A Wyoming federal court jury awarded $28.2 million to a Casper, Wyoming woman who was poisoned by carbon monoxide from an outdated and unmaintained furnace in her apartment, said the Spence Law Firm. The legal team alleged that the apartment owner and manager ignored warnings that the complex’s 30-year-old fleet of 96 furnaces was dangerous…
DetailsQuestion One: I own a small eight unit apartment building in West Hollywood which is under rent control. I would like to know why we cannot install a separate water meter for each apartment. The tenants will never use the water responsibly unless they pay for the water. Thank you.
An occupied rental unit is the key to your success as a property manager. Yet, this basic fact is something many rental property owners quickly forget. Advertising your vacancy, having a well-polished presentation, knowing all the
Owning a rental can of course be a cumbersome task and require continual upkeep and maintenance by the owner and/or the property management company. The purpose of this article is to summarize
We all love things that smell good; just check out the success of the perfume industry. What man in his right mind would want to ask a woman for a date if she didn’t smell good? And how many women
Available for a limited time! Only one of its kind! Offer expires at midnight! These and similar phrases are used to make people “spring boldly into action.” They conjure up images of
Of particular interest to apartment building owners and management companies, as well as to other real estate professionals, should be the recent California Court of Appeal decision concerning the
The Big Show You’ll want to remember to mark your calendars for the big “Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference” next month. The big show will be held on Thursday, May 15th at the Long Beach Convention Center in Hall C, 300 East Ocean!
DetailsFollowing the real estate crash, it has become much more difficult for people to buy homes. The data are pretty clear – home ownership dropped from almost 70% at the peak to
The first question I am often asked when I propose property management to a prospective client is “Why should I hire a property management company?” and my response is always “How much is your time worth”?