COUNTY RENTAL HOUSING SURVEY
The most recent rental housing survey was conducted in fall 1987 for the Orange County Apartment Assn. Questionaires were mailed to 2,500 members of the association. The usable responses covered 444 rental housing projects with a total of 9,935 units. Of those units, 417 (4.9%) were studios, 2,982 (35.1%) were one-bedroom units, 4,653 (54.7%) were two bedrooms and 452 (5.3%) were more than two bedrooms; 1,431 units were not classified. Rents for unfurnished units in Orange County ranged from $200 to $1,200 per month.
Spring Spring Fall % Change Survey question 1986 1987 1987 Spr.-Fall 1987 Number of units 13,561 6,310 9,935 NA AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT (UNFURNISHED) Studio/Efficiency $440 $461 $458 -0.65 One Bedroom $477 $519 $516 -0.57 Two Bedroom $590 $623 $640 2.72 Over Two Bedrooms $743 $784 $797 1.65 Average (all units) $533 $576 $585 1.56 AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT (FURNISHED) Studio/Efficiency $526 $527 $478 -9.29 One Bedroom $569 $603 $490 -18.73 Two Bedroom $730 $700 $647 -7.57 Over Two Bedrooms * * $866 * AVERAGE SECURITY AND CLEANING DEPOSITS CHARGE Studio/Efficiency $352 $337 $320 -5.04 One Bedroom $350 $389 $368 -5.39 Two Bedroom $443 $482 $488 1.24 Over Two Bedrooms $547 $606 $635 4.78 Average Deposit (all units) $399 $443 $461 4.06 TENANT TURNOVER DATA Percent of units occupied by the 31.08% 39.12% 33.28% -14.43 same tenants less than one year Percent of units occupied by the 28.75% 26.53% 28.28% 6.60 same tenants one to two years Percent of units occupied by the 40.17% 34.35% 38.45% 11.94 same tenants more than 2 years EVICTION RATE (EVICTIONS AS % OF UNITS) Percent of evictions due to 4.46% 5.77% 3.47% -39.86 late or nonpayment of rent Percent of evictions due 0.38% 1.33% 0.52% -60.90 to noise, disturbance Percent of evictions due 0.26% 0.33% 0.15% -54.54 to property damage Percent of evictions due to 0.51% 0.84% 0.47% -44.04 violations of rules or ordinance Percent of evictions due to 0.03% 0.46% 0.15% -67.39 illegal use of premises Percent of evictions due to 0.01% * 0.15% * unauthorized remodeling or reconstruction Percent of evictions due to * * 0.06% * condominium conversions Percent of evictions due to 0.02% 0.05% 0.10% 100.0 other reasons (renovation) PERCENT OF EVICTIONS BY CAUSE OF EVICTION Nonpayment of rent 78.68% 65.71% 70.26% 6.92 Noise, disturbance 6.76% 15.16% 10.59% -30.14 Property damage 4.55% 3.79% 3.08% -19.26 Rule violations 8.97% 9.57% 9.57% NA Illegal use of premises 0.52% 5.23% 3.08% -41.49 Remodeling or reconstruction 0.13% * 1.22% * Condominium conversions * * 0.20% * Other 0.39% 0.54% 2.04% 277.77 FREQUENCY OF RENTAL INCREASE Upon vacancy 33.84% 39.33% 34.41% -12.50 Every six months 3.05% 3.49% 4.04% 15.75 Annually 56.10% 51.36% 53.15% 3.48 Upon financial need 2.13% 2.91% 2.91% NA Other 4.88% 2.91% 5.49% 88.65 Average number of 32 21 26 23.80 parking spaces PERCENT OF PROJECTS WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENITIES Off-street parking 78.40% 79.20% 81.30% 2.65 Off-street covered parking 75.60% 74.00% 74.30% 0.40 Laundry room in each building 77.10% 74.60% 75.20% 0.80 Swimming pool 28.70% 20.20% 27.70% 37.12 Sauna, spa 5.30% 5.50% 7.00% 27.27 Tennis courts 2.70% 0.90% 1.40% 55.55 Game room or club house 6.90% 4.30% 5.60% 30.23 Gym or exercise room 2.20% 1.40% 1.40% NA Carpeted units 99.10% 98.60% 98.90% 0.30 Drapes in units 96.70% 96.80% 98.20% 1.44 Solar water heating 14.90% 10.70% 10.40% -2.80 Solar space heating of unit 0.40% * * * Attic insulation 43.80% 44.80% 44.60% -0.44 Thermostat timers 20.90% 19.10% 24.50% 28.27% Garbage disposals 93.10% 93.10% 95.50% 2.57 Air conditioning 42.70% 37.60% 43.70% 16.22 Elevators 0.90% 0.30% 0.90% 200.00 Patios and/or balconies 67.60% 69.90% 71.40% 2.14 Other 11.80% 12.10% 9.90% -18.18
NA Not applicable.
* Numbers not available.
Source: Rental survey prepared by California State University/Real Estate & Land Use Institute for the Orange County Apartment Assn.
