All Forum Posts by: Lois S.

I have been doing some research, and it seems that if the tenant asks for their rent due date to be changed to coincide with the day they should receive their disability check, then that's considered "reasonable accommodation" under the Fair Housing Act.

A judge may consider that PM did not give "reasonable accommodation" to tenant if it went to court.

Sounds like a great idea.

I see Oakland, CA and San Francisco -   but could you add East Contra Costa County, or something close to there?

A tenant with a 2-yr lease has given notice that they'll be moving out to a better school district when lease ends in 8 months.

Normally this happens closer to lease end, and I follow CA regulations re: advising tenant of their rights to pre-move inspection, etc, etc.

Should that happen now - or just acknowledge receipt of notice and wait until 1 month before lease end?

Any other things to consider?

For those of you who use a PM for your class B or C properties -

Would your PM be open to setting up payday payment plans for your tenants?

Example: Tenant gets paid SSI or other regular income by the 6th of each month.

Would your PM be open to adjusting the rent-due date so tenant can avoid late charges, and possible avoid evictions due to not being able to catch up on late fees, and Pay or Quit Service fees?

If you are a PM,  why or why not?  Thanks

Zut alors!  Thanks for the laugh!!

Sen. Robert M. Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), introduced as SB 8 immediately after he was sworn in Dec. 1  According to the LA times, it would extend the state's sales & use tax to services. Healthcare and education services would be exempt. So would small businesses with under $100,000 in sales.

According to our local housing assn, this means that Landlords "would be subject to charging a sales tax on rent and paying sales tax on every service provider" that the LL uses on his properties.

If the $100K threshold stands, this would appear to impact large apartment complexes.

Is anyone familiar with this proposed bill?

Really???   This has to be made up!   LOL!

Don't want to be too specific on a public forum, but has to do with outside maintenance.

Yes, agreed - don't lose sleep over it.

But the 'conversation' is in email, and I'd like to respond to acknowledge I rec'd email and that they have agreed to cure the problem.   Don't want to make it personal, of course, but I do want to keep them as tenants.  They are sometimes a little 'needy', but pay on time and generally keep place in ok condition.