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No price gouging of rental housing following earthquakes and storms

Posted by Amy Perry | Feb 3, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Property Management, Real Estate

In response to earthquakes and storms, the California Attorney General reminds landlords to be mindful of rent gouging.

Form-of-the-Week: Mold informational booklet and non-smoking addendum — Forms 564-1, 564-2 and 563-1

Posted by Amy Perry | Feb 2, 2023 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate

Residential tenants use RPI Forms 564-1 and 564-2 to educate the tenant on mold and its hazards and RPI Form 563-1 to prohibit smoking on the property.

DRE Hot Seat: Mortgage loan originator (MLO) knowingly takes fraudulent NMLS course

Posted by Amy Perry | Feb 1, 2023 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Mortgages, Real Estate, Your Practice

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who knowingly took a fraudulent course for their mortgage loan originator (MLO) license endorsement, violating the student Rules of Conduct and licensing requirements of state and federal law.

How real estate agents put artificial intelligence to work

Posted by Amy Perry | Jan 23, 2023 | Fundamentals, Real Estate, Your Practice

An agent’s use of artificial intelligence to automate their work might seem like science fiction. But with recent breakthroughs in machine learning, that fiction has quickly become reality for tech-savvy agents.

Form-of-the-Week: Annual Property Operating Data Sheet (APOD) and Tenant Estoppel Certificate (TEC) — Forms 352 and 598

Posted by Amy Perry | Jan 19, 2023 | Forms, Investment, Property Management, Real Estate

An agent representing an owner of tenant-occupied property uses RPI Forms 352 and 598 to induce buyers or lenders to purchase the property and assure no competing claims exist from tenants.