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According to the 2009/2010 American Pet Products Association’s (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey, 62% of American households have at least one pet.  That means that pet-friendly property owners have more than double the pool of potential tenants than landlords who do not accept pets. 

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What if you could ask your property manager three simple questions and the results would tell you how well your management company is treating your property, and your wallet?

As a landlord in the high desert, I was doubling my evictions every year for the past several years.  However, I feel the judiciary is responsible, to some extent, for the increase in caseload, at least when it comes to Unlawful Detainers.

If your building is in one of the nine cities listed below, you must pay interest on the security deposit once a year and at the end of the tenancy.

Starting a property management company is a tough business, plain and simple.  Landlords deal with the problems of tenants who call to complain constantly; tenants who don’t pay their rent and

Given that the annual cost to insurance companies from water damages and mold in the U.S. is $2.5 billion, it is probably only a matter of time before you have some sort of water damage claim.

Roof coatings became popular in the 1970’s and 80’s, along with the “Bee Gees” and have been around ever since. Coatings are applied over an existing hot tar roof in an effort to “extend” the life of the roof and to add

Question 1: I recently heard that tenants’ children can inherit their rent controlled apartment. Is that true?