With widespread technology use by residents of all ages and the rise of the Millennial generation, property-wide WiFi, Gigabit speeds, WiFi calling and smart home features are what’s next in technology trends for apartments in 2015.
Nearly 40 percent of all ADA accessibility lawsuits in the United States are filed in the State of California. Typically, the alleged violations involve lack of disabled parking and inaccessible restrooms at businesses such as restaurants, motels, retail stores, office and apartment buildings.
With predictions of heavy El Niño rains this winter, it is timely to review the laws pertaining to liability for property damage caused by rainwater run-off, surface water flow and landslides.
Do you remember the Clint Eastwood western movie, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”? Renting to Section 8 tenants is pretty much the same. Some landlords love Section 8, and some landlords try it and find it is bad and ugly to deal with.
We have been living with drought in the Western United States for a long time now. So the prediction of a strong, wet El Niño year is quite appealing. Will it fill our reservoirs, recharge our aquafers and bring us back to normal? Hard to tell; many experts say we may need multiple years of…
What would you give for a peek inside the minds of your residents? Thanks to the results of a recent apartment resident customer satisfaction survey from leading marketing research firm, J Turner Research, you may be closer to understanding than you think. Let’s take a closer look at the study findings, along with what they…
The best way to look forward to 2016 is to look back at 2015. In January 2015, these important charts were flashing “price boom” signals in the single-family residential market.
Remove stains from the wall before you slap on another coat. It’s the first commandment of painting. Here’s how to wash seven common stains off your walls and in most cases, requires low effort and low cost.
Algae Free Pools You don’t have to be a chemist to have algae free and sparkly clear pool water! Our non-chemical and ECO-FRIENDLY mineral algaecide products have been time tested since 1994 and are used WORLD WIDE by pool maintenance companies, hotels, resorts, municipal pools, aquatic centers, water parks, home owners, and more. They will eliminate…
When you have minute, go to your browser and Google OSHBOT and check out the video. OSHBOT is a robot about four feet tall which was developed by Orchard Supply Hardware (now a subsidiary of Lowes). It is already deployed at its Silicon Valley store. You can ask verbally where in the store a specific…