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JANUARY 2019 – LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE

By Janet Gagnon, Director, Government Affairs and External Relations via AAGLA On November 20, the County of Los Angeles' Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 to pass an interim rent "freeze" ordinance with only Supervisor Barger opposing it. The interim rent freeze ordinance takes effect on December 20 for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County … Read More If you are a real estate professional interested in featuring an article with Scott Properties Group's readers, please Contact Us.

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RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS SUE CITY OF OAKLAND

Update via AAGLA Lyndsey and Sharon Ballinger filed a lawsuit against the City of Oakland to challenge the constitutionality of the city's ordinance that requires payment of relocation payments to renters before owners can repossess their property for their own use. Similar ordinances have … Read More If you are a real estate professional interested in featuring an article with Scott Properties Group's readers, please Contact Us.

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NEW RESIDENT MANAGER LAWS FOR 2019

By Dale Alberstone, Esq., via AOA "...Failure to comply with the new 2019 California Statewide wage, hour and rent laws can be financially devastating as it is commonplace for lawyers representing resident managers to sue for, or at least threaten, damages ranging from $175,000 to $250,000 for unpaid wages, excessive rent, penalties, attorney's fees and other related amounts. In light of … Read More If you are a real estate professional interested in featuring an article with Scott Properties Group's readers, please Contact Us.

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CALIFORNIA VOTERS REJECTED PROP 10, BUT RENT CONTROL ADVOCATES SAY FIGHT ISN’T OVER

By Dennis Lynch The resounding defeat of Proposition 10 has hardly silenced the debate over solutions to California’s housing crisis. But voters’ rejection of the measure says that rent control probably won’t be part of that discussion right now. On Tuesday, nearly 62 percent of California voters voted against Prop 10, a measure to lift restrictions on rent control measures around the state… Read More If you are a real estate professional interested in featuring an article with Scott Properties Group's readers, please Contact Us.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2018

By Janet Gagnon, Director, Government Affairs and External Relations via AAGLA

Los Angeles County: Rent Freeze - On September 11, 2018, the County of Los Angeles’ Board of Supervisors passed a motion to establish a rent freeze ordinance limiting annual rent increases to no more than 3.0% for LA County’s unincorporated areas. The freeze means that owners would not be able to raise rents by more than… Read More

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