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March 2025 Issue
March 2025 Issue

City of Berkeley is Bad at Property Management; High-End Oakland Building Forces Foreclosures; New State Bill: Trespassing Response & Remedies; Argentina Scrapped Rent Control; Ring Doorbell Systems & Other Monitoring; Berkeley Residents Form City's 1st Tenants' Union; UPDATED COMMENTS Lance Montauk Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2025


NEW - FLIPBOOK EDITION: March 2025 Newsletter
NEW - FLIPBOOK EDITION: March 2025 Newsletter

We hope you're enjoying the new flipbook format. We'd love your feedback: Do you prefer the PDF (open online, scroll to read) or the flip book? Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted03/1/2025


Handling Mold Reports in Your Rental Property: A Step-by-Step Guide
Handling Mold Reports in Your Rental Property: A Step-by-Step Guide

Received a mold report? Don’t panic! This step-by-step guide walks you through seven essential steps to properly assess, address, and prevent mold issues—keeping both your property and your residents protected. Continue Reading

Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted03/1/2025


BRHC Coalition Corner (February 2025)
BRHC Coalition Corner (February 2025)

From a public policy perspective, there are several changes to the law both locally and state-wide. Some of the new state laws went into effect on January 1 and others will be introduced over the course of the first half of the year. Continue Reading

Postedby Krista C. Gulbransen
Date posted02/1/2025


Meshing Your Tenant Screening Techniques With a New Law
Meshing Your Tenant Screening Techniques With a New Law

Local landlord attorney, Daniel Bornstein, gives an overview of the revisions to Civil Code 1950.6, the result of legislation aimed to enhance transparency in the tenant application process, and summarizes the rules for housing providers who charge tenant application & screening fees. Continue Reading

Postedby Daniel Bornstein
Date posted02/1/2025


Billionaires
Billionaires

The debate over billionaires—whether they are a detriment to society or essential drivers of innovation and economic growth. Here's our editor, Albert Sukoff's take -- Continue Reading

Postedby Albert Sukoff
Date posted02/1/2025


February 2025 Issue
February 2025 Issue

ADU Amnesty Program; Measure MM Class Action Lawsuit; Navigating Tenant Screening Law; Help with Positive Rent Payment Reporting; Rent Prices Soar in Wake of LA Fires; Hiring the Right Painter for Your Property; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Landlording with Mark; Monthly Event Calendar Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2025


NEW - FLIPBOOK EDITION: February 2025 Newsletter
NEW - FLIPBOOK EDITION: February 2025 Newsletter

Did you enjoy last month's flipbook edition of the BPOA monthly newsletter? We're back with the February 2025 edition, and will bring you a new flipbook each month through 2025! Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted02/1/2025


Photographic Evidence: A New Standard In Security Deposit Documentation
Photographic Evidence: A New Standard In Security Deposit Documentation

An overview of AB 2801, the new state law amending Civil Code 1950.5 to mandate photo documentation for security deposit deduction justification. Continue Reading

Postedby Tiffany Van Buren
Date posted02/1/2025


Time to Get in Shape
Time to Get in Shape

BPOA board president, Dan Lieberman, shares practical tips for getting your properties in better financial shape in the new year. Continue Reading

Postedby Dan Lieberman
Date posted02/1/2025


CalRHA Digital Magazine: Volume 4 Issue 2 February 2025
CalRHA Digital Magazine: Volume 4 Issue 2 February 2025

What's inside? Governor's Executive Orders; Insurance Coverage Protections, 2025 Housing Outlooks; Landlord/Tenant Q&A, and more! Continue Reading

Postedby Therese Twomey
Date posted02/1/2025


Measure BB is Now Law: See What Changed
Measure BB is Now Law: See What Changed

See what's changed with the implementation of Measure BB. Continue Reading

Postedby BPOA Master
Date posted01/13/2025