What is a 614 Notice and Should I Use it When Renting my San Francisco Home?

What is a 614 Notice and Should I Use it When Renting my San Francisco Home?

Our topic today is the 614 Notice and whether you need to use it when you’re renting out your home in San Francisco. A 614 Notice is a legal notice that a San Francisco landlord would serve to tenants when you have a roommate situation and one of the original...
Should I Add my Property Manager to my San Francisco Landlord Policy?

Should I Add my Property Manager to my San Francisco Landlord Policy?

If you are a client of Gordon Property Management, you know that we require you to name us as an additional insured on your liability policy. A lot of property owners wonder what exactly that means, and today we are going to talk a little bit about that and why it’s...
Should You Require Your San Francisco Tenant to Have Renters Insurance?

Should You Require Your San Francisco Tenant to Have Renters Insurance?

Our topic today is renters insurance. The latest lease agreement written by the San Francisco Apartment Association now has a clause in it that requires tenants to obtain renters insurance. That’s the lease we use and most of the San Francisco landlords we work with...
What is a Protected Tenant? San Francisco Property Management

What is a Protected Tenant? San Francisco Property Management

Today we are explaining what and who protected tenants are. In San Francisco, tenants have a lot of rights. Protected tenants have even more rights. Those rights come into play primarily when you are trying to evict them, using either an Ellis Act eviction or an owner...