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Legal Fund
Active in the court system on your behalf, CAA's legal team monitors State and Federal court decisions that impact landlord-tenant, environmental liability, and labor relations law in California and submits amicus briefs and other legal documents on important cases.
The mission of the Legal Action Committee is to proactively advance the Association’s mission and legal objectives by providing legal resources and/or financial support to legal issues (primarily through filing or funding amicus briefs) that will have a statewide impact on the members’ business success, generally focused in the areas of liability, rent control, and private property rights.
If a member of a Local Association has an issue appropriate for consideration by the CAA Legal Action Committee, please complete the Legal Fund application. |
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CAA and the Legal Fund are currently participating in the following Court Cases
Rental Housing Owners Association of Southern Alameda County v. City of Hayward
Issue: Can a City enforce an inspection ordinance that mandates that an owner “shall” allow entry into the unit, in contradiction to state law (which strictly limits the right of entry into an occupied unit)?
Status: Ongoing. In July 2009, the Alameda Superior Court issued a judgment in favor of RHOA of Southern Alameda which stated that (1) owners do not have the authority to allow code enforcers to enter units due to state law’s limitations on the right of entry, and (2) that the inspection does not constitute a “necessary service” for which entry is allowed. The court concluded that consent to enter can only be obtained from the tenant. In January 2010, the City sent out notices to collect the fees that support the program. RHOA is now challenging that the City’s revised ordinance is (1) not in compliance with the July ruling, and (2) the collection of fees to support a program that the court has found unlawful. Another hearing is scheduled. CAA will provide an update as soon as it is available. Read CAA's Amicus Brief.
For a list of recently settled cases that CAA's Legal Fund participated in, click here.
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