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Question 1: In my rental lease addendum, I ask for house inspections of the premise to be up to four times a year. One applicant told me that was illegal, and that only one inspection per year is permitted by law. I know some property managers ask for semi-annual inspection in their leases. What is…

Question One: We recently had a city inspection at one of my rent controlled buildings. We attempted to gain entrance to one of the units, but the lock had been changed by

Part of being a successful landlord is learning to treat owning a rental property as a business. If you want to turn your rental property into a successful business, you need to separate yourself from

Hello everybody. It is time once again for my annual January update on the wage, hour and rent laws that apply to resident managers. In case you have not heard, effective

It is our continuous goal to aid and support you in making this business of providing housing for others more profitable, easier and yes, more enjoyable.  AOA wishes each and every one of you

A few months ago, I listed a house for rent and a prospect contacted me for information.  She decided that the rent was too high for her budget but then she contacted me about a Craigslist ad

It may surprise you that you are responsible for preventing injuries to children sustained while they were trespassing on your property that were caused by man-made conditions called

The below article was written by Jon Coupal, President of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. This is a tale of coattails – the coattails of an

The 2013 legislative session closed resulting in a mixed bag of good and bad news for rental property owners. While at least one law which would have had a disastrous effect on landlords was vetoed, several others with

UPDATE:  Recently, I wrote an article on the new laws going into effect on January 1, 2014 concerning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The article created