Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney, Dennis Block. Question One: I am in the middle of an eviction and I got word that a plumbing repair is required which affects two units. I need access to the unit which is under…
DetailsWhat are the signs of inflation, key benchmarks? A survey conducted in March of 2021 found that over three quarters of Americans are concerned about inflation. Not surprisingly, younger Americans who have not yet reached their peak earning years were most worried; the primary reasoning being they are still renters and don’t own a home…
DetailsRent control restrictions under California Civil Code section 1947.12 (also known as AB 1482) took effect on January 1, 2020, as part of the Tenant Protection Act of 2019. This law implements statewide rent control for residential properties during the next ten years from 2020 to 2030. Unless otherwise permitted, landlords cannot increase rents for…
DetailsOverview: Frederick Eaton and William Mulholland grew up in entirely different worlds. Mulholland was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of a low-level guard of the Royal Mail. William ran away from home when he was 15, spent seven years wandering about as a manual laborer first on a trans-Atlantic cargo ship, then in the…
DetailsBelow are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Franco Simone. Q: My neighbor told me that California passed a new law about emotional support animals. I was recently contacted by one of my tenants informing me that they required an emotional support cat and…
DetailsThere’s an old sports adage that “your team is only as good as its weakest player.” This wisdom can be applied to any industry, but I’ve found it especially true of property management. Successful property management requires a joining of professionals with vastly different skill sets all working toward the same goal: maximizing the quality…
DetailsA tenant surrender of possession of agreement is a meeting of the minds that results in a tenant voluntarily moving out for compensation, a rent waiver, return of the security deposit, or any combination of carrots and sticks to motivate the tenant to leave the premises at their own volition. More than “cash for keys,”…
DetailsThe pandemic-induced high-end real estate bubble has been broken, especially in California, according to new data provided by the Wall Street Journal. After riding high following the pandemic, (when selling an upscale house nationwide suddenly meant fierce bidding wars and astronomical selling prices), the high-end market has fallen off a cliff. Some of the reason…
DetailsBelow are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California property management and Section 8 tenants followed by answers provided by the law firm of Simone and Blevins. Q: One of my tenants called me and told me the tenant in the neighboring apartment was running a daycare out of the apartment. Can I…
DetailsThe media is full of headlines indicating that a market crash is on the horizon, and according to Consumer Affairs, 78% of Americans believed there would be a housing market crash by the end of 2022, while 50% expect it to happen in 2023. It’s also worth noting that 75% of the people Consumer Affairs…
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