Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 19th for AOA’s “Million Dollar Trade Show and Landlording Conference” in Long Beach. 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…
DetailsAn apartment showing or an open house – which is better? Find out how to show an apartment and why this is the better option to bring in quality renters. Scheduling an apartment showing is the next step after prospective tenants reach out to you. Understanding proper apartment showing etiquette is vital, as this encounter…
DetailsThe increasing rate of people and businesses leaving California is well documented and is slowly being acknowledged by reluctant politicians and legacy media. Arguments from California’s cheerleader-in-chief, Governor Newsom, that everything is fine are growing less credible by the day. For those of us who want to stay in the Golden State – no matter…
DetailsAn apartment showing or an open house – which is better? Find out how to show an apartment and why this is the better option to bring in quality renters. Scheduling an apartment showing is the next step after prospective tenants reach out to you. Understanding proper apartment showing etiquette is vital, as this encounter…
DetailsThe Wikipedia summarizer provides an excellent description of the Oral tradition. Oral tradition is a form of human communication where knowledge, art, ideas, and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another through speech or song. It is not the same as testimony or oral history. Oral tradition refers to the…
DetailsIf you are looking for a way to protect your assets, eliminate or minimize estate taxes, ensure your spouse is taken care of during your life and after your passing, and provide yourself indirect access to the trust assets, a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) might be what you need. What is a SLAT?…
DetailsThe Supreme Court may hear a challenge to New York State’s Rent Stabilization Law and opinion states that tenants and landlords would be much better off. As reported in the NY Post, “in a case that promises to utterly upend New York politics — and boost the city’s housing market — the Supreme Court may…
DetailsThe filing of ADA lawsuits in California is still on the rise against commercial property owners, retail strip centers, tenants of retail business and apartment buildings with 15 units or more that have leasing offices. Often owners attempt to make corrections without expert advice or direction which often leads to the possibility of multiple lawsuits.…
DetailsOn June 16, 2015, around midnight, six Berkeley students fell to their death during a birthday party when the balcony they were standing on failed and fell 40 feet to the ground below. Although when it was built the balcony structure was safe, water had entered the wood structure over time causing decay of the…
DetailsBelow are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California and Orange County rent control laws, followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: I have a tenant who recently died while inside the apartment unit. This tenant had a live-in caretaker. In the last few months this caretaker would be the…
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