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2004 California Legislation

This is an update on major bills through the end of the legislative session. This has been a great session. No bill that we opposed made it through the legislature. Tenant sponsored bills that passed were negotiated to the point that our core interests were protected and we went neutral.

This is further proof of our ability to stop bad legislation. We have done well articulating our point of view with moderate members of the legislature and we have a friend in the Governor’s office.

The Governor will now decide whether to veto the few bills that passed where we took a neutral position. Since we already neutralized these bills to our satisfaction, Governor Schwarzennegger’s decisions will not adversely affect our interests.

Each bill is summarized below and includes the status and the results. To view the bill in its entirety, please click on the bill name. You will then be able to view the bill, its history, committee analysis, and votes.

ASSEMBLY BILLS

	AB 1426 (Steinberg) - Affordable Housing: Greater Sacramento This bill creates a pilot program to reward communities in Sacramento region that develop low-income housing. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor AB 1850 (Cohn) - Property Taxation: Business Records Retention This bill required maintenance of business records and created penalties for failure to comply. Disposition: Dead AB 2088 (Dutra) - Residential Real Property: Costa Hawkins This bill would have clarified right to increase rents to replacement roommates in rent control jurisdictions. Disposition: Inactive AB 2148 (Lowenthal) - Housing Elements This bill revises procedures for determining regional housing needs. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor AB 2175 (Canciamilla) - Conversion of Rental Housing CAR sponsored bill to expand condo conversions. Disposition: Dead AB 2194 (Cogdill) - Prevailing Rate of Per Diem Wages CAA's prevailing wage bill. Disposition: Dead AB 2348 (Mullin) - Housing Element: Regional Housing This bill makes numerous changes to the provisions of housing element law pertaining to land inventory, adequate sites, and permitted use, based on the work of the Housing Element Work Group and CHC. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor AB 2400 (Keene) - Controlled Substances: Meth Laboratories This bill would have restricted rentals of apartments and placed liens on properties that had contained meth labs until abatement is completed. Did not provide clear guidelines for abatement. Disposition: Dead AB 2523 (Frommer) - Controlled Substances: Unlawful Detainer This bill extends the authority of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and San Diego city attorneys to stand in the shoes of owners to evict drug dealers where owners decline to do so for fear of retaliation. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor AB 2582 (Lieber) - Tenancy: Environmental Hazards Major kill bill - would have allowed tenants to void contracts. Disposition: Dead AB 2583 (Lieber) - Tenancy: Personal Information Major kill bill - would have prevented collection of information on tenants. Disposition: Dead AB 2980 (Salinas) - Housing Element: Self-Certification This bill promoted inclusionary zoning. Disposition: Dead
SENATE BILLS

	SB 17 (Escutia) - Property Taxation: Change in Ownership This end of session amendments bill would have created significant penalties for owners who failed to notify the state of change in ownership of property and would have eliminated penalty waiver provisions in existing law. Disposition: Dead SB 115 (Torlakson) - Landlord and Tenant: Payments This bill limits the ability to demand cash only payments except where tenants paid with invalid financial instrument. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor SB 1145 (Burton) - Tenancy Until January 1, 2006 , existing law requires a 60 –day notice for rent increases in excess of 10%. Until January 1, 2006 , existing law requires a 60- day notice of intent to terminate a tenancy if the tenant has resided in the building for less than one year. Until January 1, 2005 , existing law prohibits discrimination on the basis of a person’s source of income and the failure to account for the aggregate income of core residents. This bill would extend those provisions indefinitely. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor SB 1404 (Soto) - Multifamily Improvement Districts This bill establishes a pilot program for multifamily improvement districts. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor SB 1508 (Ducheny) - Real Property Loans: Restrictions: Code Violations This bill restricts loans on properties that have a notice of pending action for failure to correct serious code violations. Disposition: Passed awaiting action by Governor. Bankers are seeking a veto SB 1609 (Dunn) - Housing Development Projects: Local Agencies This bill would close loopholes in, and increases usefulness of Anti-NIMBY Laws. Disposition: Dead SB 1634 (Alarcon) - Real Property: Substandard Conditions ACORN sponsored bill - would have created state Housing Inspector to monitor enforcement of state housing laws rules and regulations. Disposition: Dead SB 1722 (Ducheny) - Proposition 65: Enforcement: Judgments CAA's bill on Proposition 65 lawsuits. Disposition: Dead

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