ACTION Apartment Association

Multi-Family Construction Expected to Boom in 2024

12/13/2023 7:17 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

According to the City of Santa Monica's planning website, there are currently 813 housing units under construction, while 12 projects totaling 2,715 housing units are pending entitlement.

The Apartment List report, however, predicts that "the supply surge won’t be indefinite."

"Developers are already responding to the higher interest rate environment that we’re in now; new building permits have been falling for over a year and construction starts are following suit.

Newsom, Bonta go after SoCal city for allegedly defying laws intended to spur new housing

12/13/2023 7:12 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday announced their intent to intervene in the California Housing Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the SoCal city of La Cañada Flintridge. It alleges that the city is defying the state’s housing laws by blocking a mixed-use project that would create 80 mixed-income residential dwelling units, 14 hotel units and 7,791 square feet of office space.

County Program to Pay Landlords for Past-Due Rent

12/12/2023 9:19 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

To qualify for payment under the Rent Relief Program, the landlord's property must be in LA County, except in the City of LA, and the past-due rent and eligible expenses, such as utilities, must date from April 1, 2022 to the present.

AND: https://smmirror.com/2023/12/la-county-rent-relief-program-opens-with-68-million-boost-for-landlords/

Tens of thousands still waiting as state COVID rent relief program runs low on cash

12/05/2023 11:42 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Addis’ long wait for California’s emergency rental relief program isn’t unusual. Though the application window closed in March 2022, more than 70,000 households still have applications pending on the eve of 2024.

S.M.a.r.t Column: ARB (NOT Ready to Build!)

12/04/2023 10:16 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

It is interesting to see how a developer’s profit motive, and no doubt their campaign donations, can seemingly persuade those in the State Legislature to write and support legislation that overrides local zoning codes and controls on height and density, etc., and allow for essentially the doubling of units and density that the City has written into our codes.

Workshops for landlords and tenants to be held this December

11/30/2023 8:45 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office, the Rent Control Agency, and the Code Enforcement Division will host the annual Landlord/Tenant Forum at Virginia Avenue Park’s Thelma Terry Building, Workshop Room No. 3.

LA City Council approves ordinance that would limit rent hikes for rent-controlled units

11/29/2023 4:25 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance that would limit rent increases on rent-stabilized units to 4%, or up to 6% if landlords cover gas and electric costs.

Desperate businesses seek new coalition to tackle crime and homelessness

11/29/2023 10:19 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A group of more than thirty local businesses have formed a new coalition under the auspices of the California Restaurant Association (CRA) to advocate for businesses facing what they describe as a crisis driven by homelessness and crime.

Santa Monica Rents Drop After Hot Streak

11/29/2023 10:14 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Rents in Santa Monica dropped in November after bucking a nationwide trend by rising for three months straight, according to the latest report by Apartment List.

The -1.7 percent drop comes after local rents increased 5.1 percent between August and October defying an early seasonal cooldown nationwide, according to the data.

Trespass Arrest Authorization

11/29/2023 8:49 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monica Police Department accepts Trespass Arrest Authorizations online.

The form has been added to the ACTION website. See Forms. It is listed under: Other Forms