Definitions Used in This Article: Assistance animal is a term used to describe both 1) a service animal and 2) a support animal also known as an emotional support animal. Service animal is defined by the American Disability Association (ADA) as “any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the…
DetailsBy simply searching the Internet, one can find a variety of websites selling fake pay stub templates. All the purchaser has to do is download the template and simply “fill in the blanks” entering in any information they desire. Some sites even offer a choice of different template styles and colors along with options to…
DetailsI want to give you an update on the status of Covid-19 housing policies. However, I want to be candid and tell you that I wish I had more to say than I do – or at least something better to say than I do. But here goes… Currently, we are into the third month…
DetailsQuestion 1: I have a tenant in a Lake County single family residence who is not paying rent. Moreover, the County has posted a notice of abatement citing accumulated household trash and other issues that are causing a health and safety issue. The abatement orders were issued 7/28/20. My understanding of the COVID-19 moratorium is…
DetailsThe process of buying and selling multi-unit income producing properties is a bit mysterious and risker compared to single family residential properties. If you could remove some of the risk so that you increase the probability that the sale will close, and at the same time increase the amount of money you can sell or…
DetailsOn September 17, 2018 California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 721 – “The Balcony Inspection Bill”. The bill arose in response to the tragic deaths of six UC Berkeley students in 2015 at a downtown apartment complex due to the collapse of a balcony. Owners of multifamily apartment buildings with three or more…
Details[A landlord] violated the Washington eviction moratorium by threatening tenants and starting to evict 14 of them, and will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit, according to a release from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. A Nevada corporation, headquartered in Los Angeles, will pay almost $300,000 directly to tenants in the form of refunds, payments…
DetailsContinued . . . In the mid 1600’s the Dutch Republic was beginning its climb to global power. The Dutch traders, having a monopoly of trade with Japan and the East Indies, had become the middlemen between European nations and the Far East. For a period, Amsterdam’s population was doubling every 20 years (an annual…
DetailsAs a landlord, you may not necessarily describe your business as “tech-based” – this despite the fact that you’re surrounded with the type of technology on a daily basis that helps you not only do your job more effectively, but that also helps to build and strengthen the relationships that you’re forging with your tenants.…
DetailsIn the short-term, real estate investors will be faced with two sides of the same investment coin. Those investors with cash will be able to buy investments that others cannot close on due to the slowdown of the financial marketplace. Those without cash will need to bail out of deals because many of their loan…
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