Leave what didn't work in 2023 and resolve to adjusting your property management practices for 2024! Continue Reading
Bay Area: Rental Market Competitiveness; Landlord are Offering Incentives; Rent Board Chair Calls for Cease-fire; Renting to Roommates: Five Considerations; Berkeley Raises Height Limits; Larkspur Approves Rent Control; Port Hueneme Council Rejects Stabilization; Editorial; Coalition Corner; Events Continue Reading
The last article in our four-part series about navigating BPOA's website Continue Reading
State :Law Allows ADU Sales; The Continuing Saga of Office Conversions; 60 New California Housing Laws; Oakland Rent Drop is Steepest in Nation; Year-over-Year Rent Slide in 24 Metros: Table; Viral LA Tenant has Oakland Record; Editorial; Coalition Corner; The Nuts & Bolts; Event Calendar Continue Reading
Landlord Sues City of Berkeley; Measure MM Class Action Suit; Southside Could Get 12-Story Student Housing; Larkspur Approves Rent Control; Message from the BRHC; Massachusetts May Revisit Rent Control; New Law a Win for UC Housing Plan; Monthly Event Calendar; The Nuts & Bolts; Coalition Corner Continue Reading
Not sure what financial data you need for understanding tax items like the tax rate schedule, standard deductions and gift and estate tax credits? Use this document as your cheat sheet. Continue Reading
Having trouble navigating BPOA's website? The Nuts & Bolts will be giving members a tour over the next few months, starting with the heart of website, the Member Compass. Continue Reading
Berkeley Building Boom; Is a Regional Bond Measure on the Way?; Rent Control is Vulnerable; We Still Need More Housing; Golden Gate Fields: What Happens Next?; Some Cities Face Resistance to Rent Control; BART Land Housing Projects on Hold; BPOA Events Continue Reading
Berkeley Staffing Crisis Burns Out Workers; SF Rent Control Expansion Increased Evictions; Berkeley Plan to Redress Loss of Black Residents; A Rent Control Renaissance is Underway; SCOTUS Urged to Take Up NY Rent Control Case; UCB Grad Student Commutes by Plane; Continue Reading
If you rent to students, at some point, you’ve likely had to deal with roommate changes or the last-minute addition of a roommate to the lease. It’s stressful business, both for the property owner and the resident. Maybe the Original Tenants can’t agree on signing a lease... Continue Reading
Damages vs. Wear & Tear; the age-old question Continue Reading
It doesn't matter how bold of a typeface I use or that I have residents sign their initials next to the paragraph explaining the security deposit accounting and return process; regardless of this, one-third of departing residents will email me a few days after they've moved out to ask, "When will... Continue Reading
