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Good and Bad of Rent Control

Is Public Housing Necessary?

How the Government Killed Affordable Housing

The Scourge Of Rent Stabilization

Is there a baby out there with a 3" head?

Bureaucratic Thugery

CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING CITY PLANNER

Now THAT'S a coincidence!

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GONE?

Support for a Statewide Ballot Initiative

Berkeley housing chief quits amid scandal

IMPLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY at BHA

The Housing Scandal: A Perfect Storm

Letter to the Chron- Berkeley Going Green

ACADEMIC ACTIVISTS: Part Deux

Milton Friedman, An Appreciation

Hitting the Streets

Housing Policy

Short Term Rental Laws in Berkeley

2015 New Laws Affecting Landlords

An Open Letter to the Rent Board

THE END OF SECTION 8 RENTALS IN BERKELEY

REGULATION 1282 — SHAM FAIR TREATMENT

Targeting rent control Ballot would make Rent Control Unconstitutional

Court upholds rent control at NY apartment complex

Appeals court sides with tenants

Sacramento Watch

Californians for Property Rights Protection

SACRAMENTO REPORT

SACRAMENTO REPORT

SACRAMENTO REPORT

SACRAMENTO REPORT

SACRAMENTO REPORT

Spring Dinner Meeting: Something New

SACRAMENTO REPORT

THE CONDO CONVERSION INITIATIVE: Fact Sheet

SACRAMENTO REPORT

SACRAMENTO REPORT

Pieri v. City and County of San Francisco: Round Two for the SF Tenants' Union

An Evening With the Creek People

SACRAMENTO REPORT

BPOA's Condo Conversion Alternative

Council Considers Condominium Conversion Policy

SACRAMENTO REPORT

SACRAMENTO REPORT

John Gutierrez's Condo-Conversion Summary

BPOA Letter to HAC re: Condo-Conversion

A New Window is Opening

Registration Fees Jump to $154

Insurance; The Devil is in the Detail

General Form and Special Form Insurance:

Landlord Tips and Techniques

BPOA 2014 WINTER DINNER MEETING

Gentle and effective with Hoarders

NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR

misc.referrals from our members

More Information for those who house hoarders

Resources for housing hoarders

THERE IS NO REASON TO BE COMPLACENT

Freecycle It!

Dish TV and Landlord Rights

Why Do Older Apartments Have So Many Electrical Problems?

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Only in Berkeley

Berkeley property owners to pony up for energy audits

Class Warfare, in Berkeley?

Berkeley to Sell Off Public Housing Stock

ZERO! The answer is ZERO.

Essay Contest Rules

Chris Kavanaugh...update

A Tale Of Two Interest Rates

Ten Commandments For Berkeley Landlords

Another Attack on the Ellis Act

Giant Victory for a Man, Small Victory for Mankind?

L'Affaire Arreguin

Tenant Rights?

Berkeley Has Found A New Way To Harass Small Property Owners.

Real Estate Economics

Rents decreased, but affordability concerns remain

Development, diplomacy find a home in high-rise

Rent outta shape from NEW YORK POST

CalPERS realty deals and image take a beating

LA Rent Control Study: Greater Burden for Tenants, Greater Profits for Landlords

Court ruling on rent-controlled apartments could refund $200M to tenants who overpaid

Compensating The On-Site Manager

Condo Conversions: The Barton Report

Is This the Future of Rent Control?

Rent Control and Property Values: A Different View

The High Cost of Rent Control

Regulatory

NEW Lead Ruling

San Mateo County agency rejects attempt to unincorporate western East Palo Alto

Sacramento Watch

Rent Board Admits Interest Rates Were Wrong For Years

Sample Letter to Gov. AB976

Opposition to Proposed Registration Fee Increase

“SOFT STORY” LAUNCH:

The Soft Story Story: An Update

“Repair & Deduct” – A Primer

BPOA ByLaws

Taxes

BERKELEY CAN DO BETTER

The McConnell Report

Salute to Betty Olds

High Energy at BPOA

Building Bridges

WHAT ABOUT THAT RENT BOARD?

Has the Rent Board Gone Too Far?

Happy New Year!

Sprint to November

Smoking Ban or Lifetime Entitlement - Which Is It?

What's Happening Down the Street?

These Things Just Don't Work

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Legal • April 25, 2009

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