“Instead of trying to blame the rental owner, focus on the ineffective programs provided by the government in the status quo.” Newsom’s House A Brief Assessment of the Housing Priorities in the State Budget and What’s Next As the proverbial bad guy in the debate for increased affordable...
The Misguided Politics of Legislative Voting Records “ An elaborate act of [rubbish], generally used to distract attention away from the sheer uselessness of the actual project or act.” — Definition of “Dog and Pony Show” by Urban Dictionary Every legislator in local, state, and federal public office...
Dear Maintenance Men: Two years ago we installed in our single-family home rental an AO Smith Proline GUC-50 400 50 gallon commercial grade water heater. It was installed by a licensed plumber with whom we have always had good experience. From the get go the water...
Q: Street parking spaces are few and far between near my building. My apartment complex has just enough parking spaces for my residents to each have one space. If a resident has more than one car, they must try to park it on the street....
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” — John Quincy Adams Every week a new tale is published in newspapers across the state about the affordability crisis plaguing the housing stock in California. We know the problem is comprehensive: combining...
“ If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions. ” — Albert Einstein As solutions to the housing shortage are proposed by almost every legislator in California, it is easy to see...
Dear Maintenance Men: My pest control company has removed a beehive from my property. However, the bees have not left and the tenants are complaining about bees inside their units. I have sealed every hole, crevasse and crack I can find. Yet, the bees still find...
Q: I drove by my apartment building the other day and noticed that one of my tenants put up a satellite dish antenna - not just one, but three. I just put a new roof on about a year ago. This tenant had the nerve...