Residential landlords need to provide some extra paperwork at the time they enter into a rental or lease agreement.
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Real Estate Fixtures vs. Trade Fixtures
Distinguishing the two types of improvements installed in a building – real estate fixtures and trade fixtures.
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Form-of-the-Week: Guarantee Agreement for Rental or Lease — Form 553-1
A lease guarantee commits the individual who signs it to pay the landlord throughout the duration of the lease. Since this agreement carries a significant financial risk, a commercial tenant may want to seek alternative negotiation tactics to get around signing the personal guarantee.
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Brokerage Reminder: Know the basis when converting homes to rentals
When converting homes to rentals, first calculate the basis for tax gain or loss.
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May a homeowners’ association (HOA) restrict a property owner from renting their property for a short-term when they purchased it before the HOA adopted the restriction?
Brown v. Montage at Mission Hills, Inc.
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Santa Ana enacts new rent control measures amid staunch resistance
Santa Ana became the first city in Orange County to adopt its own rent control ordinance.
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Can a residential landlord evict a tenant when a certificate of occupancy has not been issued for the unit?
Yanez v. Vasquez
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Form-of-the-Week: Tenant Lease Worksheet and Offer to Lease – Forms 555 and 556
A leasing agent uses RPI Form 555 to understand a commercial tenant’s reasons for relocating and RPI Form 556 to prepare an offer which becomes binding when accepted by the landlord of the commercial property.
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Small landlords less likely to receive rent
Renters living in larger multifamily buildings were more likely to pay their rent during the pandemic than renters living in smaller units owned by mom-and-pop landlords.
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