You own and operate a property management company in California. You have your license, you’ve done the training, you’ve provided excellent service to your clients, and built your business … but, you’re concerned aren’t you? What if something goes wrong? What if there is a fire? What about deferred maintenance? Am I doing everything I…
DetailsPreviously, I reported that household debt rose to a record high in the first quarter, but also that household balance sheets improved to the best level in years, according to the Federal Reserve. Well, new Fed data came out with some specific numbers.
Economist Thomas Sowell once quipped, “The first lesson of economics is scarcity” and “the first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”
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…
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