All Forum Posts by: Lois S.

These are interesting replies.  Looking at another LL website, and finding totally different responses to this subject in previous posts.   Some LLs write into their leases that wall mount TVs aren't allowed, or that tenants have to have mounts professionally installed & leave the mounts at move out.

I'd be afraid some installer will put a hole thru my plumbing in the wall.

My lease states there are to be no alterations to the property without LL approval.

If a tenant wants a big TV, couldn't they just put it on a TV stand?

What do you do at move-out when a tenant has installed a wall-mounted TV ?  I'm assuming the holes in the wall will be larger than those left from hanging a picture.

@Sue Kelly

Wow, Thanks for the detailed post!  Excellent advice.

Sue Kelly

Here's a link on AirBNB, with suggestions for researching city regulations.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/872/oakland--ca

http://www.legtrack.com/bill.html?bill=201520160SB1053

Existing law generally prohibits housing discrimination with respect to various personal characteristics including source of income. Existing law defines “source of income” for these purposes as lawful, verifiable income paid directly to a tenant or paid to a representative of a tenant, which does not include a landlord.

This bill would amend the definition of “source of income” to also include specified federal, state, or local housing assistance or subsidies paid either to the tenant or directly to the landlord on behalf of the tenant.

@Kyle J.    The description of the bill on nonprofit housing.org says "SB 1053 adds housing subsidy vouchers to the sources of income protected by California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act."

Currently, some advertisers for housing specifically state they don't accept Section 8.  

I guess now we'll have to waste our time & energy accepting applications from Sect.8 

It is a big deal to me. I don't want to be required to accept a HUD lease (the manual of which is 400 pages long), or deal with the local housing office. Read the linked letter above for all the reasons this is an infringement on landlord's right to run their businesses as they see fit.

• SB 1053 strips property owners of their freedom to contract (or not contract) in connection with the property they own. The proposal requires property owners to participate in the voluntary Section 8 program; and owners cannot participate in that program without signing a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract with HUD.

Received this today from East Bay Rental Housing Assn.

SB 1053 (Leno) forces residential rental property owners to participate involuntarily in the federal and local government's voluntary Section 8 voucher program. By requiring owners to accept Section 8 housing vouchers, government is compelling owners to accept all government-mandated lease terms and regulations (the regulation manual is approximately 400 pages long).

Call Your Senator Now

If you live, work, own or manage property in Alameda or Country Costa County, call your Senator (contact info below) and ask him or her to VOTE NO on SB 1053 (Leno) when it is taken up on the Senate floor.

Here are the simple steps:

• Call the Senator's office listed below
• When the call is answered, identify yourself and state that you are a member of the East Bay Rental Housing Association
• State that you live, work, own OR manage residential rental property in the City of _______
• State you are calling to ask the Legislator to VOTE NO SB 1053 (Leno)
• Please call on or before Friday, April 15, 2016
• Thank the Senator's staff for taking your call. That's it!

Thanks to all EBRHA members to take the time to call their senators to oppose this legislation.

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2016/04/04/town-business-housing-emergency-biffs-demolition-love-life-pop-tax

My personal opinion is that the Moratorium will be extended again after 90 days.

Maybe a local realtor can answer your question, but I suspect that it will have a negative impact.