bpoa May newsblast

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June 2nd 10am 

 

Saturday Morning Members Meeting & Workshop
Topic: Competing with the New Construction

 

see our calendar for details

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2012 ANNUAL GENERAL ADJUSTMENT ADOPTED -- At its regular meeting on October 17, 2011, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board adopted the Annual General Adjustment (AGA) Order for Year 2012 which will allow eligible landlords to increase the 2011 permanent rent ceilings by 1.6%. The 2012 AGA of 1.6% represents 65% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Bay Area during the 2010 fiscal year (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011), which was 2.4% as posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 65% of CPI formula was approved by the voters in the November 2004 general municipal election.
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The new revisions have been made to the BPOA lease and it's available in the members section of this website

 

Mold got you down? We've got some information for you HERE
and HERE

 

 The 2011 Annual General Adjustment link is HERE

 

For Information on the new EPA Lead Laws, Link HERE 

 

If you think it doesn't apply to you...or sounds like too much trouble,
remember that there is a $37,500.00 fine per violation!
 

 

GOT QUESTIONS? HAVE ANSWERS? CONTACT US!

Berkeley Property Owners Association
email: bpoa@bpoa.org
 

 

TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATON

The only thing worse than bullies who forcefully take what is rightfully yours are the bureaucratic thugs who claim it is moral for them to take it.Protect your rights to life and property with the same tenacity you would fight a bully. Don't let them use moral guilt to disarm you.

--Eric Khrom
  Brooklyn NY

 

SIMPLY PUT...

 

  • You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
  • What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
  • The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
  • When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation.
  • You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
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FREE MONEY FROM ASHBY LUMBER?

Now, new and renewing BPOA members will receive 50% off their next purchase of up to $100 in merchandise from Ashby Lumber. That's like getting a check for $50 when you join or renew! The discount applies to nearly everything sold at Ashby Lumber & Hardware. Only power tools, sale items, and special orders are excluded. Coupons are mailed by BPOA to qualifying members. Not a member? Become one now! Join BPOA

 

SOFT STORY

ARE YOU ON THE LIST? INVENTORY LINK HERE


 

 

Some Basic Background Information on Economics and Rent Control

The High Cost of Rent Control

Landlord/Tenant Law 101
Beginning in early 2004, the BPOA Monthly published a series of articles about the basics of landlord tenant law, particularly as applied in Berkeley. Over the months we have covered the following subjects:

Rent Board Changes on Security Deposit Interest Rates

2009 AGA Information

thinking about eviction?

 

GOVERNOR AGREES: LANDLORDS ARE NOT IMMIGRATION COPS

Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 976 into law. The bill prohibits city councils from passing laws that require landlords to inquire about a prospective tenant's immigration status and report that information to local government.

 

Need Mentoring? Contact us! bpoa@bpoa.org

 

Getting Religious?

Read the Ten Commandments (for landlords!)

 

The ranks of property owners are swelling, as evidenced by requests to the office to join our organization.To familiarize newcomers with our local "system," andto facilitate contact with BPOA boardmembers, we have started a mentoring program.

Please call the office for information at (510) 525-3666. or Contact us.

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EVENTS

June 02
Saturday Morning members meeting and workshop

July 01
final day to pay registration fees

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The Forms You Need

One of the advantages of being a member of BPOA is having access to a wide array of useful forms, some of which have been created just for our members. For example, The BPOA RENTAL AGREEMENT F09 is specific to Berkeley and includes lead, asbestos and sex offender language. You can view the complete list of available forms here, but only members can download.

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BPOA Monthly Newsletter

Another great advantage of being a member of BPOA is that you will receive our monthly print newsletter—from news and political reports to articles and advice, we cover the state and local issues you need to know about as a housing provider in Berkeley. And now, for a limited time, you can view or download a PDF of the may 2012 edition of the BPOA Monthly

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