Have you noticed that over the last couple of years that the eviction process has taken much longer? Years ago, the process for an uncontested eviction took about 30 days. Today, that process takes about 45 days. Unfortunately, the process is about to take much longer
Question 1: I am a landlord of a six unit apartment building in San Francisco. I have a tenant with a long-term tenancy (over 20 years) who is a senior citizen. She says she can no longer get into the claw foot tub (21″ high) and would like to remodel the bathroom with a standard…
Details[Editor’s Note: Landlord Law & Multi-Housing Report includes expert analysis of the latest legal developments in the rental housing sector as well as news about the multi-housing market, landlord-tenant relations and successful management strategies. Rental housing laws vary from state to state and some may not be applicable to California; however, most cases contain valuable…
DetailsAs a property manager, you handle a large volume of personal information. Not only do you have to keep existing tenants’ information on hand, but you also have information collected from prospective tenants during the rental process. Sensitive personal information, like social security and driver’s license numbers, are essential for, among other things
Americans believe in the fundamental principle of equal opportunity for all citizens. Toward that belief, the United States and each state within it have developed laws designed to provide equal opportunity in housing for everyone. However, the area of law known as “Fair Housing” has grown in scope and depth to a point that most…
DetailsRemember the days when residential real estate gained equity each year? It’s happening again in California, and a year from now homeowners could see as much as a 20 percent increase in the median price of homes across the state, according to Bruce Norris, a Riverside-based real estate analyst and principal of The Norris Group.…
Details[Editor’s Note: Landlord Law & Multi-Housing Report includes expert analysis of the latest legal developments in the rental housing sector as well as news about the multi-housing market, landlord-tenant relations and successful management strategies. Rental housing laws vary from state to state and some may not be applicable to California; however, most cases contain valuable…
DetailsLOANS Lenders are risk adverse and have long memories. By now they’ve pretty much learned that there are some places where they have more loan losses and some places where they have fewer. Loan losses are minimized in “preferred” areas where there is the expectation of continued high demand. That means that if (in lender’s…
DetailsWe’ve always thought it a bit odd how every January, when the Governor releases the proposed state budget for the following fiscal year, there is barely a drop of ink used by the main stream media about the impact to citizen taxpayers. Sure, as a spending document, the interests that receive government largesse – welfare,…
Details[Editor’s Note: Landlord Law & Multi-Housing Report includes expert analysis of the latest legal developments in the rental housing sector as well as news about the multi-housing market, landlord-tenant relations and successful management strategies. Rental housing laws vary from state to state and some may not be applicable to California; however,