Real Estate Property Management

Form-of-the-Week: Resident Manager Agreement and Vacation Rental Management Agreement — Forms 591 and 592

by Amy Platero | Jun 9, 2023

An owner uses RPI Forms 591 and 592 when setting forth the employment of a resident manager or vacation rental property manager.

Landlords fight rising vacancy rates

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jun 8, 2023

While the supply-and-demand imbalance is heading in the right direction — toward stabilization — the rental market is still a long way from normal.

Management Obligations Owed the Landlord

by ft Editorial Staff | Jun 2, 2023

Covers: Conducting property management operations in compliance with the prudent investor standard; A property manager’s duties and higher standard of conduct provided to a landlord.

May an owner evict a tenant when the owner is not in compliance with notice requirements regarding a change in the name of the property management company?

by David Swistock | May 30, 2023

Group XIII Properties LP v. Stockman

Duty of Care and an Evolving Standard of Conduct

by ft Editorial Staff | May 30, 2023

Covers: Attributes of a successful property manager; The duty of care a property manager owes a landlord as comparable to the duty of care a broker in a real estate sales transaction owes their buyers and sellers.

California targets unlawful crime-free housing policies

by Carrie B. Reyes | May 24, 2023

Landlords who conduct criminal background checks may be guilty of housing discrimination.

Resident Managers

by ft Editorial Staff | May 22, 2023

Covers: On-site duties of a resident manager at an apartment complex with 16 or more units; Licensed and unlicensed activities; Occupancy of a unit in the complex as part of a resident manger’s compensation; Use of the resident manager employment agreement to document the employment and expectations.

Form-of-the-Week: Property Management Agreement and Change of Owner or Property Manager — Forms 590 and 554

by Amy Platero | May 11, 2023

A broker uses RPI Form 590 when entering into a property management agreement with an owner and RPI Form 554 when a change of ownership occurs.

Letter to the Editor: What happens when a rental payment arrives late through the mail?

by ft Editorial Staff | Apr 24, 2023

The failure of the postal service to deliver the check within the grace period for payment does not cause the tenant to incur a late charge when USPS received the check during the grace period.

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