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The Issue: The Los Angeles City Council and Mayor have passed Ordinance number 182986 titled Citywide Exclusive Franchise System for the Municipal Solid Waste Collection and Handling Program. The Ordinance became effective on May 28, 2014.

As a landlord, you have to serve legal notices to enforce the terms and conditions of the lease. Below is a list of the five common mistakes when serving a Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit:

Have you met your goals for the first quarter of the year? Or has traffic come to a screeching halt? Perhaps you are worried about how you are going to secure more leases. Or maybe you have so much competition that your team and your community is getting lost.

Question 1: I have a tenant who moved in August 2014.The lease is for one year. He has now violated the lease three times. First time, I witnessed and spoke to him about installing a curtain rod when the lease clearly says it is not allowed. Second violation was that he was seen with a…

Keeping Poor Files on Your Tenants              “If you don’t start paying your rent on time, I’m gonna…”

Have you ever been sued by your tenant because you did not return their entire security deposit?  Has your tenant ever left your building and destroyed your unit?  If the answer is yes to either of these questions, then it would be beneficial for you to learn more about small claims and the process.

While economists may quibble about the effects of minimum-wage hikes, there’s no such debate about rent control’s adverse effects.

Looking to rev up your leasing efforts?  Here is a hot tip – practice Fair Housing!  What?  Practice Fair Housing?  You mean treat everyone the same regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, gender, family status or handicap?  Isn’t that a given?

Question One: I am concerned with California’s urgent request for water rationing, where I might get fined for the acts of my tenants. My tenants do not pay for water and therefore there is no incentive to conserve. What steps should I take?

     If the vacating tenant has been a long-term tenant, and you had a good relationship, simply ask him. I bet over the years he’s followed the neighborhood and knows from friends and fellow renters. He can tell you if he thinks you should charge more or less. Feedback from your vacating residents should be…