On July 9 the California Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve AB 754, covering rent control amendments to the Floating Homes Residency Law. Assemblymember Damon Connolly and Marin County Legislative Analyst Talia Smith testified that the proposed amendments had been approved by five Sausalito floating home marinas and 93%...
The lead article in Monday’s Marin IJ announces the introduction of our amended rent control legislation. Reporter Richard Halstead explains how the original rent control law was conceived and how some provisions were unsuitable for floating home marinas in Marin. He goes on to detail the lengthy negotiations between the...
Assemblymember Damon Connolly has now introduced a new bill (AB 754) amending the rent control legislation as agreed to by the Sausalito marina operators and the Floating Homes Association. Expressions of support for the bill are vital as it makes its way through the legislature. On June 17 Mary Sackett,...
Assemblymember Damon Connolly has redrafted the proposed amendments to the floating homes rent control legislation, reflecting agreements reached between the Legislative Action Committee (LAC) and the marina operators. The full legislative text can be found online. LAC member Anna Shimko has provided the following explanation of the somewhat complicated transition between...
The FHA’s Legislative Action Committee has issued an update regarding a possible agreement with the four harbor owners on how to amend the Floating Homes Residency Law which could affect your future berth rents and fees. Current Status The LAC has held productive meetings with all four Marin marinas (Waldo...
Here’s another quiz from the Legislative Action Committee to test your Floating Homes IQ: “People on my dock keep talking about AB252 and protections for floating homeowners. Why?” It has not passed the Legislature yet. Protections like rent control and vacancy control could be repealed this year. Protections like rent...
Here’s installment #3 in the Legislative Action Committee’s series of multiple-choice quizzes to test your knowledge about your rights: Question: Where can you find your legal rights as a floating homeowner in Marin? Sausalito Municipal Code Marin County Code California Tenant Protection Act Floating Home Residency Law Look for the...
In advertently, the last paragraph in the suggested letter to legislators was changed from the original. Below is the correct version which should be emailed to each of our elected representatives: Thanks to Stan Barbarich of Liberty Dock for compiling email addresses for each of the local and state representatives...
As we reported last week, harbor owners are opposing the recently enacted rent stabilization ordinance (AB252). Recently, they prevailed upon Stephanie Moulton-Peters, President of the Marin County Board of Supervisors, to propose amendments to the law which would effectively gut it. At the April 20 Board of Supervisors meeting,...
Harbor owners are opposing the recently enacted rent stabilization ordinance (AB252), claiming it is a financial burden, and are collectively seeking to amend the bill. The FHA wants all residents to understand what is in the bill, and how it helps to level the playing field between floating homeowners and...