The Fresno City Council proclaimed Thursday as the California Apartment Association Day.
The city issued a proclamation to the association, which represents owners, investors, developers, managers and suppliers of rental homes and apartment communities across the state.
Driving the news: Fresno has worked with the California Apartment Association on various policies, including the Anti-Slum Enforcement Team (ASET) in 2016 and the Rental Housing Improvement Act (RHIA) in 2017.
The association also worked with the city through the COVID-19 pandemic to educate landlords on relief funding and on keeping Fresno families housed, among other projects.
What they’re saying: “We’ve been able to work with groups like the California Apartment Association for years to pass good policy like the ASET team – the Anti Slumlord Enforcement Team – to improve the quality of housing for residents and to work with those majority responsible landlords that want to make sure they protect their investment and also protect their tenants,” Council President Mike Karbassi said during the proclamation. “Because happy tenants leads to happier profits, I would think.”
Karbassi and Mayor Jerry Dyer thanked association Vice President Greg Terzakis for the association’s work with the city.
“We have a common goal: It is to make sure that we have sufficient housing in Fresno, is to make sure that that housing is affordable for people,” Dyer said. “And we want to make sure that that housing is housing that people will be proud of to live in, and that is so important for us.”
Terzakis said, “It’s been our privilege to work with the City of Fresno for the last decade that I’ve been with CAA. As Council President Karbassi mentioned, we have passed a lot of legislation to protect vulnerable renters. We will continue to fight that fight. As Mayor Dyer mentioned, we are not done. This is a work in progress. And we look forward to working with you for the next 10 years to ensure that what we’ve started continues and grows.”