Content Library

The Content Library is your go-to feed for everything BPOA publishes—from blog articles and webinar playbacks to announcements and member newsletters. If we’ve written, posted, or recorded it, you’ll find it here—organized by date, not topic. 

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May 2024 Issue
May 2024 Issue

More on Potential Pet Law; SCOTUS Rules Against Exorbitant Impact Fees; Experts on Why Rent Control Doesn't Work; BRHC Submits Ballot Initiative Signatures; CalRHA Legislative Update; Report: New Insight on Small Multi-Family Properties; Landlording with Mark; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Events Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted05/1/2024


The Rental Housing Safety Program - Are you in Compliance?
The Rental Housing Safety Program - Are you in Compliance?

A crucial aspect of property management in Berkeley, the Rental Housing Safety Program, mandates that all rental units regardless of their size are inspected annually to ensure compliance with a list of minimum safety standards. This article provides some tips and guidance. Continue Reading

Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted05/1/2024


Recorded Webinar - What to Expect during a Housing Inspection
Recorded Webinar - What to Expect during a Housing Inspection

A playback recording of our March 28, 2024 webinar presented by Berkeley's Rental Housing Safety Program team. Continue Reading

Postedby Jenny McNulty
Date posted04/4/2024


The Great Insurance Panic
The Great Insurance Panic

An Insurance Guide for Rental Property Owners Continue Reading

Date posted04/1/2024


April 2024 issue
April 2024 issue

We are pleased to offer our monthly print newsletter online in printable PDF format. You can easily view or print an additional copy of the latest issue by accessing the PDF file here: April 2024 Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted04/1/2024


Spring into Action: Essential Building Maintenance Tips for the Season Ahead
Spring into Action: Essential Building Maintenance Tips for the Season Ahead

Building maintenance tips for spring! Continue Reading

Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted04/1/2024


CalRHA Digital Magazine: Vol. 3 Issue 4 - April 2024
CalRHA Digital Magazine: Vol. 3 Issue 4 - April 2024

What's happening this month? State Farm's Withdrawal; 2024 Legislative Preview; The News Collective, and more... Continue Reading

Postedby Therese Twomey
Date posted04/1/2024


March 2024 issue
March 2024 issue

Oakland Market Distress; SCOTUS Turns Down PRop. Rights Challenge; Kate Harrison Resigns; Shtrek Complex Opens this Spring; CalRHA Legislative Update; City of Sacramento Solves Affordable Housing; Landlording with Mark; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Monthly Calendar; Events Details Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2024


Recorded Webinar - Making the Most out of Resident Application and Screening Tools
Recorded Webinar - Making the Most out of Resident Application and Screening Tools

A playback recording of our February 29th, 2024, webinar hosted by Kara Hohne and Kathleen Castro of Intellirent. Continue Reading

Postedby Kara Hohne
Date posted02/29/2024


February 2024 issue
February 2024 issue

UC Berkeley Closes Up People's Park; People's Park Foes to Press On with Suit; Tenants Unions; Three Simple Building Maintenance "Hacks"; Legislative Update; Berkeley's Ban on Gas Appliances Blocked; NMHC Rent Control Study Report Summary; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Monthly Event Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2024


Micromobility Devices: An Easy Way to Get Around Town, A Headache for Housing Providers
Micromobility Devices: An Easy Way to Get Around Town, A Headache for Housing Providers

What housing providers need to know about SB 712, the charging and storage of tenants' micromobility devices Continue Reading

Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted02/1/2024


CalRHA Digital Magazine: Vol. 3 Issue 2 - February 2024
CalRHA Digital Magazine: Vol. 3 Issue 2 - February 2024

What's happening this month? Disappointment in Rejected Supreme Court Case; Consumer Alerts, Guidance to Protect California Tenants; Help Me! I'm Being Over-Regulated to Death... and more! Continue Reading

Postedby Therese Twomey
Date posted02/1/2024