By Salvatore J. Friscia, San Diego Premier Property Management, San Diego, CA The landlord won’t make timely repairs, the common area laundry room is a mess, or the management company never answers their phones. Three very common complaints found online from renters regarding their experience wit
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12/19/2012
By Colin McCarthy, J.D., Robinson & Wood, San Jose, CA There's been an awful lot of discussion around this blog regarding a landlord's liability for personal injuries and property damage occasioned to tenants and third parties. It would seem like the landlord is exposed in all manner of fronts fo
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12/19/2012
By Colin McCarthy, J.D., Robinson & Wood, San Jose, CA So we have covered a landlord's liability for criminals, animals, and drunks. What about for tenants with guns? Does a landlord have any duty to third parties if he knows his tenant has guns? What about if he knows the tenant has guns but nev
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12/12/2012
By Ken Kmet, Condo Voice, Clearwater, FL How do we fix our economy? FIX HOUSING! I'll say it again, FIX HOUSING! Wait, let me say it louder, so you can all hear me, and they can hear me in Washington DC: FIX HOUSING! I always try to write the facts, and report on issues without any bias or affili
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12/11/2012
By Colin McCarthy, J.D., Robinson & Wood, San Jose, CA Well my last post was so good I did not have the courage to write another. About six months ago we were discussing various scenarios by which a landlord could be held liable in California for injuries or property damage occasioned by her tena
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12/05/2012
By Linda Day Harrison, theBrokerList, Chicago, IL Absolutely! Why, you ask? It's not a bunch of boring legal stuff that is neither cool nor sexy. Heck, it's not even about marketing, technology, social media, or anything current or trending, as they say. Or is it? I think it's very cutting edge t
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12/04/2012
By Ken Kmet, Condo Voice, Clearwater, FL The level of lender foreclosures has increased in recent months, and that's created an economic stimulus to the housing industry, in traditional and non-traditional methods in the pre-sale and pre-rental market. This stimulus may not be apparent to the gen
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11/29/2012
By Linda Day Harrison, theBrokerList, Chicago, IL If you are in the industry of caring for properties, leasing properties, or even selling properties, there is one tool you should never be caught without -- the Emergency Calling List! It's the one tool that does many things for anyone charged wit
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11/28/2012
A guest post by Phillippa Carr, Premier Self Storage, Burton on Trent, UK As a property manager, you take on a lot of responsibilities on a daily basis. You must deal with maintaining the properties that you manage and also deal with renovating properties and doing repairs once the current tenant
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11/20/2012
A guest post by Kevin Raposo, SimpliSafe, Cambridge, MA Ever wonder what goes through the mind of a burglar? We got the chance to sit down with some burglary professionals and asked them. Here’s what we discovered: A Tonka Truck left in the yard could invite a burglar to choose your home. Home bu
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11/13/2012
