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Mobilehome parks are generally subject to the same state and federal fair housing laws that apply to residential rental properties. California fair housing laws include the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. Federal laws include the Fair Housing Act and Fair Housing A...
08/05/2013
When you have a tenant that you’ve signed a lease with, sometimes their life situation changes before the lease is up. In some cases, they may want to add a new roommate to their household. But is it appropriate for them to just go ahead with that, or should they ask you first? What you need to k...
07/19/2013
Posted on 15. Jul, 2013 by Leonard Baron at propertymanager.com. When discussing real estate investments, we often hear people say the three most important words in real estate are location, location, location. And while “3L” properties may be some of the finest looking and most prestigious prop...
07/16/2013
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Under the best of circumstances, being a property manager can be a stressful career choice. Throw a distressed property in a high-crime area into your portfolio, and that stress level can increase tremendously. While it won’t be easy, turning a crime-ridden property into a safe haven for grateful...
07/11/2013
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Landlords can find themselves in sticky legal situations with tenants when it comes to their long-term guests. Long-term guests can be a bit of a gray area for property owners and managers. You may have written in the lease that a tenant can have guests, only to find they bent the rules a bit an...
07/09/2013
There are instances where a landlord can lose an eviction case due to their previous actions. In these circumstances, it doesn’t matter if the tenants have failed to pay their rent, or if they have caused damage to the property. Your request to have them evicted may not lead to a desirable result...
06/28/2013
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Isn’t summer everyone’s favorite time of year? As the song tells us, it’s when the living is easy, and many people are out enjoying the long days, the warm weather and activities that just aren’t possible during the fall and winter months. For property managers, there can be one drawback to that ...
06/12/2013
Those of us who bought our homes towards the top of the last housing bubble (2003-2007) are relieved to hear that the average price for houses is climbing steadily in most regions of the U.S. Yet for many the cost of buying a house is still making it difficult or impossible to become homeowners. ...
06/06/2013
We just finished celebrating Memorial Day. It’s helpful for me to remember that’s the day when Americans honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. I want to pay my deepest respect to their memory and to their loved ones. Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day ori...
06/05/2013
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Today, a record number of property management companies are experiencing the benefits of going green. The Green Property Management Course, offered by The National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) is designed to provide property managers with the training required to obtain the C...
06/03/2013
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