Only 16% of nearly half a million renters who applied for rent relief from the state of California have been paid, according to a new analysis released in March. And the clock is ticking: Under state law, landlords will be able to evict tenants who failed to pay rent by April 1. Of more than 488,000…
Franco Simone Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California property management and resident manager laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Franco Simone. Q: I am a landlord in the City of San Diego, and I have not updated my rental agreement with my tenant this year. Are there any new required…
Dear Jeff: What an inspiration writing in this month’s AOA “From the President” – [August issue]. I appreciated the story of Jerry as well as the “try this” 1-9. My Mom and business partner, (age 100), says her secret to living so long is to “love people” and trust in God. Again, thank you. Arlene…
SB 9 also known as the (HOME ACT) went into effect Statewide in California on Jan. 1 2022. The City of Los Angeles along with many other California Cities and Counties are publishing their own guidelines daily. As expected, and as seen previously when the state ADU laws first went into effect, some local governments…
Standard Evictions Can Now Proceed! The California statute defines “COVID-19 recovery period rental debt” as rental debt of a tenant under a tenancy that came due between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. Rental debt that became due during this time was subject to numerous requirements. One of the main requirements is that landlords…
Attorney Ethan Blevins City Planners tremble as they whisper a new term that embodies their fears – “Seattle-ization.” Washington’s Emerald City, one the byword for urban vitality, is now outpacing San Francisco as a cautionary tale in how over-regulation strangles the housing market. That does not mean, unfortunately, that observers understand the root cause of…
To maximize appeal to today’s pet owners, here is why welcoming pets in rental housing is a smart financial move. According to the American Pet Products Association, 70 percent of American households own a pet, and pet owners in the United States spent more than $100 billion on their animals in 2020. The popularity of…
Tenants across San Francisco are poised to gain new collective bargaining powers to affect conditions in their buildings, thanks to a move by lawmakers in March. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved protections for tenants to form associations, akin to labor unions, that can negotiate with landlords over a wide range of concerns, including issues like…
Alameda County, Los Angeles County, and multiple cities throughout the state continue to extend baseless eviction bans. April 1st is actually Day 742 of the housing provider hostage crisis. Our local politicians’ actions show that they do not care about the pain and suffering that they are causing housing providers. Their main priority is the…
Before discussing interest rates, inflation, and the Federal Reserve’s role, it is beneficial to recall the following “story”. During the height of the cold war, Leonid Brezhnev was viewing, along with the highest-ranking generals and members of Politburo, the huge May Day military parade in Red Square. After an hour looking down, dressed in their…