Jeff Faller – AOA President As we wrap up the year, it’s always a good time to take inventory and set new goals that align with the 7-step Success System or whichever system that you have in place to ensure success in every aspect of your life. You may want to start the New Year…
SOLD … BUT THANK YOU AOA! Dear AOA: Your magazine was perfect. Your forms were up to date and were just absolutely wonderful. The membership was well worth the dues that I paid. I enjoyed the magazine. It’s fantastic. When I sold the building, I told the new owner to join AOA. Gary B.
Dear AOA: Except for the housing industry, I cannot think of any other business where moratorium, that allows payees to not meet their contractual financial obligations, is enacted and enforced. Have any of the mortgage companies been treated in the same manner as the housing providers? Can those in arrear of loan payments who may…
PRESS RELEASE: Southern Legal Foundation (SLF) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation Prevail in Constitutional Challenge to Biden COVID Order! On February 25, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a final judgment declaring the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium order unconstitutional. The decision is the first…
As an apartment owner, you already have a lot on your plate, which is why becoming a member of a local apartment owners association, such as the Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc., (AOA) can be extremely beneficial for your success! During the COVID-19 pandemic, constant changes can be overwhelming. Apartment owners’ associations provide invaluable…
SB 91 was signed by Gov. Newsom, officially extending the eviction moratorium to June 30, 2021 with future extensions possible. Here is what you need to know and the new forms that you will need to serve. (This notice was sent out to the AOA email list in January. Go to www.aoausa.com on the bottom…
Residential Rentals Survey and Application Fraud By Snappt Residential Rentals Are at Risk With U.S. unemployment rates at historic highs, we wondered, how is this impacting the residential rental market? To find out what effect the pandemic is having on the residential rental market, Snappt commissioned the 2020 Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Residential…
Hello everybody. At the time when interest rates on mortgages are at a near historic low, AOA members might find it surprising that I am devoting this article to a discussion of high interest rates, that is, usurious interest which exceeds the maximum rates California law allows. But interest rates are not low for everyone,…
Repairs Many times, a tenant will have an issue with a specific repair person and demand that the landlord use another person. Be advised that it is the sole discretion of the landlord as to who will accomplish the repair. Unless an incident of improper conduct occurred, the landlord should not allow a tenant to…
Snappt released the 2020 Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Residential Rentals Survey. The survey shows that more than half of residential tenants are struggling to pay their rent, mostly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is driving a 75 percent increase in evictions, with a current eviction rate of 21 percent. Many of these…