California Assembly Bill 1020: Swimming Pools – Effective January 1st, 2010. This bill is basically California’s answer to the Federal Virginia Grahame law that was passed late 2008. The new bill makes it a state law that landlords and owners install anti-entrapment devices on all public pools, new or old.

Finding great tenants can sometimes be very challenging, especially with apartment vacancies reaching record highs.  But just because Depression 2.0 is making leasing difficult, it does not mean that we, as property managers do not have a fiduciary duty to protect our clients from dead-beat and/or potentially dangerous tenants. Diligent tenant screening is important and we must, however, keep in mind that […]

I was interviewed by a potential client last week and one of the first questions that he asked me was: “How do you perceive the management style of your company?  In other words, if I were to hire you, what do I tell people your company does for me?”  My answer came quick: “We proactively […]

As the economy keeps doing what it is doing (no need for explanation here, I am quite sure), property manager relationships and trust within business circles become more and more critical. Investors need – more than ever – to be able trust in their broker’s ability to navigate them through the daunting world of short sales, […]