by Gordan | Apr 14, 2015 | San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education, San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations
Today, we are talking a little bit about San Francisco’s new legislation that regulates short term rentals in the area. It’s being called the Airbnb legislation. As you probably know, we passed laws that legalize this type of rental. Until recently, it was completely...
by Gordan | Mar 4, 2015 | New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education, San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations
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...
by Gordan | Nov 20, 2014 | Finding Tenants in San Francisco, New Landlord Guide, San Francisco Owner Education, San Francisco Property Management Education, San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations
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...
by Gordan | 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 Gordan | 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 Gordan | 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...