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


Next SFAA
Monthly Membership Meeting


Mon., Nov. 16, 2009
Fort Mason, Building A
6:30 p.m.


Save the Date
Nov. 19 - Third Annual
Trophy Awards


SFAA Education

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   education offerings,
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California Aparment Association
2009 Trophy Awards

Trophy awards
The 2009 SFAA Trophy Awards is November
19 at the Palace Hotel:

bullet  Buy tickets.
bullet  Become a sponsor.
bullet  Learn more.

Congratulations to our 2008 Trophy Award winners!

San Francisco Apartment Magazine
October 2009

Selections from the current edition are available below. SFAA members receive the full magazine every month.

The Property Pendulum
by Jim Emerson

the president's report
Rebates Bite Back
by Dave Wasserman

market view
Feeling the Squeeze
by Jay Greenberg

Legal Q&A
Cooking Up a Strategy
by Various Authors


News from San Francisco Apartment magazine

bullet Special Financing for Green Improvements

bullet Get Your Votes In

bullet Cooling the Embers

bullet Expanded Business Education Campaign on “Red Flags” Rule

bullet High-End Rentals Still Heading Downward



SFAA News

bullet KTVU channel 2 news reported Oct. 13 on "soft story" buildings that remain vulnerable to a big quake. Watch the story here.

bullet Thanks to San Francisco Apartment Association members and our industry partners, Mayor Newsom has agreed to veto all three legislative pieces of Chris Daly’s Renter Relief Package. Learn more.

bullet Guide dogs for the blind have long enjoyed special legal status. But some critics argue that San Francisco is too liberal in licensing these service animals, saying they can interfere with guide dogs and pose a threat to public safety.

This topic was covered in a recent SF Weekly article and was the focus of KQED's Forum program on June 19. Learn more and listen here.

bullet SFAA members have successfully influenced the San Francisco Fire Department's proposed new Lock Box program.

It is our understanding that the program has been turned into a voluntary program as opposed to a mandated program. Learn more.

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)

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