A recent article in the Wall Street Journal should dispel all doubts as to why Prop.13 is so important to California homeowners. The article, entitled, “Americans have amassed $35 trillion of wealth in their homes, yet many feel less well off because of it,” presents a sobering view of what is happening in most other…
The days of hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles and finding that many come without a refrigerator could soon come to an end. A new bill in the California Legislature aims to require landlords to provide stoves and fridges in rental housing. Fridge-less apartments have long been a weird quirk of renting in Southern…
The Impact of Senate Bill 721 on Property Managers and Owners Senate Bill 721 (SB 721), the “Balcony Bill,” mandates property owners inspect 15% of elevated exterior elements—balconies, walkways, stair landings, decks—every six years. While this ensures basic compliance, inspecting just 15% might not be enough to prevent serious risks. Here’s why a more comprehensive…
New California rental housing laws in 2025 are set to significantly impact tenants, landlords, and HOAs, with changes aimed at transparency, fairness, and accountability. Below are some [Assembly Bill] laws that came or will come into effect this year. Please familiarize yourself with these. AB 2801 – [Effective April 1 and July 1, 2025]…
Several new California housing laws in 2025 are set to impact property owners and renters statewide—covering everything from rent reporting and security deposits to HOA responsibilities and accessory dwelling units. The below article was supplied by the Small Property Owners Association of San Francisco and contains some laws that came or will come into effect…
It has been another frenetic year – election years often are, and the general state of many parts of the world remains uncertain. But one thing I do know – here at home, many resident managers (and their lawyers) are hard at work scrutinizing whether they are being paid properly, ever-ready to assert claims if…
AIDS HealthCare Foundation, controlled by Michael Weinstein, has once again initiated a campaign to destroy the protections afforded home-owners, condominium owners, commercial and retail property owners, apartment owners and developers of new apartment construction, heretofore protected by the 1995 Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Props 10 and 21 Defeated! Weinstein was the engineer and architect of…
PROP. 33 IS A DEEPLY FLAWED SCHEME THAT WILL INCREASE HOUSING COSTS AND BLOCK AFFORDABLE HOUSING! Here’s why you should vote NO on Prop. 33: 1. NOT WHAT IT SEEMS: PROP. 33 IS A TROJAN HORSE THAT OVERTURNS STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAWS Prop. 33 is misleading. The measure would effectively overturn more than 100 state…
If passed by voters in November, Prop. 34 would require certain healthcare providers to spend 98% of their net revenues from the discount prescription drug program on direct patient care and avoid engaging in dishonest conduct. Background: In 1992, the federal government established a program to give certain healthcare providers access to discounted prescription drugs.…
What would you do if you knew the value of your apartment building could drop by 30% to 40% after November of this year? That’s what happened in the state of New York where “vacancy control” is allowed! That’s what could happen in California and what some really “big money people” have planned, if apartment…