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Covers: The property manager’s ongoing duty to account to the landlord and maintain accurate records of all deposits, receipts, disbursements and expenditures; Contents of the property manager’s statement of accounting to the landlord; Discrepancies in trust fund accounting resolved against the property manager and in favor of the landlord.
Covers: A property manager’s proper handling of a trust account to accommodate the flow of property income and expenditures; Start-up fees, cash reserves, security deposits and rents held in a trust fund.
California’s Attorney General is meeting resistance from landlords reluctant to follow — or simply unaware of — the rules.
Covers: A property manager’s actions to increase the intangible image – goodwill – of a property; Promptly completing necessary repairs and correctly maintaining a property.
This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, a broker acting as a property manager surrendered his license in connection with a disciplinary action taken by the Department of Real Estate (DRE) for concealing property management books and records from a client they represented.
Covers: A property manager’s comprehensive review of all lease and rental agreements on entering into a property management agreement; Periodic evaluations of lease and rental agreements to minimize expenses and maximize rental income; Determining and contracting for necessary property repairs and replacements.
Covers: A property manager’s well-documented property inspections to determine the physical condition of the property, availability of habitable units and the use of the leased premises by existing tenants; Critical moments when a manager inspects a property.
Covers: A property manager’s analysis of the repairs, maintenance, landscaping and improvements needed to increase the property’s curb appeal; Running a cursory title check on the property to be managed, and clearing any deficiencies with the landlord prior to taking over management of the property.
An owner uses RPI Forms 591 and 592 when setting forth the employment of a resident manager or vacation rental property manager.
The amount of security deposit residential landlords may charge have changed in 2024.
Read the new restrictions on residential security deposits.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.