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Ari Chazanas, president of Lotus West Properties was featured in an interview with the Real Deal discussing the new Los Angeles eviction moratorium. Read the article by Andrew Asch For Los Angeles landlords, the hard work is just beginning. After more than two years of the Los Angeles eviction moratorium, landlords had to be satisfied with the L.A. City Council vote to lift what was the longest running prohibition on evicting non-paying tenants in the state. California and almost every other...

Renting vs Owning: The Pros and Cons Tenants come and go, that's a fact of the rental property business. As a landlord it's your job to do everything you can to ensure that your tenants remain in your units for as long as possible, otherwise you're not generating any revenue. One of the reasons that many tenants decide to leave a rental property is because they have decided to buy a home. It's a dream that many of us aspire towards and shifts in the housing market can make that dream a reality...

Métodos efectivos para propietarios individuales para administrar múltiples propiedades con facilidad Administrar todas esas propiedades, ya sean edificios con unidades múltiples o viviendas unifamiliares independientes, no tiene por qué ser una tarea insuperable. Hay acciones que los propietarios individuales pueden tomar ahora mismo para reducir el estrés y la dificultad que conlleva hacerlo todo por su cuenta. La organización y la preparación cuidadosa son dos de los pilares del éxito...

Lidiar con inquilinos problemáticos Ese rito de iniciación ineludible para todo propietario en este negocio: el inquilino problemático. Intenta hacer todo lo posible para evitar tener problemas con sus inquilinos, pero no importa cuántas precauciones tome o cuántas adaptaciones haga, en última instancia, enfrenta algún problema con al menos uno o dos en el transcurso de su experiencia como propietario. La forma en que lidie con ese problema (y cualquier otro que pueda surgir) puede tener un...

El estado de los aumentos de alquiler en California Los propietarios y dueños de propiedades que tuvieron dificultades para navegar a través de la pandemia y las moratorias de alquiler que se les impusieron durante los últimos dos años finalmente pueden estar obteniendo algo de alivio, ya que ahora se permite que los aumentos de alquiler procedan una vez más bajo múltiples leyes estatales y locales de California. Ese aumento puede llegar al 10% a partir de este otoño, el máximo permitido por...

El control de alquileres a menudo perjudica pero no ayuda La crisis de la vivienda en California continúa descontrolándose y se hace poco o ningún esfuerzo real para abordar el problema mediante soluciones prácticas y efectivas. La negligencia, la mala planificación y la falta de servicios importantes para las personas sin hogar solo exacerban estos problemas. Otro contribuyente importante al problema se puede encontrar en las ordenanzas de control de alquileres que se han implementado...

Rent Control Often Hurts Not Helps The housing crisis in California continues to spiral out of control with little to no real effort being made to address the problem using practical, effective solutions. Neglect, poor planning, and a lack of important services for the homeless are only exacerbating these issues.Another significant contributor to the problem can be found in the rent control ordinances that have been slowly implemented throughout the state of California since the late 1970's....

The Status of Rent Increases in California Landlords and property owners who had a difficult time navigating through the pandemic and the rent moratoriums imposed upon them for the past two years may finally be getting some relief as rent increases are now allowed to proceed once again under multiple state and local laws of California. That increase may be as high as 10% beginning this Fall, the maximum allowed by law. That number can vary from one city to the next as the cap is set at 5% plus...

Dealing with Problem Tenants That unavoidable rite of passage for every property owner in this business: The problem tenant. You try to do everything you possibly can to avoid having issues with your tenants but no matter how many precautions you take or accommodations you make, you ultimately face some problem with at least one or two over the course of your experience as a property owner. How you deal with that problem (and any others that may arise) can have a significant impact on your...

Effective Methods for Individual Property Owners to Manage Multiple Properties with Ease Managing all those properties, whether they're buildings with multiple units or standalone single-family homes, doesn't have to be an insurmountable task. There are actions that individual property owners can take right now to reduce the stress and difficulty that comes with doing it all by yourself. Organization and careful preparation are two of the cornerstones to success when you are just one owner...