San Francisco Apartment Association
Search SFAA.org


On Wednesdays,
the SFAA office
takes calls between
9am and 4pm.


Next SFAA
Monthly Membership Meeting


Monday, June 15, 2009
6:30 p.m.
Fort Mason, Building A


Save the Date

Sept. 21 - SFAA Trade Show
Nov. 19 - Third Annual
Trophy Awards


SFAA Education

   Learn about SFAA upcoming
   education offerings,
   including:

 
Spring Property Management Series April 16-June 29

 
Landlord 101 with Dave Wasserman and Curtis Dowling May 21st & 28th

 


 


California Aparment Association
2008 Trophy Awards

Trophy awards
Congratulations to our
2008 Trophy Award winners!

San Francisco Apartment Magazine
June 2009

Features

Shoot for the Stars
by William & Patti Feldman

Orange Is the New Green
by Nathan Cocozza

What’s Old Is New Again
by Emily Landes



Columns

Lily’s Diary
Pumped Dry
by Lily

Legal Q&A
Don’t Get Steamed
by Various Authors

Sacramento Report
The Government’s Green Squeeze
by Keith Dunn

The 2-4 World
Realtors LEED the Way
by Erika Burke



 


SFAA News

bullet Property owners win latest round in Daly rent proposal package
Final hearing June 23.

bullet SFAA and industry prevail!
Superior Court Rules Award of Attorney Fees to Tenants Unconstitutional Under Proposition M.

bullet Daly's Renter's Economic Relief Package
Outcome of May 18 Land Use Committee hearing on three proposals

bullet Landlords Slashing Rents for SF Apartments
SFAA Executive Director Janan New was interviewed by KRON for a recent news story about the state of rentals in SF.

bullet Renters rejoice: Prices falling citywide
SFAA Executive Director Janan New was interviewed by The Examiner for a March 30 news story about the state of rentals in SF.

bullet Beyond Overwhelmed (pdf)
A report on "The Impact of Compulsive Hoarding and Cluttering in San Francisco" from the San Francisco Task Force on Compulsive Hoarding.

bullet Resident Rent Ordinance proposed changes:

 
  • Financial Hardship Relief (pdf)
     
  • Additional Occupants (pdf)
     
  • Limitation on Banked Rent Increases (pdf)

    spacerspacer


    From SFAA Apartment magazine

    bullet A “Mobile” Ruling

    bullet New Fees for Small Buildings

    bullet Avalos Introduces Eviction Protections

    bullet Are You in the Zone?

    bullet Required Hazard and Maintenance Class June 11

    bullet How Low Will It Go?

    bullet Ammiano Takes On Ellis Act

    bullet Water Rates Up July 1

    bullet Unemployment Up, Rents Down