You’re the Successor Trustee...Now What?
Your rights & responsibilities as a trustee Continue Reading
Postedby Peter Shelton
Date posted01/18/2023
Content Library
News, insights, and education for Berkeley housing providers
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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January 2023 Issue
When a Tenant Dies; Nonprofit Builders Hope to Repeat; 19m Renters Burdened by Housing Costs; Nuts & Bolts; West Berkeley 99 Cent Store to Close; The 50 Best College Towns in America; Are Rentals the Future of Real Estate in California Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted01/1/2023
Safeguarding Your Rental from Cooking Fires
Did you know that the leading cause of residential fires is cooking fires? They spread quickly and account for 10% of residential fire-related deaths in the US. What makes kitchens so dangerous? Here are five things that can make a kitchen a danger zone: Unattended active... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted01/1/2023
Reviewing Your Rent Registry
How to look up property info on the Rent Board Registry Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/14/2022
December 2022 Issue
Judge Allows Moratorium to Stand; Rent Control is Destroying a City Near You; Can a Vacancy Tax Relieve Housing Shortage; Nuts & Bolts; Texas Once Had Rent Control; Global Rent Spiral; Bay Area Rents Fall Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/1/2022
To Gift or Not to Gift: The Pros and Cons of Tenant Gift Giving
The winter holidays are upon us, and whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Yule, gift giving is a customary practice. You’ve selected the perfect presents for your loved ones, you’ve bought gifts of appreciation for your mail carrier and UPS delivery person, but do you... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted12/1/2022
Recorded Webinar: Understanding Your Property Tax Bill
A walk-through of your property tax record Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted11/10/2022
November 2022 Issue
Voter's Election Guide; More Area Cities Enact Rent Control; 26 Story Building in Berkeley; Berkeley's Push to End Single-Family Zoning; Nuts & Bolts; Builder's Remedy Enforcement Coming; 2022 Landlord Insurance Guide; Micro-Units Plan Submitted in SF Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted11/1/2022
Intellirent Resident Application and Screening Tools for Members
Intellirent is BPOA's trusted source for online resident screening, comprehensive credit reports and rental marketing. Learn more here! Continue Reading
Postedby Kara Hohne
Date posted10/25/2022
Converting Debate into Conversation: Mediating Your Way to an Agreement
Using mediation for conflict resolution Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted10/20/2022
October 2022 Issue
Big Changes Coming to Berkeley; Re-Zoning Prosperous Neighborhoods; What if SF Got Serious About Single Family Zoning?; Oakland, SF Still Recovering from Rent Declines; Housing Bills Package Heads to Newsom's Desk; CA Legislative Update Continue Reading
Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted10/1/2022
Best Practices for Dealing with Problem Tenants
As rental housing providers, we do our absolute best to only execute leases with solid, responsible, and reasonable applicants. Unfortunately, even the most intensive tenant screenings cannot predict changes in a seemingly perfect tenant’s behavior. It can be difficult not to react to... Continue Reading
Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted10/1/2022