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CAA Products and Services

CAA has the products and services you need to be operate your rental housing business profitably, successfully, and ethically.

Publications and Brochures

Managing Rental Housing - Eighth Edition, The Complete Reference Guide to Managing Rental Housing in California. Owning and managing rental housing in California is more complicated than it used to be. Why not get help managing your investment? The Managing Rental Housing reference guide can help you successfully create, maintain, and terminate a tenancy by providing step-by-step guidance, sample legal forms, precedent-setting court cases, plus the actual California codes that regulate your rental housing business.

Beneficial for both professionals and novices in the property management industry, Managing Rental Housing is an excellent resource that provides you the practical information you need to operate your property efficiently, ethically, and profitably.

The California Fair Housing Encyclopedia - Fair Housing violations can be costly. CAA’s new 2009 edition of the The California Fair Housing Encyclopedia covers fair housing issues from A-Z including Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications for Disabled Residents, Domestic Violence, Occupancy Standards, Family Day Care Homes and the latest Protected Classes. Use this fair housing guide to assist you in complying with fair housing requirements and avoid costly fines.

The California Maintenance Fair Housing Guide - Available in both English and Spanish. A guide to fair housing practices for maintenance supervisors, maintenance technicians, porters and groundskeepers on residential rental property in California. Topics include laws regulating fair housing, the Americans with Disability Act, differential treatment, reasonable modifications and accommodations, and protected classes.

The EPA has revised its Lead-Based Paint Pre-Renovation Education regulations to change the brochure that apartment community owners must provide residents any time the owner undertakes repairs or renovation in pre-1978 housing that may disturb more than two square feet of paint. This is the new required brochure. Use this brochure with CAA Form Lead 2 - Target Housing Disclosure of Renovation Activities Occurring in Unit or in Common Areas. For additional information, visit the "Lead" page in the CAA Knowledge Center.

Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home - Owners of buildings older than 1978 are required by law to provide new residents with a lead information pamphlet, and they must obtain the resident’s signature on a federally-mandated form, acknowledging receipt of the pamphlet. The form also requires owners and agents to disclose other relevant information they may know about lead in the housing. Use this brochure with CAA Form Lead1 - Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Addendum.

Mold on Rental Property - Guidelines for Assessment and Remediation of Fungal Contamination - Topics inside book include: Mold and its Potential Impacts, Employee, Service Manager and Technician Training and Education, Mold Prevention, Investigation and Assessment of Mold Contamination, Sample Resident Letter, Sample Lease Addendum, Mold, Mildew, and Fungi Unit Checklist, Tip Sheet, Sample Process for Handling Maintenance Requests.

Signs and Posters

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Failure to Properly Display a Fair Housing Poster Could Be a Costly Mistake - According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) any rental property owner or manager who fails to display a HUD-approved Fair Housing Poster in the rental office or where a rental agreement is executed could be deemed in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lack of proper signage may contribute to a discrimination complaint being filed against the owner or manager. This simple oversight could result in thousands of dollars in legal fees.

CAA believes it is a good idea to display the poster. This poster is the first thing a tester will look for when they come on to the property. And the poster generally shows that the landlord knows the law. CAA has HUD-approved Fair Housing Posters available for purchase. These posters meet the specifications dictated by HUD.

Hazardous Waste Disposal Requirements for Rental Properties - CAA has created durable signs that can be purchased and displayed in the garbage areas that clearly state the regulations.

As of February 2006, it is unlawful for any person to place “universal wastes” in the trash. Rental property owners and managers can take steps to prevent residents from placing certain unlawful hazardous waste materials in the regular trash.

Residents may no longer place the following “universal waste” items in the trash: All common batteries (including hearing aid batteries); Fluorescent, high intensity discharge (HID), metal halide, sodium and neon light bulbs; Electronic Devices such as televisions, computer monitors, computers, printers, VCR's, cell phones, telephones, radios and microwave ovens; Mercury gauges such as blood pressure, vacuum and barometers; Mercury Added Novelties: Greeting cards that play music, athletic shoes with flashing sole lights and mercury maze games.

Are you in Compliance with Proposition 65 Requirements? California’s Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) requires businesses, including owners and managers of rental housing, who have 10 or more employees to provide warnings prior to exposing individuals to chemicals known to the State to cause cancer, and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm.

CAA has developed signage and compliance guidelines as a result of a settlement of Proposition 65 lawsuits against CAA members. The guidelines provide information on posting warning signs and distributing an informational brochure to existing and new tenants.

The Proposition 65 signs and brochure are available in the CAA Store.