We are taking the alphabet, letter by letter, so perhaps you can do things a little bit better to make your community open to all, and not take an unexpected fair housing fall! And, because Fair Housing covers a lot, we’ve created a resource to print out on the spot!
As a property manager, you receive more than your daily dose of drama. Much of it happens as a result of spontaneous combustion from angry occupants. Here are some ways to diffuse the situation, often ahead of time, and to keep things running smoothly. We’ve all heard the old adage, “you can’t please all the…
DetailsWest Coast markets will dominate the top 10 on gross income growth in 2017 for the multifamily market, led by Seattle, Sacramento, Tacoma, Portland and Colorado Springs, according to the Freddie Mac Multifamily Research Group’s mid-year outlook. Outlook authors Steve Guggenmos and Sara Hoffmann find that the multifamily market will continue to grow for the…
DetailsCalifornia voters are pretty good at figuring out what is going in the state capital when it hits them directly. For example, recent polling shows that citizen awareness of the $5.2 billion annual gas and car tax is very high and, incidentally, very negative. But the same can’t be said when it comes to the…
DetailsYou need a lot of patience when it comes to dealing with tenants who don’t know as much as you do. I am a property manager and every single day I talk to at least one tenant. Many days, dealing with tenants takes up the majority of my time. Sometimes the tenant has a problem…
Details(The following is an open letter sent to Athens Services and Recycle L.A.) My family owns several Westside apartments and Athens has been our outstanding provider for many years. Two years ago, when the City Council passed the new trash hauling arrangement, the union trade group called “LANE” agreed that small apartment owners would not…
DetailsYou have heard it all before. Some of us have even said it ourselves, “Being a landlord can be a pain.” Most people in this country will agree that it makes a lot of sense to buy property and invest in real estate. We also know all the benefits of investing in real estate. You…
DetailsProperty managers spend a large portion of their time monitoring the fiscal aspects of their business. Whether they’re keeping a close eye on rent ratios or fine-tuning marketing strategies, it’s likely that they’re funneling the majority of their time and resources into the daily grind. When was the last time you got away from the…
DetailsQuestion 1: I have a Richmond tenant who submitted her 30 day notice on August 25 with a move out date of September 30. The tenant is now requesting an extension of 30 days, but I have already signed a lease agreement with another tenant who will take possession of the unit on October 1.…
DetailsHello everybody. The latest trend in labor law litigation by a resident manager against his employer is to file a class action type of lawsuit, known as PAGA, on behalf of all of the employer’s other resident managers living in other apartment buildings. In other words, managers are now not only suing to recover their…
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