All Forum Posts by: Talha K.

Hi Tysheen,

were you able to find the builder? I was wondering what is the round about cost for such construction. $/sq ft

hi BP community,

We are in escrow for our first family home in Pasadena CA. We wanted to do additions (Approx 500 sq ft) for a bedroom and bathroom in addition to doing renovations of the existing structure. The lot is flat. I wanted to find out if cost- plus contract with a contractor is the right thing to do? What would be the pros and cons compared to using a set price contractor? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks

@Curtis Bidwell 

@Brandon Battle

I'm hoping the cash for key strategy works and they can just leave amicably. If not, I will have no option but to fail the inspection hoping that the fear of them losing their sec benefits will make them move. It's a crazy world out there. Lesson learnt never invest in RSO property, at least not in Socal.

@Curtis Bidwell does it make any difference if the property is rent controlled? Can I proceed the same way?

Thanks 

 Thanks Curtis,

This sounds very encouraging. I will contact the section 8 advisor for the tenant tomorrow to work out a solution. I appreciate your input.

 Thanks Mike,

This particular individual has some severe psychiatrist issues and despite us making every effort to keep them happy, there has been no success. I have 4 other section 8 tenants and never failed an inspection and never had any rent abatement with any of them. I feel I'm at my wits end with this tenant. Thanks for sharing your experience, i appraise your input.

Hi BP Family,

I have a very pressing situation that I'm facing right now with one of my tenants. The tenant is section 8, and all the rent comes from their voucher, they don't pay anything themselves. We inherited them at the sale of the property. Ever since we bought the property this particular tenant has been a constant source of pain for us. 

Most recently we had a section 8 inspection where the inspector noted multiple issues (primarily because the tenant specifically pointed those out to the inspector) which need to be fixed. The whole fixing process with take around 3-4 weeks and would cost us around 6K. Our problems is this, even though we muster up the courage to get everything fixed, I have a feeling this tenant will keep on giving us headache one way or another, by either breaking something and asking for us to fix it or asking the city to do unscheduled inspections (which they have done in the past) to point out random problems giving us a contest source of stress. We would really like for them to move out so we can rent this unit to someone who will take care of the unit and frankly doesn't hate us like this person does. I know that according to section 8 rules if we are unable to fix the deficiencies in a specific allowed amount of time we will have rent abatement and Section 8 will ask the tenant to find another place to live. I believe they give 120 days (4months) for the tenant to move out and find a different place, at the end of which either the tenant moves or loses their section 8 voucher. Considering this particular tenant has some underlying psychiatric issues, there is a possibility  that they may not want to move when given such notice. My question is, if it does come to that, and the tenant is not moving out, do we stand a chance to get him evicted through court, considering we didn't fix the deficiencies? If they decide to move in fear of losing their voucher, it will be a win win situation for both of us. You can tell how desperate I'm for them to move out I'm willing to sacrifice 4 months rent to achieve this.

Any previous experiences in this regard would be really helpful and any advise would be greatly appreciated. Should we just keep on spending money on this unit and keep on putting thing together and get bullied at the hands of this tenant, or should we take a stand and be ready to face consequences (is it worth the damages)?

 I thank you for reading my story, 

Hi BP, I have been dealing with a problem section 8 tenant for my property in Los Angeles for the past 9 months or so. I finally sent him a 90 day notice and put my reasons in a letter along with the notice. Now that 90 days is up I received a notice from HACLA for RSO violation stating that my notice was not in accordance with the RSO. I sent  a detailed email to the inspector and she refused to accept that sating that her determination stays the same. On calling her she states that we need to give him an official letter and asked us to get help from an attorney/legal help in serving this letter. The tenant actually refused to accept the letter from USPS carrier hence we had to deliver it to him in person . 

I would like advise in this matter, would it be worthwhile to seek legal help and if so does anyone know an attorney or eviction company in Los Angeles who can help us with this issue? 

Thanks 

Hi BP Los Angeles,

I have two units that need some repairs.

Dry walls, floor tiles and a wall heater repair. I wanted to get some recommendation for a reasonable handyman in the Los Angeles area who can work on it As soon as possible. My previous handyman is busy with bigger projects and couldn't find time to get this done.

Thanks 

Eric I ended up not needing the repair. Steve you are right wall heating needs city approval and has to be done by a licensed personal