Prop. 13 Is Working -Reject Prop. 15! By-Jon Coupal and Ernest J Dronenburg Jr.

Come November, Proposition 13 faces its biggest political battle at the ballot box. It is instructive to ask whether that iconic tax affordability measure remains good tax policy for California. As the just-released property tax assessments rolls from several California counties reveal, Proposition 13 is working exceedingly well at keeping homeowners and small business owners…

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Legal Q & A By-Dennis Block

Question One:  We have a tenant whose parking space is blocking the trash bin. Since the 80’s, there hasn’t been a problem with trash being picked up until now. He intentionally parks his car so that trash doesn’t get picked up, in hopes of getting a different space. There are no available spaces at this…

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Letters to the Editor …

Dear Dan:   Hello – so far, I have only had one out of three tenants have a problem paying rent.  She is on a partial pay reduction, but she was unable to pay half of her April rent.  I have a one and one half month security deposit.  She is cooperative and her place is…

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DID YOU KNOW By-Dennis Block

Access to the Premises Although Civil Code 1954 allows a landlord to access a unit for specified reasons, that access can be properly denied by a tenant during this pandemic. While a landlord can always enter the unit during an emergency, this is not the case for other reasons. For example, the tenant would be…

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