IN THE NEWS In the past few months, real estate investors in San Francisco settled two separate lawsuits for a total payment of $4.7 million. The lawsuits were brought by tenants who claimed they were illegally evicted by owners who wrongfully used the state’s “owner move-in” law, which allows property owners to evict rent-controlled tenants…
Christmas is again different this year – circumstances may have affected some landlord/tenant relationships. Some tenants may owe you months of rent due to job loss or sickness. Some may be dishonestly taking advantage of the laws allowing them to “defer” rental payments. Also, circumstances may have changed with YOU, the landlord. Having gone without…
Recently, while scrolling on FaceBook, I came across a post where someone was looking for an apartment. There were some helpful responses and suggestions were offered by many. But … one person answered, “Check your messages – I sent you a sure-fire way to get someone to rent to you even if you have bad…
Having a written criteria list for your rental applicants is pertinent in your rental business and serves several purposes. By attaching a copy of your rental criteria to each blank application form, you are informing your applicant of a list of conditions that must be met for them to be considered as a future tenant…
Recently, and strictly out of curiosity, I went online to a web site called www.supportpets.com to see how difficult or easy it was to obtain a document to qualify my cat, Oliver, as an emotional support animal (ESA). Once I entered in my personal information, including my email address, I was presented with a series…
Anti-housing activist Michael Weinstein is back for round two. Mr. Weinstein is the president and CEO of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and led the campaign to pass the defeated Proposition 10 in 2018. He is still convinced that more rent control is needed. Weinstein’s so-called “Rental Affordability Act” – Prop. 21 would allow cities and…