I am a liberal/progressive Democrat, and I live in West Los Angeles, several miles west of the UCLA campus. Yes, I’m a member of several or more local Democratic Clubs. I’m not going to discuss with you the Constitutional concepts of “taking” of private property without due process, a hearing or compensation, as outlined in…
DetailsThere have been seriously wealthy people since before forever. The first Roman emperor, Octavian (27 BC – 14 AD), accumulated an estimated net worth of $4.6 trillion, equal to 20% of the Roman Empire’s economy. Jakob Fugger amassed somewhere between $400 to $500 billion, equivalent to 2% of Europe’s GDP at the time of his…
DetailsJust because a person has a good result, does not mean that they made a smart decision. [Recently], I did something that I had never done in my previous business career. I walked out of a client meeting because the pain of folly was too severe. Our team worked hard and smart for a year…
DetailsThe Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division has opened up intensive investigations relating to tax and money laundering cases involving COVID-19 relief and has, to date, uncovered fraud totaling $3.2 billion. 236 Sentenced to Federal Prison To date, the IRS has found fraud in 975 cases they have investigated including a large amount of criminal…
DetailsOn Tuesday, April 25th the Buena Park City Council will be meeting to discuss expanding existing rent control, increasing fees and enforcements. Date: Tuesday April 25, 2023 Time: 6:00 P.M. Where: Buena Park City Hall. 6650 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90622 WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED? Expanding rent control to ALL rental properties in the…
DetailsRent Increase Limit Landlords can only raise a tenant’s rent once per year and at a rate that is no more than 75% of the annual rate of inflation. Landlords are now only allowed to give at most ONE rent increase in any twelve month period. The allowed increase described here will be in effect…
DetailsMark your calendars for Wednesday, April 19th for AOA’s “Million Dollar” Trade Show and Landlording Conference in Los Angeles. You will meet just about every contractor and vendor you will ever need… it’s called the “Million Dollar Event” of the year. Come and help us celebrate and who knows, you may even go home with…
DetailsIt is one of AOA’s goals to support you in making your business of providing housing for others more profitable, easier and more enjoyable! We also aim to provide information from which you will discover at least one idea that will help you make and/or keep more money than ever before. Our commitment to you…
DetailsThe city of Los Angeles has expanded renter protections. The new protections now cover ALL RENTALS, including condominiums and single family homes in the City of L.A. NEW LAWS AND PROCEDURES Renter Protections Notice All residential rental property owners must provide a “Notice of Renters’ Protections” to tenants who begin or renew their tenancy on or…
DetailsCo-sponsored by Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) and approved by Governor Newsom on September 27, 2022, SB 1017 allows survivors who are tenants to retain their current housing, avoid eviction and even sue their landlord who tries to unlawfully evict them because of the abuse. “There are already significant protections in place in California for survivors; one…
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