All Forum Posts by: Frederick Sutton

The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles is hosting a FREE multi-family expo & conference on April, 7th 2016 at the Shrine Auditorium. This is a perfect opportunity to network with key industry representatives, grow your business and further develop your expertise. California is a different beast when it comes to regulations and this is an opportunity to find out more about the Southern California multi-family landscape. Learn, grow and protect your investments on April, 7th 2016.

If you are vendor interested in hosting a booth, please contact Art Nasta at 213/384-4131 ext 704or[email protected].

The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles is hosting a FREE multi-family expo & conference on April, 7th 2016 at the Shrine Auditorium. This is a perfect opportunity to network with key industry representatives, grow your business and further develop your expertise. California is a different beast when it comes to regulations and this is an opportunity to find out more about the Southern California multi-family landscape. Learn, grow and protect your investments on April, 7th 2016.

If you are vendor interested in hosting a booth, please contact Art Nasta at 213/384-4131 ext 704or[email protected].

My SAG Card is frozen! Welcome

YOU'RE INVITED to AAGLA's Culver City Council Candidate Forum. The Culver City Council elections are around the corner and it is vital multi family property owners are informed on the issues and the candidates. On Monday 2/29, 6-­8 PM AAGLA will be holding a candidate forum and mixer. Light food and beverage will be served. The forum will start promptly at 6:30 PM, so arrive early. You can RSVP HERE!

The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles is hosting a FREE multi-family expo & conference on April, 7th 2016 at the Shrine Auditorium. This is a perfect opportunity to network with key industry representatives, grow your business and further develop your expertise. California is a different beast when it comes to regulations and this is an opportunity to find out more about the Southern California multi-family landscape. Learn, grow and protect your investments on April, 7th 2016.

If you are vendor interested in hosting a booth, please contact Art Nasta at 213/384-4131 ext 704or [email protected].

Hi Frank,

It does mean you have to disclose the use of pesticide. I believe there are ways you can include many of these elements in the lease but I am unsure as of this writing. 

New laws mean rents go up, unless you are in a rent controlled area. Unfortunately rent control is starting to swirl in the political ether again in many places.

2015 Laws Affecting Property Owners

The following bills were signed into law and will took effect on January 1, 2016.

All of these measures are likely to have some impact on property owners.

This document is intended to alert you to their existence and summarize with links to the full bill. This list is not comprehensive.

AB 447 (Maienschein). This law would prohibit insurance providers from using as a criterion for approving or declining owners seeking liability insurance for their rental properties the source of income which serves to help residents pay rent. The legislation was specifically introduced to prevent insurers from denying coverage to properties with Section 8 or other federal subsidies.

AB 802(Williams). This law amends the existing state “energy benchmarking” program which seeks to use data about energy consumption in property to project aggregate annual energy needs. AB 802 adds multifamily housing to the program but ensures that data regarding energy use in individual apartments is obtained by the utility from individual renters, not property owners.

AB 1448 (Lopez). Initially advanced as a measure to give tenants the right to hang laundry on clotheslines or drying racks, the new law requires tenants to first get the express permission of landlords before doing so. Tenants must show:

• The clothesline or drying rack will not interfere with maintenance of the rental property;
• The clothesline or drying rack will not create a health or safety hazard, block doorways, or interfere with walkways or utility service equipment;
• Tenant seeks landlord’s consent before affixing a clothesline to a building;
• Use of the clothesline or drying rack does not violate reasonable time or location restrictions imposed by the landlord; and
• The tenant has received approval of the clothesline or drying rack, or the type of clothesline or drying rack, from the landlord.

SB 328 (Hueso). This law establishes a protocol for owners to follow before using over-the-counter pesticides anywhere in rental properties. While the protocol requires notification of residents before these pesticides are used, it does allow for property owners to respond to resident complaints about pest infestations and deal with them immediately.

The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles is hosting a FREE multi-family expo & conference on April, 7th 2016 at the Shrine Auditorium. This is a perfect opportunity to network with key industry representatives, grow your business and further develop your expertise. California is a different beast when it comes to regulations and this is an opportunity to find out more about the Southern California multi-family landscape. Learn, grow and protect your investments on April, 7th 2016.

If you are vendor interested in hosting a booth, please contact Art Nasta at 213/384-4131 ext 704 or [email protected].

Is this a soft story, wood framed building?

Hi Lee,

If you your property is in the City of Los Angeles you should take a look at the City's department of housing as well http://hcidla.lacity.org/property-owners. It will get you hyper local info.