A couple months ago, I wrote an article about the new smoke detector law which generated a bit of confusion among landlords due to the fact that the original law (SB 1394) was amended by SB 745 shortly before my article was published. This article
Americais becoming a giantDetroit… our government’s current fiscal policy is destroying our nation. Everyone in the financial media was focused on who will replace
DetailsShowing Up Everybody wants something but it doesn’t always happen, and that was how I spent the last two years of high school. I wanted to go to Europe with my (chaperoned) youth group the summer before my senior year. I baby-sat and tutored and saved every dime I could, but my trip to Europe…
DetailsQuestion 1: We have notified the tenants in our duplex that we will not be renewing their one year lease. The end of their lease is February 28. The tenant called yesterday and said she had been very busy with work and had not had the time to do
Question One: Recently, I had a tenant vacate a unit and he left several items. I presumed that these items were abandoned so I put them in storage and after two weeks, I disposed of them. I have now received a letter from this tenant demanding his belongings or he will sue me for their…
DetailsHello everybody. A huge amount of knowledge that each of us possess was acquired in reliance on hearsay. For example, when we learned from our history books that Columbus discovered Americain 1492, or when our science teacher taught us that there are seven principal colors in
If one looks at the current paper money system and its negative social and social-political effects, the question must arise: where are the protests by the supporters and protectors of social justice? Why don’t we
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 With lawyers like the above, who needs
DetailsIn the first half of 2013, ten discrimination complaints were filed with the anti-discrimination division by the Disability Law Center (DLC) as a result of fair housing testers. In each case, the DLC tested the landlords twice and each time found them to be discriminating. Of the ten cases, two have been settled so far. Settlements…
DetailsStealing a car is a felony that is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Second degree robbery is a felony that is punishable by a minimum of two years in state prison and probation for
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