All Forum Posts by: Henry T.

Sparks! That's an emergency.

Make an appointment to see it. If she doesn't let you in, go in. Emergency.

Call the police if she gives you grief. It's an emergency.

Have a witness with you. Hopefully an electrician friend.

Don't argue, don't say anything, she's recording. Inspect, fix, disable, get out.

If she says there's sparks again,  call the fire department.
Disable that outlet. Have an electrician pull the breaker wires so it can't be turned back on.

Document everything.

My advice: Don't be a landlord in California. Now,  you need to post the PROPER notice, if not fixed,  start an eviction. Bill all costs to the tenant.

I had a garage door spring break. Let me just say that there's no danger if the spring was installed properly. There's a safety line running thru them, and the other intact spring is sufficient to hold the door up if there's a failure.....Yeah, the landlord should fix it. I, a landlord at the time had no problem doing the repair. I looked on ebay, the springs were suprisingly cheap, If I recall $29 delivered. In my case the very end broke off, so I basically still had a good spring that just had to be re-attached. Open door all the way. Reattach the u-bolt or clip to the spring end, make sure your safety wire is atrtached and running thru. It takes a little strength to pull the spring and reaattach to the base. Done. 5 minutes of work, maybe 10 if you're a slowpoke like me.  Your landlords an ***. But its not a big deal to fix if you just wanna get on with it.

Eviction Lab, happy to use Fed dollars to give to a renter.But not happy when Fed dollars go to pay a landlords loss.I can be wrong, but suspect their data is skewed to push their agenda where needed, such as Texas, etc. Be careful what you read is all I'm saying.I heard an Eviction Lab rep on NPR last week, and was very disappointed in how unfair the show was to the landlords' perspcetive. I have to do a serious review of the places I get my news I guess. Of course this seems to be happening not just on NPR. Landlords need a strong, kickass lobby that can head off this take-over of personal property rights. The pro-landlord guy that was allowed 2 minutes for the 20 minute show was pathetic. Grrrr. I'd like to hear some eviction attorneys chime in their thoughts on this "data".  Sorry,  don't mean to hijack the thread. Just my thoughts I guess.  Move along Henry....

Bring back the Fairness Doctrine.

Quote from @Greg Scott:

I love this quote from the article

"Many landlords lost money due to eviction moratoriums during COVID, and now they are more strict with tenant qualifications"

Politicians fail to realize that when they enact legislation there are unintended consequences.  Rent control, another favorite, has been proven to reduce development, which constricts supply and makes housing less affordable in the long run.

Duh, we all knew it what the consequences would be.  The politicians did NOT fail to recognize the unintended consequences, these pigliticians  knew what was gonna happen. The data was all there from numerous studies. University of Washington for one. They passed their legislation anyway to get votes. Seattle City Council Lisa Herbold, Tammy Morales, Kshama Sawant, Teresa Mosqueda, Debera Juarez, Alex Pederson, knew exactly the consequences and that rents would skyrocket, but these politicians passed their anti-landlord laws anyway, trying to look tough, for cheap quick votes from uninformed renters.  Skyrocketing rents are their fault, and they need to be called out for it. 

Who are these people? Is this a local LA channel, or just some guys doing a podcast

from their living room?

Quote from @Nathan Gesner:

Quote from @Scott Seydor:

An attorney?  Ugh.  I was hoping to DIY this.  

 You can DIY it, but there's a good chance you'll screw it up and make things worse. Hire an attorney your first time. Observe, take notes, and be prepared to handle it on your own next time.

 I 2nd that. Don't waste valuable time. Call an eviction attorney immediately.  It's complex and the smallest screw up can kill your case, then you've lost months going thru the system. This is a "Do it right the first time' kinda thing.

Shower curtain. Easy to keep clean an replace. Tenants will never clean a shower door. 

Problem is some tenants could care less if the shower is spilling gallons onto your floor.

Design and make idiot proof.

I'd recommend Oil base if you have cabinets to paint.