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Changes to California law (specifically, Cal. Civ. Code Section 1950.5(g)-(h)) effective this year will obligate residential landlords to photographically document the condition of rental units at the outset and conclusion of tenancies. Residential landlords desiring to preserve their right to deduct the costs of repairs and cleanings from their tenants’ security deposits must document the condition of a rental unit by taking photographs of the rental unit at the following times: Starting April 1 of this year, photographs must be taken both: (1) after regaining possession from a tenant but before making repairs or cleanings they will deduct from or claim against the tenant’s security... Read more
Kenneth Mattson, the former CEO of LeFever Mattson, is charged with defrauding approximately 200 investors by selling fake ownership stakes into apartment properties...
When the Fair Housing Act (FHA) comes up, the conversation typically centers around leasing, advertising, or resident interactions. But an often-overlooked aspect is how...
The Oregon House has unanimously passed a bill to allow property owners and landlords to evict squatters after giving a 24-hour notice, according to katu.com news. The...
Are you wondering if you can use a 1031 exchange with foreign property? While a 1031 exchange is a powerful tool for deferring capital gains taxes, the rules around...
Crouching on the sidewalk in front of his apartment building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood last Monday, Bradford Berger shuffled through legal papers in a wrinkled manila folder. It was a stressful morning; he was scrambling to get ready for a chemotherapy appointment with his wife, who’d been diagnosed with lymphoma the month before. In two days, sheriff’s deputies were scheduled to evict the two of them from the subsidized apartment they’d shared for the last 15 years — even after a local rental assistance program offered to pay the landlord, an affordable housing nonprofit, the back rent they owed. It was a gloomy way to mark their anniversary for the couple,... Read more
What is AB 2747? AB 2747 is a California rent law designed to make Rent Reporting more accessible, helping Renters build credit while setting clear guidelines for...
Technology has fundamentally reshaped the way property managers and their staff interact with residents. With new advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), many...
After analyzing nearly 5 million documents in 2024, Snappt, a leader in fraud detection for multifamily property management, found that 6.4% of rental applications were...
A trio of tenants who took their landlord to court to reclaim their apartment security deposits say they finally got their money back days after Gothamist reported on...
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