Question 1: My tenant just gave me 30 days written notice. If I give her a 24-hour notice via email or text, can I show the unit to prospective new tenants? I thought this was a given but she claims I can’t show the place until she has vacated the property. Thanks in advance for your…
DetailsCreate More Value, Increase Rent Let’s say you have a single family rental: 1,200 square foot, two bedrooms, one bath that also has a living room and family room. Your last renter has recently moved out and you are preparing to get it ready to re-rent. You take Mr. Landlord’s advice about the first thing…
DetailsComfort Pets Check out this commonplace occurrence. A prospective tenant fills out an application and indicated that she has no pets. A lease is signed which states that this is a “no pet” building. After the deal is consummated, the tenant presents a letter from a doctor who indicates that she has a disability and…
DetailsThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against the owner and manager of rental properties in the San Diego area who is alleged to have been sexually harassing female tenants and trading sex for rent discounts, according to a release.
Honorable Senator Scott D. Wiener: Bay Area Homeowners Network (BAHN) strongly opposes AB 1482, attempts to implement Rent Control statewide in California. AB 1482 will make the California housing crisis worse. Rent control laws have been proven to hurt renters and housing providers alike. Cities implementing rent control, such as San Francisco and Oakland, have…
DetailsI have recounted how ideas coming from California’s progressive politicians are not just destructive, but also how most result in outcomes diametrically opposite of what the left actually thinks they will have. Examples of this phenomenon are legion.
Last year, the San Diego City Council approved a ban on discrimination against recipients of Section 8 Housing Vouchers. The measure passed on a 6:1 vote with two councilmembers absent. For those of you with residential rental properties within the City of San Diego, you cannot say “no” to an applicant based solely on whether…
DetailsBelow is an open letter sent to Liam Dillon of the Los Angeles Times. Dear Sir: Thank you for your interesting article. Unfortunately, it is very incomplete. Rent Stabilization (Rent Control) is a very complex, difficult and complicated subject. Let’s start at the beginning. Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Monica and West Hollywood have, by…
DetailsThe following is an open letter from an anonymous Californian whose anger and frustration at the ongoing destruction of the state has boiled over. It reflects the feelings of so many people I know here, myself included. My friend would like this to remain anonymous but hopefully, get widespread attention, so please feel free to…
DetailsIn residential real estate, the three most important things are…What are the three most important things in apartment investing? If you said location, location, location unfortunately you’re wrong, wrong, wrong. This truth is a shock to most new rental owners. But if you understand why, you can make more profitable apartment investments.
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