Category Archives: West Hills Property Management

Examples of Unlawful Discrimination Unlawful housing discrimination can take a variety of forms. Under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and Unruh Civil Rights Act, it is unlawful for ...

Tips on Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Compliance Before entering into a service contract with a client, a business has permissible purpose to obtain a consumer report on the customer for a potentia ...

How to Screen Tenants in 5 Easy Steps I always say that “95% of your tenant problems can be eliminated in the screening process.” If you’re like me, you probably find it difficult to ...

Five Questions You Must Ask Your Potential New Tenants  by Laurence Jankelow It’s well known by experienced landlords that bad tenants cause even worse problems. Virtually all of the problems a landlo ...

What is involved with managing rental properties? There are many tasks associated with managing a rental property that take time.  However, many tasks come when renting a property; once a home is rent ...

Clearing up smoke alarm laws for residential properties Where there’s smoke, there’s fire — and, if you’re compliant with the law, a smoke detector, too! Read on to ensure you and your clients comply ...

Can a Licensee Manage Property for Others Independent of the Firm? Assuming that a legal business practice in one situation applies in a similar situation may lead to unintentional license law violati ...

Tips for hiring a competent property manager By Melissa Sprouse Browne Owning rental property can be an excellent investment. A good source of steady income, rentals can offer the opportunity to incre ...

DEFINITION OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT The administration of residential, commercial and/or industrial real estate. Property management typically involves the managing of property that is owned by another ...

Why Tenants Love to Hate Their Property Management Company BY JORDAN MUELA Why is it that management companies seem to get such a bad rap in online reviews? It would be easy to dismiss these review si ...