When a tenant submits an Emotional Support Animal accommodation request, it is important for housing providers to follow a consistent review process that includes responding promptly and in accordance with fair housing laws. Proper documentation and equal treatment of all applicants and tenants can help reduce liability as well as demonstrate compliance with fair housing…
Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) In the words of Rahm Emanuel, politicians should never let a crisis go to waste – even when they’re fake. In 2025, Santa Clara County supervisors pushed a sales tax measure citing the Medicaid cuts in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a…
Keywords: Corporate vs Boutique Brokerage Firms Understanding Your Options When Selling Multifamily Real Estate When apartment owners consider selling, one of the most important decisions they make is selecting the right brokerage firm. While both large corporate firms and boutique brokerages are capable of closing transactions, their approach, structure, and client experience…
Fraud remains prevalent in the multifamily industry and shows no signs of dissipating. Bad actors are constantly finding new ways to circumvent systems, particularly through the use of generative AI and other bleeding-edge technologies, aiming to remain one step ahead of the industry’s fraud prevention and cybersecurity initiatives. The industry, naturally, has no choice but…
Marketing and branding are like a couple. They work hand in hand, so it’s important to build a brand around you and your business. Doing this makes all your marketing work so much better. The main thing I want you to see as we touch on branding is that this is not hard to do.…
In a major victory for California taxpayers, the Local Taxpayer Protection Act to Save Proposition 13 has qualified for the November 2026 ballot. In April, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will…
Across California, property owners are increasingly uncovering a quiet but disruptive problem: mechanic’s liens recorded against properties for work that was never performed. While this issue is most prevalent in Los Angeles County, similar cases are also surfacing in Orange County, San Diego County, Santa Clara County and San Francisco County – particularly in markets…
Before Trump’s second term, we were all worried about what FinCEN was going to require. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the federal government had imposed a program where, if you owned a little company of any type (corporation, LLC, or limited partnership), you had to register all of the “beneficial owners” of the company…
Mold is one of the most common and frustrating problems California landlords face. Between the state’s coastal humidity, seasonal rains, and older housing stock, mold issues can develop quickly – especially when a tenant doesn’t report water damage promptly. Because California treats mold as a habitability concern, landlords must understand their legal responsibilities, how to prevent…
If you own a rent-controlled apartment building in Los Angeles and you’re thinking about selling, there’s a conversation you need to have with yourself before you ever call a broker or check what buildings are trading for. That conversation isn’t about cap rates or interest rates or what the guy down the street got for…