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On Wednesday, April 30, your voices were heard loud and clear -- and the impact was immediate. Thanks to the powerful presence of more than 2,200 REALTORS® at the State Capitol, two of the most concerning bills we opposed were pulled from consideration before the day was even over. Read more about these bills and SAMCAR's participation at Legislative Day.

In the latest episode, Fernando Peña, Government Affairs Director (GAD) for the San Mateo County Association of Realtors, discusses recent examples of member mobilization positively affecting SAMCAR's legislative agenda.

On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, SAMCAR members Sue Walsh (FPC Coordinator), Paul Beaudreau, Judy Taylor, Frank Vella, Jerome Madigan, and SAMCAR Government Affairs Director Fernando Peña met with Congressmember Kevin Mullin to discuss research/data, fair housing, inventory, supply, and affordable housing. The purpose of the meeting was to reinforce National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) priorities, provide the Congressmember with a new resource team, and for members of SAMCAR to weigh in locally on important topics impacting the real estate industry at the local, state, and federal levels. (Read more for an overview of the REALTOR® Priorities discussed).

The South San Francisco City Council passed a new sewer lateral ordinance at its March 23 meeting. The new ordinance does not become effective until Tuesday, June 21, 2022. According to Eunejune Kim, City of South San Francisco Director of Public Works, purchase and sale agreements entered prior to June 21 are exempt. Transactions entered prior to June 21 do not have to be closed to be exempt. Multi-unit residential buildings sharing a lateral are exempt. However, June 21 marks the new compliance date for all transactions entered after June 21 moving forward.

SAMCAR was recently alerted, again, to complaints regarding REALTORS®' signs placed in violation of Municipal Code. REALTORS® must be diligent about obeying local city ordinances and rules about placement of open house and directional signs by becoming familiar with city sign ordinances. Information on city sign ordinances can be found on the SAMCAR Website.