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December 2024 Issue
December 2024 Issue

Measure BB Has Passed; Voters Pass Prop 34; Rents Up in SF, But Oakland Lags; The Nuts & Bolts; Landlording with Mark; EVs: Financial Incentives & Direct Metering; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Quote of the Month; Geography Quiz III; Monthly Events Calendar Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted12/1/2024


November 2024 Issue
November 2024 Issue

Man Fined for *Not* Evicting Family; SF Plans For Rent Control Expansion; The Corporate Transparency Act Explained; Landlording With Mark; SF Vacancy Tax Ruled Unconstitutional: Proposition 33; Editorial; Coalition Corner: The Nuts & Bolts: Monthly Events; Quote of the Month Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted11/1/2024


October 2024 Issue
October 2024 Issue

Council Sets New Encampment Policy; Eviction Ban Lawsuit Thrown Out; Housing/Homeless Bills Signed; CalRHA Legal Update; Oxford Street Highrise Approved; Ashby BART Housing Approved; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Landlording with Mark; Monthly Event Calendar Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted10/1/2024


Seasonal Maintenance Tips for Berkeley Rental Properties This Fall
Seasonal Maintenance Tips for Berkeley Rental Properties This Fall

Key maintenance tasks to keep your property running smoothly and tenants happy during the fall season. Continue Reading

Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted10/1/2024


September 2024 Issue
September 2024 Issue

From Segregation to Upzoning; Federal Court Eviction Ban Ruling; New Oxford St. Dorm for UCB; CalRHA Legislative Update; Harris' Housing Policy Stances; Landlording with Mark; Why Many Californians Lose Evictions Before Trial; Real Estate Economics 102 Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted09/1/2024


Guide to Accessing Rental Units
Guide to Accessing Rental Units

California landlords can enter a tenant’s residence with a permissible purpose and with proper 24 hours’ notice, but sometimes this becomes a cat-and-mouse game. Landlord attorney, Daniel Bornstein, offers expert guidance on asserting your right to enter while respecting your renters' rights. Continue Reading

Postedby Daniel Bornstein
Date posted08/1/2024


August 2024 Issue
August 2024 Issue

New Housing Demolition Rules in Berkeley; SF Supervisor Wants to Ban an Algorithm; Biden to Propose National Rent Cap; Free Lawyers for the Evicted in LA County; 2128 Oxford St. to Get 26-story Building; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Document Retention Guidelines; Landlording with Mark; CalRHA Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted08/1/2024


July 2024 Issue
July 2024 Issue

In this issue: People's Park is a Go; Golden Gate Fields' Fate is Up in the Air; Local Renters Holding on to Homes for Years; Nicholas Kristof on Liberals & the West Coast; I Love SF But I Had to Leave; Editorial; Coalition Corner; the Nuts & Bolts; Event Calendar; Landlording with Mark Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted07/1/2024


Managing Through Declining Rents
Managing Through Declining Rents

If you had trouble finding the continuation paragraphs of our President's Message in the July 2024 issue of the newsletter, we have it here, in full, for your reading pleasure! (for those who prefer to follow along in print, it continues on pages 13 & 17) Continue Reading

Postedby Dan Lieberman
Date posted07/1/2024


June 2024 Issue
June 2024 Issue

Oakland Rents see Steep Decline; 4-way Face-off Coming for District 4 Seat; Concord Rent Control Ordinance Takes Effect; Costa Hawkins Initiative Opposed by Top Dems; CalRHA Legislative Update; Berkeley Homeless/Unhoused Population Drops; Landlording with Mark; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Events Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted06/1/2024


A Legal Update for Housing Providers in Berkeley
A Legal Update for Housing Providers in Berkeley

Daniel Bornstein's May 23, 2024, presentation -- in summary. Continue Reading

Postedby Daniel Bornstein
Date posted05/29/2024


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