by Gordon Property Management | Oct 28, 2014 | Finding Tenants in San Francisco, New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education
So you want to rent out your home and what you really want is for a family to move in. That’s great, families make good tenants. But, you cannot discriminate against other types of tenants. Doing so is a clear violation of federal fair housing laws. If you put your...
by Gordon Property Management | Sep 17, 2014 | Investing in San Francisco Rental Real Estate, New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education
Managing multi-residential apartment buildings in San Francisco is complicated. The city has a lot of very unique rent control laws and tenants have a lot of rights. Landlords have rights too, and it’s important to know what you’re doing in order to protect those...
by Gordon Property Management | Sep 3, 2014 | Inspections, New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education
The question of how often to inspect rental property is one we get from landlords quite often. At Gordon Property Management, we inspect all of our buildings once a year. We go through each of the units in every building and take a detailed look at how they are being...
by Gordon Property Management | Aug 19, 2014 | New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education, San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations
Today we are talking a little bit about what to do when you find out your tenant is subleasing your property on a site like AirBNB or VRBO. It’s hard to find out if your tenant is doing this because if you go to AirBNB, you cannot search the site by address. They give...
by Gordon Property Management | Aug 5, 2014 | New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education, San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations
The San Francisco Tobacco Smoke Disclosure Ordinance became effective on January 1, 2014. It requires that all new leases disclose if there are any other units in the building that contain tobacco smoke. This does not apply to medical marijuana, only tobacco. The...
