Legal Q & A by Richard Beckman

Question 1:  I missed the AOA seminar on the upcoming Costa Hawkins/Proposition 10 vote. Can you summarize what I missed? Answer 1: Yes. In a nutshell, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act law was passed in 1995, and was designed to do three primary things. First, it eliminated what is known as “vacancy control, “which is…

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Trade Show a Huge Success! and Pacific Legal Foundation Asks Supreme Court To Give Homeowners Protection from Excessive Fines

Trade Show a Huge Success! Our Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference last month was a huge success!  You should have been there!  Our members were more educated, motivated and stimulated by some very knowledgeable speakers who helped give them that one idea that would help them make and keep more money than ever! …

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Legal Q & A by – Dennis Block

Question One: I have a tenant that has filed a claim against me. He tripped in the swimming pool area. I truly believe that he has faked his injury. My insurance company is in the process of investigating this claim. It should be noted that for the last year, this tenant has never paid his…

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How Rent Control Drives Out Affordable Housing – Part V By – William Tucker

Shadow-Market Housing In large metropolises, a housing shortage can severely damage the city’s economy.  Experience shows that when such cities adopt rent control, they usually try to avoid outright housing shortages by leaving segments of the market unregulated.  Unsatisfied demand is diverted into this unregulated sector.  Because of the shadow-market effect people in this sector…

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