I have a tenant who signed a no-smoking lease in Los Angeles. When I asked them if they were a smoker, they said no. The other day, I saw them smoking in front of the building next door. Today, they were smoking in fr...

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Link to the Legislation, PDF available to download...

A neighbor of mine who was in foreclosure recently was able to refinance using a gov program. In this process she apparently also obtained a land patent via attorneys, which according to them or her will prevent any f...

Over the past six years of slowly growing my portfolio I have gotten to the point of my very lean F.I. number. We haven't spent a dime of our rental income since I started and have just reinvested to 13 LTR's and stil...

I am looking for a new tenant and am wondering if I'm just better off going month to month or doing a year lease during these times? Does one make it easier to evict? 

Dealing with a tenant who isn't paying rent can be stressful, but it's a challenge many landlords face. If you’re facing a situation of non-payment or late payment, start by communicating clearly with your tenant abou...

Hello, I've been renting out a spare bedroom and bathroom on a month-to-month. My most recent tenant had a terrible smell problem: the smell coming from the room was TERRIBLE. It was seeping into the hallway to the po...

The garbage bins are full and the tenants started leaving black bags out on the ground. Animals got to it and ripped the bag open. No one is taking care of it. Who's job should it be to take care of it and how should ...

Here is one for you. Tenants have one closet. Cloths seem to be really heavy as the weight bent the brackets. Outside of fixing this... again. Should I tell them to buy a closet for their clothing so that they can spr...

Hi all, I'm looking for any legal advice and feedback on going through CA small claims court. In short, our upstairs neighbor's toilet valve broke due to wear (suspected from manually twisting it to stop water flow), ...