San Francisco Property Management Blog
As leaders in the San Francisco property management market, we want to make things better for landlords and tenants, vendors and partners. All of us face similar challenges, whether it’s Airbnb tempting your tenants to sublet or the recent drought, which left landlords wondering how to manage water. We share our expertise and our advice on our San Francisco property management blog. Follow along to get your most common questions answered. Learn from our experience and avoid costly mistakes.
Better property management starts with better education.
What You Can and Can’t Do When Renting Out Your San Francisco Home
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...
How to Manage Multi-Residential Apartment Buildings in San Francisco
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...
How Often Should You Inspect Your San Francisco Rental Property?
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...
What to Do When Your Tenant Subleases Your Home Through AirBNB or VRBO
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...
Understanding the San Francisco Tobacco Smoke Disclosure Ordinance
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...
San Francisco Rental Laws and Regulations: Property Management Education
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...
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