All Forum Posts by: Lois S.

I will be delivering a 60-day notice to a M-T-M tenant.

After reading an earlier posting on this site, I'm wondering ...

If the notice if served for example, on March 15, does the tenancy end May 15, or does it actually end at the end of the 2nd month, on May 31 ?

Rent control in Oakland has only gotten progressively more constricting of property owners' rights to control their properties. Many other cities are enacting strict rent controls, even though it has made the housing crisis worse, not better.

I suggest you get active & join Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley or other LL association.  

Just to update:  We offered to screen the prospective tenants & sign a new lease if they passed screening. They were only interested if they could keep the dog.  So it was 'no deal'.

Oh, Duh!  Why didn't I think of that!  ;-)

Thanks, Max.   

We lease out a SF home in which current single tenant has resided for 4 years with minimal issues.  This is a no-pets property, clearly spelled out in the lease.

The neighbor contacted me to complain about a dog that's been in the unit for about 3 months & says it belongs to the tenant's family that has apparently moved in. 

We called tenant & she agreed to remove the dog & I mailed her a notice of lease violation.

At the same time she confirmed her child & 2 grandkids had moved in while relocating to the area to look for a place to buy. However, she also said the child is having a hard time securing a down payment. (Not surprising in our overpriced market.)

We've decided to work with the tenant & have her child submit an application & we'll run the usual credit/background reports.

I'm not thrilled to have 3 additional tenants because of added wear & tear.  Tenant does pay her own utilities/garbage. 

I've also been remiss in not raising rent for 3 years because I'd prefer to keep the tenant rather than have turnover.  (Yes, I know - my bad)

My partner wants to raise the rent if/when new tenants are added to lease. 

Is this legal or is it discrimination based on family size?I could just wait & raise it later, I suppose.

Would it be legal to raise the SD based on number of people in the unit?

*Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this subject.

That was my first thought.  When was the property inspected by PM?

@Matthew Paul  I now have the invoice, & I'm guessing it wasn't a licensed plumber who did the work.  I only see the name of the contractor as "XXX" construction, and no contact info.  I will follow up with PM.

Work included removing old & installing new p-trap, basket, drain pipe, overflow.

Thank for the replies.

@Val Jaz, you have a great idea.  I think I'll ask going forward for service person to send me a photo before starting work.  I sometimes do this for work on my other units, & seems like a good idea. 

 Also will be asking for a copy of invoice & will contact service person myself to ask more about the work done.

@Jim Goebel Thank you for your reply. This gives me a starting point, as I don't want this to be an ongoing issue.