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Craigslist Rental Marketing: Essential Landlord Tips

Craigslist is Still #1 Of all the sites that landlords can publish available housing, Craigslist continues to be the top go to site for rentals in most of the country. It offers landlords a very simple and user-friendly interface where you can create an ad in minutes that reaches millions of users – all for ..Read More

California Eviction Sheriff Lockout Stage – an Overview

Hi! Welcome back to another tips for landlords and property managers video brought to you by Fast Evict.com Law Group. In this video we will cover one of the steps during a California eviction; the sheriff lockout. This step comes after you have won at trial and the judge has granted possession back to you. ..Read More

Rent Control Defeated in the City of Westminster

In the face of an overflow crowd that formed outside the Westminster City Hall in Orange County, the City Council rejected proposals to adopt rent control.  This came after an August 14, 2019 meeting that featured eight hours of testimony from over 100 speakers. The Council received a report from its staff which highlighted the ..Read More

Sacramento City Council Approves Rent Control

The Sacramento City Council has approved a rent control and tenant protection measure, and has accelerated the implementation of the new ordinance to prevent landlords from evicting tenants before it takes effect. The measure effects tenant who rent on a month-month basis or longer in the city’s approximately 42,000 apartments and duplexes, mobile home parks ..Read More

San Jose Approves Law Banning Section 8 Housing Discrimination

The San Jose City Council has passed a new ordinance that would prohibit the blanket rejection of potential tenants based upon payment with Section 8 housing vouchers. The new law makes it illegal to deny tenancy solely on the basis of paying rent with vouchers. The law which goes into effect September 26, 2019 will ..Read More

California Laws on Abandonment of Personal Property with Commercial Leases

It happens more often than people think.  A commercial tenant who is behind in rent suddenly abandons the property without any notice to the landlord, leaving personal property behind. There may be a history of conflict between the tenant and landlord, or bad communication.  But for whatever reason, the tenant believes this is the only ..Read More

Dealing with Noisy Tenants: California Laws

Noise is one of the most common complaints a landlord has to deal with from tenants. Every renter deserves peace and quiet. The “Right to Quiet Enjoyment” which is the right to the undisturbed use and enjoyment of the property they are renting is implicit in every rental contract in California and all fifty states – whether it is in writing or ..Read More

What is California Assembly Bill 1482 & How Does it Impact Landlords?

California Assembly Bill 1482 which takes effect January 2020 places a limit on how much rent can be increased in a year and places certain restrictions on tenant evictions. Rent is limited to a 5% annual increase plus inflation, with the combined total not exceeding 10% a year. The Bill also requires a landlord to ..Read More

Santa Monica Adopts Country’s Most Extensive Earthquake Retrofit Plan

The Santa Monica City Council in March of 2017 approved a law mandating the earthquake retrofitting of vulnerable buildings that may not survive a major earthquake without potentially fatal damage.  Santa Monica has an estimated 1,660 “Soft story” buildings, which are multi-story buildings where floors have wide spaces or other openings such as apartment buildings ..Read More

California Statewide Rent Control Bill Passed

The governor is set to sign and enact Assembly Bill 1482 within a few weeks which means landlords will be limited to raising rent to no more than 5% plus local inflation, which in California is 2.5% on average. The bill is now sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk and he has said he will ..Read More