With the 2014, Los Angeles Exclusive Trash Franchise set to take effect in July of 2017, a sense of urgency has evolved in the Commercial Housing and Business Community. A recent article in the Los Angeles Times outlining the new policy and the pitfalls which many believe will be suffered by apartment owners and building…
DetailsHello everybody. Real estate agents, including brokers and salespersons, are back in our legal news. In separate cases, the California Supreme Court and the California Court of Appeal have once again ruled against real estate licensees for not strictly complying with their obligations under real estate law. One case involved the failure of the real…
DetailsMost homes in the Bay Area were built decades ago and still have their original pipes that connect the home to the sewer line in the street. Over time, these Private Sewer Laterals (PSL), crack which allows your sewage to seep out into the ground around your home. It also allows rain water that has…
DetailsA version of this article first appeared on November 8, 2016 in the Stansberry Digest, published by Stansberry & Associates Investment Research, an independent investment research firm. You can visit them at www.stansberryresearch.com. As we always tell our subscribers – There’s no such thing as teaching, only learning. What we mean is, no matter how…
DetailsAll apartment communities use various means to attract new renters. Many forms of advertising have minimal costs in dollars, (i.e. online ads, signs, banners, word of mouth referrals, etc.). Yet the time and money it takes to create and design some of these ads AND make sure they are well placed to capture attention, is…
DetailsQ: My tenant is requesting to add a roommate to her lease; do I have to allow my tenant to have a roommate? A: First, you will need to review your lease or rental agreement with this tenant. As a landlord, you may include a clause in your lease or rental agreement that authorizes or…
DetailsAffordable housing, inclusionary housing, below market-rate (BMR) housing, middle-income housing. All these buzzwords describe different aspects of San Francisco’s efforts to address the escalating shortage of housing for those who can’t afford to buy or rent a home in the city’s hyper-competitive market. So far, the Board of Supervisors has instituted no new rent control…
DetailsQuestion 1: My Oakland tenant has to be displaced due to water damage in the apartment, caused by a pipe failure. We have secured them a place in a local hotel, and we are only charging them the pro rata share of the rent they were paying. Can they lawfully demand or request that a…
DetailsIn the California real estate and lending community, and especially for non real estate attorneys (normal people!), there is some misunderstanding and hidden mystery about what a notice of lis pendens is, what is its function, and what is its place in the law and the world of California real estate. This article will unravel…
DetailsWell, it’s the New Year – as you think about your resolutions, why not resolve to tackle the issues that have proven to be your nemesis? While the list of resolutions will vary widely from manager to manager, there’s likely a few things that all will agree would be of help in 2017. Here are…
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