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Tough Times Ahead… Analyze More Than Just an Applicants’ Income July 15, 2022 Everyone loves a good survivor story.  Whether it is a group of 12 boys rescued from a cave in Thailand or the indomitable spirit of a soldier who endured more than two and a half years as a POW during World War…

6 Trigger Words And Questions Every Landlord Should Listen For July 15, 2022 You can hardly turn on a television or read a newsfeed where you don’t encounter the term “trigger words.”  While there are some universally accepted trigger words, like racial or ethnic slurs, most people or groups have their own unique lexicon of…

Rents Continue Climbing Faster Than Pre-Pandemic Years Apartment List says their national index rose by 1.3 percent over the course of June, “consistent with last month’s increase” but so far in 2022 “rents are growing more slowly than they did in 2021, but rents continue climbing faster than they did in the years immediately preceding the…

Court Upholds Law Requiring Landlords Pay Rent To Evicted Tenants By  John Triplett June 28, 2022 A federal appeals court in California has upheld a law requiring landlords to pay one month of rent to evicted tenants, according to reports. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the  court has upheld a California law requiring a property…

How To Waterproof Your Rental Property Basement Courtesy of Rental Housing Journal The basement is an important part of your property to protect so let’s take a look at the issues around how to best waterproof your rental property basement. By Phil Schaller Learn More Categories Uncategorized Archives Archives Select Month March 2023 February 2023…

In accordance with Senate Bill 115, applications are no longer open for the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Program. State law extends eviction protections until June 30,2022 for qualifying applications received by March 31. But eviction protections do not extend for non-payment of rent after March 31. That means tenants must pay rent and utility bills…

California Housing Market Report & Predictions By Gord Collins  May 25, 2022 Buyers are wondering when to buy, but sellers don’t look willing to sell, and then be faced with high rising mortgage rates themselves. It’s a perfect storm for the California real estate market as affordability plummets. Rent prices too, having reached record heights are…

What You Should Know About ‘Steering’ Housing Prospects What you should know about “steering” housing prospects and the Fair Housing Act even if you have the best of intentions to help a prospective tenant. By The Fair Housing Institute The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal for a housing provider to attempt to influence or…

New Masking Order in Alameda County Neetu Balram June 2, 2022 Public Information Manager Public Health Department Alameda County Health Care Services Agency eoc-pio@acgov.org Alameda County to Require Masking in Most Indoor Public Settings Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 have more than doubled in the last month. ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA – To limit the impact…

Emotional Support Animals – Proper Verification Emotional support animals can come in all shapes and sizes, making it difficult to know how to properly handle accommodation requests and avoid possible fair-housing complaints. This article will discuss the proper verification process for emotional support animals based on the Fair Housing Act and how to manage some…