Welcome to the Apartment List February 2023 Rent Report for Los Angeles, CA. Currently, the overall median rent in the city stands at $1,870, roughly the same as last month. Prices remain up 1.1% year-over-year. Read on to learn more about what’s been happening in the Los Angeles rental market and how it compares to…
Henry Ford, the father of Ford Motors, had a relentless focus on planning. He looked ahead and planned his innovations, to be most efficient at utilizing the limited resources he had available. This is the main concept I want to deliver in this article. Successfully operating your buildings is the goal for all investors. Achieving…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: I have a tenant that left without any notice, leaving behind a friend of his. This person has offered to pay the rent and I have refused. I told him that…
Apartment owners need to consider the possibility of a lawsuit, with the ultimate goal of ensuring your personal and business assets are shielded from seizure to satisfy a judgment. The first step to shielding assets is understanding how lawsuits work. Fortunately, proceedings of a lawsuit can be broken into six simple steps. 1. Injury or…
J.P. Getty had five wives in succession. Each one, in her time, probably told her girlfriends, “Of course I know what he’s like. But after we’re married I’ll change him!” The opening phrase “what he’s like” referred to his notable thrift. In personal relationships, marriages included, Getty was a miser. Once received, it was difficult…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California and Orange County rent control laws, followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: I have a tenant that left without any notice, leaving behind a friend of his. This person has offered to pay the rent and I have refused. I…
On January first of 2020 AB 1482 went into effect, and before anyone could begin to understand all the implications of the statewide rent control laws, that March we were faced with the COVID pandemic which brought about new restrictions that superseded AB 1482. Over three years have passed, and now that the dust is…
With many haulers charging service fees or requiring you to get your dumpster or carts to the curb on pickup day, knowing how to do this safely is critical to managing your waste program. Yet, moving a full dumpster to the curb is no easy task. You never know what contents it may contain.. Trash…
Owning investment real estate can be an effective way to build wealth and create financial security. Done properly, it can even generate stable, predictable income without significant management responsibility. However, often property owners need to rebalance their investments to achieve their objectives. Selling investment real estate to acquire different properties better suited to meet an…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Does the end of the statewide State of Emergency, as of February 28, affect any of the local laws such as Alameda County’s continued eviction moratorium? Answer 1: The state’s COVID-19 State…