Hello everybody. From time to time, apartment owners take title to their property in the name of a corporation in which they are the sole shareholders. Typically, that is done for two reasons: (1) asset protection and (2) tax benefits.
Hello everybody. It marvels me how often apartment owners enter into leases in the name of their family living trust, or worse still, file lawsuits under the name of the trust.
Hello everybody. Most everyone hopes that 2020 will bring about the election of great president, low taxes, world peace, and other important things like that. As the legal writer for the Apartment Owners Association, my hope and 2020 New Year’s Resolution wish for AOA members is more modest, but nonetheless extremely important. In fact, it…
Hello everybody. In case you are not aware, on September 1, 2019 new 3-Day Notice laws and New Unlawful Detainer laws took effect. And they affect every landlord in California who serves a 3-Day to Pay Rent or Quit and every landlord who files an eviction action against a tenant.
Hello everybody. Here’s a quick question: Is an apartment building a business establishment? Here’s the quick answer: Yes! In 1959, California enacted the Unruh Civil Rights Act and named it after its author, Jesse Unruh. The Act’s principal objective was (and still is) to prevent many types of unreasonable discrimination by business establishments. Business establishments…
Hello everybody. My discussion this month deals with the topic of whether an apartment owner must pay all or any portion of the cell phone bill of the owner’s resident managers who use their own personal cell phones when performing their work-related services.
Hello everybody. AOA members know the general rule: It is unlawful for a landlord to discriminate against children, or to discriminate against tenants on account of them having minors. The California Supreme Court first imposed the prohibition of discriminating against families with children in 1982, relying on the California Unruh Civil Rights Act, in the…
Hello everybody. Most everyone hopes that 2019 will bring about a strong economy, lower taxes, world peace, and other important things like that. As the legal writer for the Apartment Owners Association, my hope and 2019 New Year’s Resolution wish for AOA members is more modest, but nonetheless extremely important. In fact, it is the…