Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California property management and resident manager laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Franco Simone. 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.…
An Albany, New York landlord was arrested after he allegedly abducted two tenants that he was unable to evict due to COVID-19 restrictions. The tenants had experienced hardship due to the pandemic and the landlord was frustrated that he was unable to evict them for non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 eviction restrictions. …
The past couple of years have been rough for small property owners. Due to the economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic (and the continued passage of time without an earthquake), many of us have become complacent about ensuring that we’re as prepared as possible for the next temblor. We may be forgiven our diverted…
As I have recently indicated, I don’t really understand why the media has turned so bearish on the U.S. economy lately, and why so many forecasters are predicting we’re either just about to enter a potentially nasty recession or we’re already in one. But they are, and they’ve done a darned good job of convincing…
Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by Attorney Richard Beckman. Question 1: Now that the state law has ended as of June 30, are we going back to ‘normal’? Answer 1: There is a fair amount of confusion as to the impact of…
It’s all Greek to me! A lot of underwriters are selling Apartment insurance but how do you know you are getting what’s right? Prices are all over the map, but the question is, how do they compare? What am I not getting? These last two years have been rough, and we are just starting to…
Here’s where Brian Dahle, Jenny Rae Le Roux and Gavin Newsom, applicants for governor, stand on some of the biggest questions facing California. Housing/Homelessness California’s affordable housing crisis only deepened during the pandemic, as average home prices surged even further out of reach for many families. Homelessness likely worsened as well, prompting Governor Newsom to…
Victor Davis Hanson is a resident scholar at the Hoover Institute and lifelong Californian from the Central Valley. He recently spoke at a conference of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association members. For the naïve who want an optimistic presentation about how great California is, VDH is not your guy. He gives an accurate, if depressing, view…
The time has finally arrived where we can enforce our property rights by bringing forth an eviction based on non-payment of rent. After this long hiatus, we want to be sure that we are serving a proper 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit. Failure to serve a notice in accordance with the law, will…
During the pandemic interest rates were at an all-time low with many property owners locking in a 30-year fixed-rate mortgages at a 2 – 2.5% interest rate. Exceptionally low interest rates combined with historically low inventory contributed to the real estate market in California appreciating at an average rate of 20% year-over-year. The housing market…