and enforcement at rental properties.

Webinar topics include:

. Current smoking laws in California
. Recreational marijuana use
. Fair housing considerations for medicinal marijuana use
. And much more

Qualifies for 1 unit CCRM Continuing Education Credit

• What is Proposition 65?
• Does it apply to all landlords? 
• Who counts as an “employee”?
• What listed chemicals and sources of exposure may be present at rental properties?
• Can the written warnings be emailed?
• Do the warnings have to be provided in other languages?
• Warning signs for designated smoking areas
• Warning signs for enclosed parking facilities
• CAA’s New Proposition 65 Addendum
• CAA’s New Proposition 65 Warning Annual Notification

• What it a prospect leaves a voicemail in Spanish, which I do not speak?
• Is it okay for a resident to use their child as an interpreter?
• What documents have to be translated?
• Can I have an English-only property?
• Can I require a prospect or resident to communicate in writing?
• Do I have to pay for an interpreter?
• What if the prospect is speaking English, but I can’t understand because of their accent?
• Do the courts have translator/interpreters for eviction cases?

The San Diego Virtual Outlook brings together current and future CAA members, change agents, and forward-thinking leaders to discuss what’s next for the rental housing industry. Economists, Elected Officials and Local Leaders discuss the intersection of innovation and politics in the region’s real estate market. This summit delivers the opportunity to learn and network with colleagues and speakers who are professionals in real estate, finance, and government and will support your ability to:

• Understand the trends, opportunities, and new laws facing California’s rental housing providers
• Anticipate the shifts in the marketplace to improve conversations with owners and senior level team members
• Justify investments to accommodate the latest legal changes
• Plan for political engagements to protect our industry.

Keynote Speaker:

Christopher Thornberg, PhD, Founding Partner Beacon Economics

An expert in economic and revenue forecasting, regional economics, economic policy, and labor and real estate markets, Dr. Thornberg has consulted for private industry, cities, counties, and public agencies in Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Bay Area, San Diego, the Inland Empire, Seattle, Orange County, Sacramento, Nevada, and other geographies across the nation. Recent and ongoing projects include an analysis of minimum wage programs for the City of Los Angeles; housing and rent control studies for the California Apartment Association; quarterly regional economic outlooks for the East Bay Economic Development Alliance; a recession recovery plan for the City and County of San Francisco; an annual economic assessment of LA’s city council districts for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce; an analysis of the local technology industry for the Santa Cruz County Workforce Development Board; and economic impact studies for the 2024 Los Angeles Olympic Games Committee and the University of Southern California.

Additional Presenters: 

Tom Bannon, CEO, CAA
Debra Carlton, Executive Vice President, CAA
Whitney Benzian, Vice President, CAA

Join us as we engage in thought-provoking conversations during this summit to see what's next.

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis have a lot of landlords more interested in participating in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. With so many California residents out of work, having the government pay some – possibly even most – of the rent sounds like a pretty good deal. Learn more about how this program works in this webinar.

This webinar will provide an overview of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, including:

• Effect of new state rent control and anti-discrimination laws on program participation
• How the program is structured
• Special screening requirements for Section 8 applicants
• Procedures for rent payments and increases
• Rules for terminating the tenancy

Speakers:

Whitney Prout, Legal and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association
Joseph Carroll, Attorney at Law

The law which governs security deposits in residential rental housing can be strict, but it’s not always clear how to comply. Because security deposits are a major source of confusion and conflict, CAA is offering this Q&A-style webinar in which real questions asked by rental housing owners and managers about security deposits and the walk-through process are presented and answered by CAA staff attorneys. 

*Includes new law, effective 1/1/20 limiting security deposits for members of the military.

Speakers:

Heidi Palutke, Education, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association
Ninder Grewal, Former Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

• Thomas Kevin Konicek, Attorney at Law. Kevin will review the Sonoma County eviction ordinance and how it affects rental housing owners in Sonoma County
• Rhovy Lyn Antonio, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, California Apartment Association

If you follow the news, you probably notice that California appears to be in a constant state of emergency. Whether due to fires, severe storms, earthquakes, or pandemics, both the Governor and local officials have declared countless states of emergency over the last several years. Those emergency declarations trigger a provision of the state’s penal code, called the state’s anti-price gouging law, which limits how much rental housing providers can increase rent. And those limitations apply not only to your existing tenants but also to new tenants even in units that are new to the rental market. A violation of this law is a misdemeanor and subject to significant penalties.
 

Speakers:

Heidi Palutke, Education, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association
Stephanie Shirkey, former Senior Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

The COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020, commonly known as AB 3088, was passed by the California Legislature on Monday, August 31, 2020 and took effect immediately upon signature by the Governor. AB 3088 provides sweeping new protections from eviction for tenants unable to pay rent and other charges due between March 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021 due to circumstances directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also extends the “just cause” protections of the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, commonly known as AB 1482, to all properties through January 31, 2021.

This webinar will provide an overview of:

(1) New 15-Day notice requirements for non-payment of rent and other charges
(2) Requirements for tenant declarations of COVID-19 related financial distress
(3) Conversion of some rental debt to consumer debt
(4) The tenant duty to pay 25% of rent in order retain evictions protections
(5) Documentation requirements for high income tenants
(6) What to do if non-payment is not due to COVID-19 related financial distress
(7) How to handle other “tenant fault” causes for eviction
(8) The status of “no fault” evictions
(9) Additional requirements for properties subject to the federal CARES Act.
(10) Reopening of the California courts for unlawful detainer actions.

Speakers:
Heidi Palutke, Education, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association
Whitney Prout, Policy and Compliance Counsel, California Apartment Association

Original Broadcast Date: September 2020
On-Demand Cost: $29 CAA Member/ $129 Non-Member 
Estimated Course Length: 1 Hr.

Qualifies for 1 Unit of CCRM Continuing Education Credit for current CCRM Certified Individuals.