Newsletters and commentary for Berkeley Rental Housing Providers
This section houses newsletters and select articles—including President’s Messages and guest-written editorials—from BPOA’s archive dating back to 2008. Explore past issues to see how Berkeley’s rental housing landscape has evolved.
Inside this issue: Companion Animal Pay-Out; From Craigslist, PWFC; Berkeley Not in Top 7; Rent Increases Approved for Rent Controlled...; Bogus Therapy Dog Tags; Proposal to Protect Tenants; BPOA September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Addicted to Rent Control; King of My Castle?; How to Fight SF Gentrification; Recycling Tips for Landlords; Santa Monica Raises Registration Fees; SF Approves Condo Conversion Deal; BHA Cuts Sec. 8 Vouchers; Save the Date for the September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Capital Improvement Reimbursement; East Bay Unemployed; Santa Monica Fee Increase; Why Rent Control Works; Tenant Blacklisting; Little Ferry Lifts Rent Control; Written Criteria List; July Vacation; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: The End of Section 8 in Berkeley; Berkeley's 10 Largest Employers; San Francisco and Seismic Upgrades; Mold Sampling Instructions; California Small Business Owners; In Memory of Nicholas Petris; Controlled Rents in Santa Monica; Special Workshop Invitation; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Turning the Tables; April Members Workshop; Sub-Meter Retrofit Incentives; Bill Hits Smokers Where They Live; Scamming for Dollars; San Francisco Quake Safety Upgrade; 137% More Employees; 78 Units on Durant Approved; Service Animal Points; San Francisco Bedbugs; and more... Continue Reading
In this issue: The Enigmatic $4 Reg. Fee Pass-Through; March Members Workshop; Controversy Over Rent Control; Yeah, City Hall, You Try It; Arkansas Law Jails Tenants; Rent Control is Comparable to Frat Initiation; Turkey Fryers; Gal Got a Groom for Rent; Above & Beyond; Hoorah for Landlords; & more Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Beware the Comeback of Rent Control; Mold Notification; Security Deposit Alert; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; City of Berkeley Redistricting; The Rent Board Serves Us Well; New Board Member; Bay Area Real Estate; Rats & Tenant Verification Services; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Powers and Duties BRSB; Suzi Hing Award; Rent Control as an Addiction; Yet Another Problem Solved; Panoramic Micro Apartments; Hunters View Tenants Shocked; After 20 Years SF's Prop; First Highrise in 40 Years; Tarses Tips; Rent Relief Not on Agenda; St. Helena Sued Over... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: M.St.J.. Regulation 1282-Sham Fair Treatment; Subsidies for SF's Super Rich; Santa Monican's For Renters Rights; The Dangers of Too Much Stuff; New California Laws for 2013, New Jersey's Rent Control Laws Fading; SF Supervisor Needs Rent Control; Caretaker First for... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: The Follies of Rent Control; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; Pick a Party & Quote of the Month; California Law Re: Campaign Signs; Wikipedia Usually Gets it Right; Funds for Lead Paint Removal; Portugal Scraps Rent Control; Berkeley Housing Authority; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Ending Rent Control; Typical Rent Ranges; Security Deposit Alert; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; 10 Worst Mistakes a Landlord Can Make; New Law Bars Online Payment Requirement; Reckonings; A Rent Affair; Q&A; Depending on Dependency; Anti-SLAPP Protects Landlords... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Tenant Fraud and the Rent Board; Santa Monica Considers Smoking Ban; Rights of Pet Owning Tenants; New Recycling Law; Landlord Sentenced to Prison for Lead Paint; Insurance Against Loss of Rents; Workshop Information & Quote of the Month; and more... Continue Reading
BPOA News & Commentary
Newsletters and commentary for Berkeley Rental Housing Providers
This section houses newsletters and select articles—including President’s Messages and guest-written editorials—from BPOA’s archive dating back to 2008. Explore past issues to see how Berkeley’s rental housing landscape has evolved.
Inside this issue: Companion Animal Pay-Out; From Craigslist, PWFC; Berkeley Not in Top 7; Rent Increases Approved for Rent Controlled...; Bogus Therapy Dog Tags; Proposal to Protect Tenants; BPOA September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Addicted to Rent Control; King of My Castle?; How to Fight SF Gentrification; Recycling Tips for Landlords; Santa Monica Raises Registration Fees; SF Approves Condo Conversion Deal; BHA Cuts Sec. 8 Vouchers; Save the Date for the September Workshop; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Capital Improvement Reimbursement; East Bay Unemployed; Santa Monica Fee Increase; Why Rent Control Works; Tenant Blacklisting; Little Ferry Lifts Rent Control; Written Criteria List; July Vacation; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: The End of Section 8 in Berkeley; Berkeley's 10 Largest Employers; San Francisco and Seismic Upgrades; Mold Sampling Instructions; California Small Business Owners; In Memory of Nicholas Petris; Controlled Rents in Santa Monica; Special Workshop Invitation; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Turning the Tables; April Members Workshop; Sub-Meter Retrofit Incentives; Bill Hits Smokers Where They Live; Scamming for Dollars; San Francisco Quake Safety Upgrade; 137% More Employees; 78 Units on Durant Approved; Service Animal Points; San Francisco Bedbugs; and more... Continue Reading
In this issue: The Enigmatic $4 Reg. Fee Pass-Through; March Members Workshop; Controversy Over Rent Control; Yeah, City Hall, You Try It; Arkansas Law Jails Tenants; Rent Control is Comparable to Frat Initiation; Turkey Fryers; Gal Got a Groom for Rent; Above & Beyond; Hoorah for Landlords; & more Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Beware the Comeback of Rent Control; Mold Notification; Security Deposit Alert; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; City of Berkeley Redistricting; The Rent Board Serves Us Well; New Board Member; Bay Area Real Estate; Rats & Tenant Verification Services; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Powers and Duties BRSB; Suzi Hing Award; Rent Control as an Addiction; Yet Another Problem Solved; Panoramic Micro Apartments; Hunters View Tenants Shocked; After 20 Years SF's Prop; First Highrise in 40 Years; Tarses Tips; Rent Relief Not on Agenda; St. Helena Sued Over... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: M.St.J.. Regulation 1282-Sham Fair Treatment; Subsidies for SF's Super Rich; Santa Monican's For Renters Rights; The Dangers of Too Much Stuff; New California Laws for 2013, New Jersey's Rent Control Laws Fading; SF Supervisor Needs Rent Control; Caretaker First for... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: The Follies of Rent Control; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; Pick a Party & Quote of the Month; California Law Re: Campaign Signs; Wikipedia Usually Gets it Right; Funds for Lead Paint Removal; Portugal Scraps Rent Control; Berkeley Housing Authority; and more... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Ending Rent Control; Typical Rent Ranges; Security Deposit Alert; Rent Control Insights with Michael St. John; 10 Worst Mistakes a Landlord Can Make; New Law Bars Online Payment Requirement; Reckonings; A Rent Affair; Q&A; Depending on Dependency; Anti-SLAPP Protects Landlords... Continue Reading
Inside this issue: Tenant Fraud and the Rent Board; Santa Monica Considers Smoking Ban; Rights of Pet Owning Tenants; New Recycling Law; Landlord Sentenced to Prison for Lead Paint; Insurance Against Loss of Rents; Workshop Information & Quote of the Month; and more... Continue Reading