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


Next SFAA
Monthly Membership Meeting


Monday, Aug. 17, 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:

 
Fall Property Management Series, Aug. 27-Oct. 29

 
Landlord 101 with Dave Wasserman and Curtis Dowling, Sept. 10 & 17

 


 


California Aparment Association
2008 Trophy Awards

Trophy awards
Congratulations to our
2008 Trophy Award winners!

San Francisco Apartment Magazine
July 2009

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

Recycling ABC's
by Robert Reed

Cluttered Minds
by Belinda Lyons

Legal Q&A
A Fencing Lesson
by Various Authors


News from San Francisco Apartment magazine

bullet Parts of Prop. M Struck Down

bullet Mandatory Green Carts Are a Go

bullet Khaleel Promoted to Deputy Director of the SFAA

bullet Facing Foreclosure

bullet See You at CCRM

bullet Let the Voting Begin

bullet Housing Production Way Up in 2008



SFAA News

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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