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The coronavirus pandemic has changed how business is conducted in nearly every sector, and real estate is certainly no exception. People will always need a place to live, but what kind of homes they look for—and how they conduct their search—is likely to be very different in the coming months than it has been in […]

In 2018, voter’s rejected Proposition 10, which was a measure to dismantle the Costa-Hawkins Rental Act and would have made instituting rent control ordinances feasible for local municipalities. It was my contention that AIDS Foundation Chairman, Michael Weinstein, who was behind the push to get Proposition 10 on ballot, would pursue a new rent control […]

The economic impact of Coronavirus/COVID-19 is now felt throughout much of the nation with record numbers of unemployment benefit filings. The current crisis has created another problem for investors of residential multi-family properties. The Judicial Council for the State of California has issued Emergency Rules relating to crisis that remain in effect for a period […]

The first quarter of 2019 saw a volume of proposed legislation relating to the rental housing industry with several bills, acts, and ordinances that could go on the ballot. The following list are of potential interest to landlords.

Several deaths during the 2017 Northern California wildfires prompted then Governor Brown to sign legislation into law requiring any automatic garage door sold after July 2019 to have a back up battery to provide power in the event of a power outage. SB 969 became law on 9/21/18 and amends 19891 of the Health and […]

A common question we are asked at our office is whether assets should be placed in a trust and why. Most homeowners are aware that if they hold title as joint tenants with a spouse when one of them passes the property goes to the remaining spouse under ‘rights of survivorship’. Although the outcome of […]

Aging in Place: Many seniors choose not to sell their property and remain in their home for a variety of reasons. It is a conscious decision to sustain the comforts that are important to them such as independence. There are supplementary services necessary to facilitate their living condition and maintain a decent quality of life. […]

Tax revenue advocates sent shock-waves throughout the commercial real estate community in the state by announcing 800,000 signatures have been collected and sent in for an initiative they hope will be in the 2020 ballot. The measure would adjust the 40-year old Proposition 13 tax ballot measure that allows only allows re-assessment of residential and […]

This November, voters will decide the course of real estate in many areas as Tax Transfer Initiative (Prop 5), and the Costa Hawkins repeal (Prop 10) will have their fate decided. Another piece of legislation that has drawn criticism from real estate organizations, Common Interest Development attorneys and Community Associations is SB 1265. The bill […]

During my many years of managing residential properties including a period as assistant manager of the HOA Division of a large real estate firm in Los Angeles, I found that there were often request for the review of specific records including association financials. Some of the request were made in light of pending litigation against […]