Several Southern California Apartment Association chapters are taking action to assist those who are displaced by the fires. I received the following note today from the chapter representing the Inland Empire and wanted to share it with my AR friends. I know that many of you know of properties that either are available or could be made available for short-to-intermediate term housing.
From the Association:
As you are all aware, Southern California is in the midst of an emergency. With the wildfires all across the area, many people are losing their homes and have no place to go, being left essentially homeless. We have no idea how many homes will be lost by the time the firefighters are able to have all of the fires extinguished.
The Apartment Association Greater Inland Empire is working with other chapters of CAA in Southern California to provide help for these families who find themselves without shelter. We are asking our members to provide us with information on their vacancies so that we may be able to forward this information onto disaster services.
We ask that you observe the following guidelines for any units you list with us:
- All units offered should be at a price no greater than that which was offered or advertised to the public during the 30 days immediately prior to the fires.
- All security deposits will be no greater than that offered or advertised to the public during the 30 days immediately prior to the fires.
- All rental agreements will contain a clause that the rent will not be raised for at least 6 months.
We also ask, that if possible, that you offer these units to these displaced families with a waived security deposit, discounted rents, free rents for 30-60 days, or no application/ credit check fee. Things such as these would be very helpful for these families in despair.
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. This is an important matter and we thank you for your cooperation.
If you have any questions or would like to have your units added to our list, please contact the following:
Lisa Fricke, Public Affairs Coordinator
(909) 948-0784 Ext. 17
Lisa@aagie.com
Karen Fricke, Executive Director
(909) 948-0784 Ext. 13
Karen@aagie.com
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