New security deposit limitations for California’s residential landlords
Security deposit rules are tightening for California residential landlords in 2024.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 29, 2023 | New Laws, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
Security deposit rules are tightening for California residential landlords in 2024.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Nov 27, 2023 | Commercial, New Laws, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) adds several incentives for builders and multi-family property owners making energy efficient improvements.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Nov 24, 2023 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
A landlord or property manager uses RPI Forms 567-2 and 567-3 to notify the tenant of the hour and date of a pre-expiration inspection, and provide the tenant an itemized list of repairs and cleaning the tenant needs to remedy or eliminate to avoid a deduction of costs from the security deposit
Read Moreby David Swistock | Nov 20, 2023 | Bay Area, Laws and Regulations, Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
640 Octavia, LLC. v. Karl Heinz Pieper
Read Moreby David Swistock | Oct 16, 2023 | Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Moses v. Roger-McKeever
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 16, 2023 | New Laws, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
Under SB 567, the allowances for a no fault eviction have narrowed.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 15, 2023 | Economics, Property Management, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
The rent is still too darn high — but not as high as it was yesterday here in California.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 15, 2023 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
A landlord or property manager uses RPI Forms 563-2 and 563-3 to notify a tenant of bed bug prevention strategies and the pest control operator’s observations when a bed bug infestation has been inspected.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Sep 5, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
A leasing or sales agent uses RPI Forms 161, 161-1 and 161-2 when arranging an option to purchase property.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Aug 31, 2023 | Charts, Investment, Property Management, Real Estate | 4
California’s low homeownership rate means rentals are in high demand, with vacancies near historic lows.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Aug 28, 2023 | Appraisal, Laws and Regulations, Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Olympic and Georgia Partners, LLC v. County of Los Angeles
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 21, 2023 | Property Management, Real Estate | 0
Apartment landlords are cashing in on reduced storage space by partnering with companies who rent household goods to tenants.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 17, 2023 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
A property manager or landlord uses RPI Form 587 to mutually terminate a lease agreement and RPI Form 588 to notify a tenant of a temporary displacement due to invasive repairs or fumigation work that requires them to temporarily move out.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Aug 14, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Roxbury Lane LP, v. Benjamin Harris
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Aug 4, 2023 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Property Management, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
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 acting as a property manager who collected trust funds on behalf of landlords they represented and failed to disburse the trust funds to the landlords as required.
Read Moreby David Swistock | Aug 2, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0
Sleep E-Z LLC., v. Lopez
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Jul 24, 2023 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate | 1
A landlord uses RPI Form 565 to extend or renew a lease and a tenant uses RPI Form 566 to request the lease extension or renewal.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 17, 2023 | Feature Articles, Property Management, Video | 0
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.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 10, 2023 | Feature Articles, Property Management, Video | 0
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.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 7, 2023 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Property Management, Real Estate | 0
California’s Attorney General is meeting resistance from landlords reluctant to follow — or simply unaware of — the rules.
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