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…
DetailsThe folks who are getting the free stuff don’t like The folks who are paying for the free stuff because The folks who are paying for the free stuff can no longer Afford to pay for both the free stuff and their own stuff. And the folks who are paying for the free stuff Want…
DetailsArriving home one hectic day from work, all I wanted to do was nothing. Instead, I arrived to find a little pond in my front yard that had not been there when I left that morning. As you can imagine, I wasn’t very happy and in no mood to deal with it. But as all…
DetailsTrade 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! …
DetailsOppose – Free Attorneys to all Eviction Cases Let’s start at the beginning. Six years ago, our good friend, Mike Feuer, and others passed a state law called the Shriver Act. It provided to all indigent tenants the absolute right to an attorney – to be paid for by the County. This program runs from…
DetailsQ: I want to sell a house that I rent out, but I have a tenant living there. They are in a one-year lease that doesn’t terminate until June of next year. Can I break the lease because I am selling the property? A: No, you cannot break the lease at the time of the…
DetailsQuestion 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…
DetailsWhen the eviction process comes to an end, the Sheriff’s office does its part by restoring you to possession of the property and, if necessary, physically removing the ex-tenants. The Sheriff’s Department has come up with an Eviction Guide, one in which they make more requirements for you to assist in the process. Here are…
DetailsDespite evidence which clearly shows that a building I developed in Oakland is not subject to rent control – it is classified as new construction and exempt from the controlling ordinance – a tenant filed a petition to have her rent increase voided as it was [barely] greater than the allowed increase for controlled units. …
DetailsShadow-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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