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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-costa-hawkins-repeal-20170314-story.htmlCurrently there is a movement to dramatically expand Rent Control through California. In the past there were basic restrictions on how har...
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To solve the housing problem we need more than just multi family housing. We need to make a return to the 50's era when we were building the 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car garage starter home. Now we can make them efficient...
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This is a cautionary tale for "absentee" landlords and property owners who own properties in neighborhoods that are not yet historic districts. My day job and my neighborhood activism gives me knowledge, experience an...
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TL, DR: Two homeless women moved themselves into a vacant home in West Oakland (Bay Area/CA) and intend to stay there, rent free.
This made the evening news last night. As a resident of the Bay Area, I definitely un...
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Tenants activists like tenantsTogether.org are targeting Long Beach and Santa Ana as spearheads into other areas of http://www.tenantstogether.org/resources/housing-long-beachhttps://ocweekly.com/rent-control-wont-be-...
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I hope none of you have experienced this, but in my four plex, I had a tenant give notice who was trying to dictate terms to us. Constantly difficult and really exhausting....the kind of tenant that can wear you out....
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I just recently joined BP and started listening to the podcasts and have been reading BP blogs and forum discussions, learning a lot.Before I joined and the reason I joined was I was thinking of investing, well buying...
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...Colorado is the latest state overrun by socialists. This is dangerous. People need to stand up to these "activist" politicians!
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Basically, 3 months ago I asked for repairs to my unit. The landlord went bat shit. Telling me my backyard was a common area and it was not mine. The dishwasher has not worked since I moved in asked for repair. Asked ...
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Read in da news that AMAZON pulls out of NYC.