The US national debt topped $16 trillion in September and it was almost as if no one paid attention. At the rate we are going, the national debt will top $20 trillion just four years from now in 2016. In a previous column, I pointed out just how mind-boggling a trillion dollars is. Let’s revisit…
DetailsIf you’ve missed some of the prior articles, basic “beginner” guidelines on successful investing are in my book “Stairway to Wealth” available at LuLu.com. We’ve been preparing ourselves for significant inflation once all this Qualitative Easing is no longer quite so fashionable, but we may have been wrong. The reason is that demographics – the…
DetailsQ: I have a tenant who is on a month to month rental agreement and his rent has not been increased for the past four years. I would like to raise his rent from $1,000 to $1,200 per month. How many days notice do I have to give the tenant? In California, you must give…
DetailsQuestion 1: My tenant in a two bedroom San Francisco unit wants to replace his roommate, after we just went through that process a few months ago. I have reviewed the Rent Board’s website, and they indicate that the tenant can only do this once every 12 months unless the tenant has ‘good cause’. But…
DetailsQuestion One: I recently bought an eight unit building where one of the units is not legal. What are the ramifications of renting out this unit? Answer One: If you are in Los Angeles, the consequences could be serious. The tenant can legally stop paying rent and you would be forced to pay relocation money…
DetailsIn a most interesting case published by the California Court of Appeal on August 29, 2012, the Court determined that a neighbor who cut down a single 70 foot tall Aleppo Pine tree straddling the boundary line between two properties was liable to the adjacent owner for $107,256.00! The facts of the Kallis vs. Sones…
DetailsAOA Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference a Huge Success! And AOA Files Grand Jury Complaint Against Los Angeles Rent Control Board Trade Show a Huge Success! Our 30th Anniversary “Million Dollar Trade Show” last month was a huge success! You should have been there! Our members were more educated, motivated and stimulated by…
DetailsRent Control Wins Again! By Peter Reitz Over the past several decades, there have been a number of attempts to challenge rent price controls on the grounds that such restrictions amount to an illegal taking under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. One of the first decisions of this kind was Hawaii Housing Authority…
DetailsOn September 26th, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB1229 barring landlords from forcing renters to declaw or devocalize their pets to cut down on noise and property damage. The bill does not stop landlords from adopting a “no pets” policy however; SB 1229 does prevent owners from the following:
DetailsDear Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer – Right up front, let me tell you that I write this to ask you to make a special HJTA donation today of $335, $500 or more if you can afford it. HJTA needs your support because both Jerry Brown’s bogus state budget and his $9 billion dollar tax increase…
Details