Sep 09 2008
As rents continue to rise, so do the number of people looking to share a rental.
After all, why pay $1,200 for a two-bedroom when you can pay $600 for your share?
Here are suggestions for making roommate life a little easier.
* Compile an inventory of your personal traits. Start at the beginning [...]
Aug 22 2008
by the Fair Housing Council
It’s the stuff of urban legends. It always comes up in fair housing trainings – be it classesI attended years ago as a sales agent, or in classes I conduct for the Fair Housing Council now. Everyone’s heard of it; everyone wants to know how to get his/her hands on it…some call it [...]
Aug 18 2008
Some say about-face puts unfair burden on existing tenants
August 18, 2008
By Robert Griswold
Q: I work for a local humane society and was wondering about the rights of tenants to have pets in their rental unit. We frequently receive calls from tenants with pets claiming that they received a 30-day notice to terminate their tenancy because [...]
Aug 14 2008
Question 1:
Question 1:
I need access to a tenant’s apartment as his unit provides access to a central plumbing fixture. I have written him a letter asking permission to do these repairs along with three different phone calls. He is yet to respond and I am desperate to make this repairs. What can I do [...]
Dec 25 2007
Question 1: I attempted to evict my tenant but lost my case. The court held that I served
the 3-day notice to pay rent or quit prematurely. The contract states that the rent is due on
the first. I waited to the third to serve the 3-day notice. How could that be premature?
Answer 1: Under California [...]
Dec 02 2007
Question One:
I have Section 8 (subsidized housing) in rent control and non-rent control areas. I have been having great difficulty dealing [...]
Nov 16 2007
THE LAW FIRM OF DENNIS P. BLOCK AND ASSOCIATES is a law firm specializing in tenant eviction. This firm started in 1976 and is the leading eviction law firm in the State of California. To date, we have handled over 130,000 evictions. We are dedicated to serving the legal interests of landlords and income property [...]
Nov 15 2007
Question 1- I have a tenant who insists in sitting in the common areas and chain-smokes.
All of the tenants are complaining. The tenant is on a one-year lease. Is there anything
that can be done?
Answer 1- Under California law, the tenant is prohibited from creating a nuisance. A
nuisance is defined as causing an unreasonable interference with [...]
Nov 10 2007
Here are some important facts that will affect real estate pricing over the next 20+ years:
By 2010 over 40% of all households will be comprised of an age group over 55
years.
The number of citizens over the age of 65 years will jump from 34.7 million in
2000 to nearly 70 million by 2030 (a mere 30 [...]
Oct 26 2007
Q. I try to be a good guy, and seem to always be getting the short end of the
stick. I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong, but every time I give a tenant a break,
and make concessions, they take advantage of me. I give an inch, and they take a mile,
and I get stiffed. [...]