Lawrence Hsu
Water damage from neighbor, best way to claim insurance?
HiNewbie here. Have a rental in a condo building in Los Angeles. Tenant occupied. A unit above left their water on, causes damage to my unit below. They have already admitted fault, and I have an email stating that. D...
Michael Strachan
Collapsed Ceiling - Who is Liable for Property Damage?
Recently, the ceiling in the garage of one of our rental properties (located in California) collapsed and the debris fell onto some of our tenants personal property, including two motorcycles. He described heavy winds...
Upgrade Costello
Floor caved in while moving a couch, landlord wants me to pay
The living room floor caved in while moving a heavy couch in my apartment. In the basement it seems a support beam gave way and cracked. The landlord said for me to provide my renter's insurance information to cover d...
Peter Felton
Los Angeles RSO Eviction advice
Hi all,I recently purchased a four unit property in Los Angeles (Boyle Heights neighborhood, under RSO) to house hack. I inherited tenants in two of the units, one of which has been a significant source of stress and ...
Michael S.
Seeking Insurance Attorney Referral - Contractor Insurance Issues
This is a unique one.....
We replaced the roof on one of our commercial properties this last summer. The roofer incorrectly cut the internal roof drains while putting on a new roof, we consequently had four separate ...
Dale Osborn
Should realtors be held responsible for their actions?
If you file a complaint against blatant unethical actions of some realtors, the State Real Estate Commission finds no fault wrong. Yet the National Association of Realtors spends millions in advertising every month to...
Nathan Gesner
Landlord shares trashed unit - I have no sympathy
"It must have been going on for years for it to get like that.” - Landlordhttps://nypost.com/2021/12/22/...This place is disgusting, but the Landlord is 99% at fault. 18 years and he didn't inspect it once. Even after...
Shelly Mainus
Plumber Negligence lead to water damage
My furnace recently died and I hired the local fuel company to install a 10k furnace. The price seemed pretty steep but it died when it was -30 out and I had tenants in the unit. Two weeks after the install I get a ca...
Ryan Sajdera
Renters insurance requirement??
Hey all, I have a situation. I just purchased a duplex and the current tenants do not have renters insurance. What do I do? They are not interested in getting insurance. My fear is if they do something that damages th...
Josh July
Tax Audits; ARE THEY TAX DEDUCTIBLE?
I have a quick question on tax deductions. Today I was at my Business Finance Course and we were talking about TAXES; my professor who shall remain nameless mentioned that "only ~1% of all taxes filed are ever audited...