8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Indian Wells, CA
Mission Statement: The Housing Committee is a Policy Committee. Its mission is to develop C.A.R.'s housing policy. It has original jurisdiction to evaluate housing legislation and regulation in the following issue areas: Common Interest Developments; Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity; Housing Policy; Manufactured Housing; Multifamily Housing and Property Management.
Presiding:
John Torres, Chair
Jay Avirom, Vice Chair
Issue Chairs (ICs)
Dona Crowder, Common Interest Development
Eva Garcia, Fair Housing/ Equal Opportunity
Charlene Singley, Housing Policy
Diane Conaway, Manufactured Housing
Frank Oti, Multi-Family Housing
Mike Fracisco, Property Management
Executive Committee Liaison:
Patricia Bouie-Hinds
Legislative Committee Vice Chair:
Oronzo “Otto” Catrina
Staff Coordinator:
Dave Milton
Federal Issues Coordinator:
Matt Roberts
I. Welcome and Opening Remarks – John Torres, Chair
II. Action Items
A. State Legislation
Possible Sponsored Legislation: CID - Allow HOAs to garnish rent payments being made by a tenant to owner of CID Unit to cover delinquent HOA assessments for the owner’s unit.*
B. Questions or Motions from Committee Members
C. Other
III. Report Items - Summary by each Issue Area Chair of the subject matter covered by the respective Issue Areas, and any issues of discussion interest from Housing Committee Members, in addition to those listed below.
A. CID - Dona Crowder, IC
1. State
AB 805 (Torres) Recodification of CID Law (Davis-Stirling Act)
AB 806 (Torres) Technical Companion Bill to AB 805
SB 561 (Corbett) CIDs- Collection of Delinquent HOA Assessments
2. Federal
a. FHA Condo Rules Review
B. Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity - Eva Garcia, IC
1. AB 534 (Swanson) Making Homeless Persons a Protected Class under Civil Rights Laws
2. SB 783 (Dutton) Disabled Persons Access and Pre-Litigation Right of Property Owner to Cure Defect
C. Housing Policy - Charlene Singley, IC
1. State - SB 726 (Berryhill T) - Flexibility in Local Agency Compliance with State Fire Sprinkler Requirements for Single Family Homes
2. Federal
a. Homeownership Visa
b. Disposition of Government REO
D. Manufactured Housing - Diane Conaway, IC
1. AB 317 (Calderon C) - Exemption from Local Rent Control for Second Homes
2. AB 579 (Monning) - Parkowner Liability to Local Agency for Agency’s Attorney’s Fees in Challenges to Local Rent Control Ordinances
E. Multi-Family Housing - Frank Oti, IC
1. State
a. AB 19 (Fong) Water Submeter Requirements for Multi-Family Residential Structures
b. SB 744 (Wyland) Water Submeter Testing Standards
2. Federal -
a. Rural Housing Service and HUD
F. Property Management - Mike Fracisco, IC
a. AB 265 (Ammiano) New Rights for Tenants in Default
b. AB 934 (Feuer) Privileged Communications
c. SB 184 ( Leno) Rent Control on Newly Constructed Rental Housing
IV. Other Business or Items for Discussion
V. Adjournment
*See attached Issues Briefing Paper (IBP).