Hello everybody. AOA members know the general rule: It is unlawful for a landlord to discriminate against children, or to discriminate against tenants on account of them having minors. The California Supreme Court first imposed the prohibition of discriminating against families with children in 1982, relying on the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, in the…
DetailsDear AOA Members – I am writing to inform you about an important proceeding underway at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that could impact 90 percent of property owners in Southern California, including apartment owners. On the heels of soft-story retrofits, new solar requirements, and a proposed new parcel tax in Los Angeles (please…
DetailsAdditional Income When Renting to Pet Owners The following are a few examples of how landlords are able to generate additional income as they work to accommodate pet owners who wish to rent their property.
DetailsRising prices are likely to curtail home buying in major markets nationwide over the next three to five years, a sign of strength for rental property and apartment development.
Two and one-half years ago, despite overwhelming property owner opposition, Mayor Eric Garcetti and his City Council abandoned a system of trash collection by competitive bidding and instituted a trash monopoly system where trash corporations were awarded monopolies for specific areas. The trash corporations assured the Mayor and the Council that these monopolies would lead…
DetailsIf an employee complains to you about discrimination or harassment, you must that employee with care, because any action you take which the employee could view as punishment or retaliation for the complaint might be construed as illegal retaliation and result in legal action against you and your company.
DetailsCalifornia is known for a lot of things: Ronald Reagan, Hollywood, beaches, hippies, student protests — and some of the most relentlessly progressive politicians in the entire country Simply put, the government of California is out of control. In total, the state added 1,016 new laws to the books in 2019, including a silly “straw ban,”…
DetailsA version of this article first appeared on February 27, 2019 in the Stansberry Digest, published by Stansberry & Associates Investment Research, an independent investment research firm. You can visit them at www.stansberryresearch.com.
DetailsWhile the U.S. economy grew at nearly 3% in 2018, its best showing in years, global economic growth lost considerable momentum in the second half of last year. While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has yet to release its final estimate of global GDP for all of 2018, most forecasters believe the global economy slowed…
DetailsContinued from Part 79 . . . Beneficial Beneficial deflation reveals itself through price declines, either generally (the Second Industrial Revolution) or specifically (e.g., ever-lowering prices for computer memory).
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