Q: I want to sell a house that I rent out, but I have a tenant living there. They are in a one-year lease that doesn’t terminate until June of next year. Can I break the lease because I am selling the property? A: No, you cannot break the lease at the time of the…
DetailsQuestion One: I have a tenant that has filed a claim against me. He tripped in the swimming pool area. I truly believe that he has faked his injury. My insurance company is in the process of investigating this claim. It should be noted that for the last year, this tenant has never paid his…
DetailsWhen the eviction process comes to an end, the Sheriff’s office does its part by restoring you to possession of the property and, if necessary, physically removing the ex-tenants. The Sheriff’s Department has come up with an Eviction Guide, one in which they make more requirements for you to assist in the process. Here are…
DetailsDespite evidence which clearly shows that a building I developed in Oakland is not subject to rent control – it is classified as new construction and exempt from the controlling ordinance – a tenant filed a petition to have her rent increase voided as it was [barely] greater than the allowed increase for controlled units. …
DetailsShadow-Market Housing In large metropolises, a housing shortage can severely damage the city’s economy. Experience shows that when such cities adopt rent control, they usually try to avoid outright housing shortages by leaving segments of the market unregulated. Unsatisfied demand is diverted into this unregulated sector. Because of the shadow-market effect people in this sector…
DetailsTen years ago, a statewide survey showed that more than 85% of apartment renters and owners/managers in California agreed that secondhand tobacco smoke is harmful to people. Based on our more recent surveys, that percentage has moved much higher. Apartment owners know that tobacco smoke is also harmful to an apartment unit. The small particles…
DetailsOur friends at Institute for Justice have convinced the Supreme Court to soon decide in the case Timbs v. Indiana whether the Constitution restrains states (and not just the federal government) from imposing excessive fines. This case started when the State of Indiana attempted to take Mr. Timbs’s Land Rover, on top of other punishments, for his violation…
DetailsWoman Shot in Head While Serving Eviction Notice and Raccoon Attack Leads to a Lawsuit Against Apartment Complex – By the Editors of the Rental Housing Journal Recently, there have been some court decisions which owners should bear in mind as part of their day-to-day management of their buildings. Below are those cases.
DetailsWhen you decide to invest in real estate, you invest your time and energy into finding the perfect property and waiting for the right time to buy. Then, after you’ve purchased and financed the property, you shift your focus to managing the property to maximize cash flow. Sounds good and it is … at first.…
DetailsSo what’s the deal with gutters? Are they really a big deal or are they just something that builders tack on like the little charges on your phone bill to squeeze out a little extra money? Some parts of the country don’t even have gutters, so how important can it be to have them cleaned…
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