Fill Vacancies, Reduce Turnover and Increase Profits (A Property Owner’s Guide: All About Pets) – by the San Francisco SPCA
Do you want to: Enhance profitability?
DetailsSomething to Think About #29 – Global Cash Flow – By Klarise Yahya, Commercial Loan Broker – BRE: 00957107 – MLO: 249261
Banking Being a banker is a difficult post. If you lend out all your deposits there is no money left in the vault to honor normal withdrawal requests. If you don’t lend at all there is no income to provide for the bank’s operating expenses. The working solution is fractional banking, whereby the bank lends…
DetailsA New Lease on Retention – How to Reduce Turnover – by Doug Miller
“The staff has not been trained in customer service— only in sales. Once you sign a lease, they are unresponsive and indifferent to their customers.” – Comment from anonymous resident.
Legal Q & A Small Claims Court and Security Deposits – by Franco Simone, Esq.
Q: My tenant is suing me in small claims court over her security deposit. What are some common reasons why tenants sue Landlords over the security deposit? Some of the more common reasons a tenant may sue a landlord include:
DetailsReal Estate Investors: 13 Items Your Insurance Won’t Cover – By Al Aiello, CPA, MS Taxation
“My lawyer told me umbrella insurance is enough to protect me, so I don’t need an LLC.” ~ An ill-advised Real Estate Investor
DetailsLegal Q & A – by Richard Beckman, Attorney
Question 1: My Oakland tenant has not paid the second half of the security deposit and a late fee from last month, all terms agreed to on the lease agreement. What are the legal steps I can take to collect?
Legal Q& A – by Dennis Block, Attorney
Question One: I am in the process of preparing a security deposit itemization. Is it legal to deduct for painting charges after a tenant moves out? Also, how much can I charge for cleaning?
Protecting Yourself with Hired Help – By Jay P. DeCima
Since 2010, state agencies (EDD in California) have busted more illegal workers and their employers than during the previous 20 years before. Most likely the surge in the enforcement of unlicensed contractor regulations was elevated to “front burner” status
Apartment Owners Object to LA Council’s Retrofitting Plan
Dan Faller is the President and Founder of the Apartment Owners Association of California. He reacts to this week ‘s discussion by the Los Angeles City Council to mandate retrofitting hundreds of buildings in order to survive a major quake. Faller explains his members objections to NBC4’s Conan Nolan
LA Housing Department Caught On Video With Their Pants Down – By Bill Hooey
Okay everyone, we got them on video. It is about to go wild… There is a local landlord who became tired of the LAHD harassing him for the last ten years so he went to court and won. The LAHD was furious that they were beaten in court so they went before another judge and convinced him…
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