Imagine you are a law abiding landlord with a vacancy and a potential renter fills out your application form. The vacancy is for a two bedroom, one bathroom, and one half bathroom unit. You read over the application and are astounded to find out that the potential tenant is requesting eight people live in the…
If you are a landlord and you want to make your building a non-smoking building, then you can thanks to a new California law in effect January 1, 2012. However, if your leases currently allow smoking in certain areas of the property then you may have a problem. The new law makes clear the…
Many homeowners are in the process of short selling their property. This is of particular concern for tenants living in a home that is the subject of the short sale. Many landlord/owners will simply give the tenant a 30-day notice to vacate. Usually this 30-day notice is perfectly fine if the landlord has contracted to…
Alright, so I have a thing for theme-day posts. Anyway, let’s learn something. If you are a landlord or management company and currently have a vacancy, did you know that one misstep could subject you to a Department of Employment and Fair Housing violation? That comes with a hefty fine. I will start with listing…
There are many reasons why a person should not represent themselves in any type of proceeding. Below are just a few. 10. Its stressful. There are reasons why so many attorneys commit suicide and turn to alcohol. 9. It is not as fun as it is on tv. Trials do not happen in 30 minutes…