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...
by Gordon Property Management | Jul 31, 2014 | New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education, San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations
Today’s blog focuses on single family homes and condos in San Francisco, particularly the way rental laws apply to them. You can take a look at the blog we wrote in 2012 on this topic. That was Part 1. Here’s an update, or a Part 2, which summarizes the laws you need...
by Gordon Property Management | Apr 9, 2013 | San Francisco Owner Education
Today, we are talking about whether you should remodel your San Francisco property prior to renting it out. The answer is: it depends. If the house is looking tired and you have a really old kitchen and really old bathrooms and you can afford to remodel, then yes, you...
by Gordon Property Management | Mar 29, 2013 | San Francisco Owner Education
The question we’re debating today is whether you should sell or rent out your home when you are leaving San Francisco. As you consider that question, please take a look at the blog I wrote in February of 2012, which is called “Thinking about Renting out Your Home in...
by Gordon Property Management | Feb 20, 2013 | San Francisco Owner Education
In San Francisco, we face a unique set of rules and regulations for a San Francisco rental agreement when it comes to renting out property. While I am not a lawyer and I cannot give out legal advice, I’m happy to help San Francisco landlords by sharing what I’ve...
by Gordon Property Management | Jan 30, 2013 | San Francisco Owner Education
As someone who has been in the San Francisco residential rental market for 25 years, I have seen the rental market go up and go down, but overall the trend has been upward – with asking rents rising on vacant units. Right now the San Francisco rental market is up,...
