Letter to the Editor – Northern California – Help Stop Plan Bay Area!
Dear AOA: We are suing to stop Plan Bay Area, the nine county 101 city land use and transportation plan which is a violation of our constitutional rights and a shocking
DetailsLegal Q & A – by Dennis Block, Attorney
Question One: We have a tenant that has a medical marijuana license to smoke marijuana. We had all of our tenants sign a “Smoke Free Addendum” that allows smoking
Three Important Steps for a Positive and Profitable Employee Review © – by Ernest F. Oriente
Can employee reviews really be positive and profitable? You bet! Follow the steps in this article and the changes in your property management company will be felt immediately! How you and your company handle each employee review is a
Something to Think About #15 – Just One Darned Bubble After Another – By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker – DRE: 00957107 MLO: 249261
Single family home prices have not collapsed because the banks, the guys who had to dump all those foreclosed homes, sold them in bulk to investors like American Homes 4 Rent (bought 20,000 homes or Blackstone Group who
Filling Your Vacancy – Prepare Your Unit Before Your Viewing – By Bill Biko
Show Up Early Many of the landlord tips I suggest are really common sense, but yet they aren’t done by landlords. This one regards meeting tenants for potential viewings. When you have a tenant viewing booked, do you show up just moments before the tenants do? Or worse yet – after they do? Showing up…
DetailsProperty Owners – Never See Another Paper Check Again – By Arsen Samvelian
“Tenants are using new technology to pay their rent more than ever before” When it comes to the payment the rent, tenants now have several options to pay their rent. Whether they choose to pay with cash, electronically, or by paper check, the most important thing
DetailsWhat Conservatives Get Wrong About the Shutdown – From Laissez Faire Today
[AOA’s Note: As you are reading this, the government shutdown has probably come and gone, but the truth expressed is still valid!] Civil disobedience could be a dangerous thing. In fact, it might
DetailsTop 10 Multifamily Resident Complaints – By J Turner Research
A leading marketing research firm exclusively serving the multifamily industry, J Turner Research, recently announced a ranking of the top 10 apartment resident complaint
Obey the Law – DON’T Tell the Truth! – By Katie Poole-Hussa
How do you, as a property manager, respond when a potential applicant asks you for information about the racial, ethnic, religious or family composition of an available unit, neighborhood or
Can Landlords Hold Weekend Open Houses On Tenant-Occupied Units? – By Dale Alberstone, Esq.
Hello everybody. My discussion this month addresses the issue of whether a residential landlord can hold weekend Open Houses on property occupied by an existing tenant. When a renter gives
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