2024 Dues Increase Notification

Dear Member: 

We want to thank you for your membership and support this past year. Based on the record rents and property valuations, and increased business activity we all are clearly putting the pandemic behind us, finally.

With your engagement we were able to maneuver the best possible result on many issues this year starting with the City of San Diego’s Tenant Protection Ordinance. We managed to avoid the worst of the proposed tenant recommendations and added requirements to bring the item back for evaluation. We are working with the Mayor of Chula Vista on the cleanup of their Tenant Protection Ordinance. Despite the many bills proposed by the State Legislature this year that SCRHA fought against, a few were approved in the late hours that we steadfastly “Opposed,”, including: 

•  AB 12 (Haney) - Security Deposits: This bill would limit security deposits to no more than the equivalent of one month’s rent.  SCRHA’s lobbying and your messages helped secure a later effective date for the law and a limited exemption for owners of no more than 2 rental properties totaling no more than 4 units. 

• SB 567 (Durazo) - Just Cause: This bill passed in the last hours of session with legislators citing the neutrality of some organizations as a reason to vote for the bill.  The bill as originally introduced would have lowered the state rent cap and placed additional regulatory constraints on no-fault termination of tenancy.  Again, SCRHA advocacy and your grassroots contact, helped significantly water down this attack on rental owners.  

• ACA 1(Aguiar-Curry) - Local Tax Threshold, and ACA 13 (Ward) Taxpayer Protection Act Attack, also passed, despite a large coalition of opposition.  Both bills seek to make it easier to pass taxes by lowering voter thresholds. These bills are part of a systematic attack on Prop. 13 protections.  

With our partners at California Rental Housing Association (CalRHA) we continued the fight to the very end, asking Governor Newsom to veto these bills.  

 Additionally, we partnered with CalRHA to poll the industry and provide data to the State’s insurance commissioner regarding the state’s property insurance crisis. And we continue to poll members and provide data on the negative impacts of the pandemic regulations, including our most recent survey that showed that over 30% of those polled are still owed COVID rent and nearly 60% of those are owed more than $10,000 in back rent. We will continue to work to make the industry whole and press for permanent forms of rental assistance so housing providers never have that kind of burden placed on them again. 

It’s been a very active year, and we have numerous accomplishments to celebrate. That said, it is no secret that inflation has driven insurance, salaries, and business expenses up. We’ve seen event venues increase as much as 35% in some situations. Additionally, we listened carefully when many of you, our valued owners, and managers, said our forms partner wasn’t meeting your expectations, so we formed a new partnership to bring you a smart fillable, on-line pdf forms library, that will launch mid-October, and added digital signature capabilities. For our management company members, we are introducing our new job board/career center, with some of the most competitive job posting rates anywhere.  We know how challenging it is to fill positions.   

To sustain our growth, these new benefits, and the value we offer, the Board of Directors has approved the following dues increases:  

• Owners and Supplier membership 5% 
• Property Management firms 7% 
• An increase in per unit fees of .25 cents  

To continue our proactive lobbying successes of the last few years, the Board has approved a one-time assessment. This assessment will allow us to increase our local lobbying and public relations efforts to position the industry as essential service providers and valued community stakeholders.  The one-time assessments include: 

• Independent Owners, $50 per year 
• Property Management Companies, $1.25 per unit 

Again, thank you for your membership and support of our rental housing industry. We look forward to continuing to work on your behalf.  

With much respect and appreciation.  

Alan Pentico, Executive Director
Aiesha Blevins, President