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Housing EAST BAY RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION | DECEMBER 2013
NEW LAWS FOR 2014
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PLUS: RECAP AND PHOTOS OF EBRHA’S 7TH ANNUAL TRADE EXPO EAST BAY REAL ESTATE MARKET SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SOFTENING
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Contents
East Bay Rental Housing Association
DECEMBER 2013
Volume X, Number 12 December 2013 EBRHA OFFICE
360 22nd Street, Suite 240 Oakland, CA 94612 tel 510.893.9873 fax 510.893.2906 www.ebrha.com
Features & Columns
EBRHA STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Jill Broadhurst
jbroadhurst@ebrha.com DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Cathy Hayden
chayden@ebrha.com DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Tina Bocheff | tbocheff@ebrha.com PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICATION PRODUCER
Esteban Cortez | ecortez@ebrha.com MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Tori Blanca | ebrhaadmin@ebrha.com EBRHA OFFICERS PRESIDENT Wayne C. Rowland 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Irina Gelfenbeyn
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Expo Recap
BY RON KINGSTON
BY TINA BOCHEFF
2ND VICE PRESIDENT Luke Blacklidge TREASURER Bill Bagnell SECRETARY Jack Schwartz EBRHA DIRECTORS
Bill Bagnell, Link Corkery, Reggie Hairston, Carmen Madden, Fred Morse, Conor Murphy, Rick Philips, Judy Shaw, Menna Tesfatsion, Mila Zelkha PUBLISHED BY
Wayne C. Rowland PRODUCED BY
EBRHA Communications Committee Tina Bocheff, Jill Broadhurst, Esteban Cortez, Irina Gelfenbeyn, Wayne C. Rowland
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MANAGING EDITOR Jill Broadhurst EDITOR Tina Bocheff ART DIRECTOR & COPY EDITOR Esteban Cortez
East Bay Outpaces Local Markets
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Features & Columns 6
NEWS
Events & Directory
Berkeley 2014 Annual General Adjustment
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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
BY WAYNE ROWLAND
36 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 38 M EMBER DIRECTORY 42 M EMBERSHIP APPLICATION 42 A D INDEX
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A Landlord’s Duty
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Rental Housing (ISSN 1930-2002-Periodicals Postage Paid at Oakland, California. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to RENTAL HOUSING, 360 22nd Street, Suite 240, Oakland, CA 94612.
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Rental Housing is published monthly for $36 per year by the East Bay Rental Housing Association (EBRHA), 360 22nd Street, Suite 240, Oakland, CA 94612. Rental Housing is not responsible for the return or loss of submissions or artwork. The magazine does not consider unsolicited articles. The opinions expressed in any signed article in Rental Housing are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of EBRHA or Rental Housing. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional services. If legal service or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent person should be sought. Acceptance of an advertisement by this magazine does not necessarily constitute any endorsement or recommendation by EBRHA, express or implied, of the advertiser or any goods or services offered. Published monthly, Rental Housing is distributed to the entire membership of EBRHA. The contents of this magazine may not be reproduced without permission. Publisher disclaims any liability for published articles. Printed by Jostens Printing Co. Copyright © 2013 by EBRHA. All rights reserved.
contributors
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To Schedule an Appointment, Call (510) 893-9873 EBRHA provides members with low-cost online resident screening. Partnered with Contemporary Information Corp. (CIC), resident screening has one objective: to make sure your leasing decisions make the greatest possible contribution to your bottom line. As of May 2012, landlords can collect a maximum of $44.51 for an application fee.
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GRANT CHAPPELL Grant Chappell is the vice president of NAI Northern California. Since 2005, Grant has focused on East Bay apartment opportunities for his clients. Grant also serves on the Board of CEI, the Center for Elders’ Independence, a local nonprofit providing PACE Care to seniors in Alameda County. In his free time, Grant enjoys skiing, golf, biking and traveling.
CLIFFORD FRIED Clifford Fried is a real estate attorney with expertise in landlord-tenant law, eviction and rent control matters in Oakland and the Bay Area. He and his law firm represent residential landlords only and are one of the largest such firm in Northern California. He has processed nearly 10,000 evictions in his career and has authored several books on evictions and hundreds of published articles on rental property ownership.
RON KINGSTON Ron Kingston is the EBRHA state lobbyist and president of the California Political Consulting Group. He has 30 years of lobbying experience and is one of the original writers of the state’s legislation against rent control, the Costa-Hawkins Act. He grew up in South Lake Tahoe and lives in Carmichael with his wife Sherrie, a financial planner. In his spare time, he cycles, skis and takes international scuba diving trips.
MATTHEW QUIRING Matthew Quiring is an attorney in private practice based in Berkeley who has been representing and advising landlords in the East Bay since 2009. He is a volunteer attorney with the Volunteer Legal Services Corporation, supervising the Low Income Landlord Clinic in Oakland, and recipient of the 2010 VLSC Volunteer Year of the Year award.
East Bay Rental Housing Association 510.893.9873 | FAX 510.893.2906 ebrha.com TEL
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Housing in Emeryville
Berkeley 2014 Annual General Adjustment the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board adopted the Annual General Adjustment (AGA) Order for Year 2014 which will allow eligible landlords to increase the 2013 permanent rent ceilings by 1.7%. The 2014 AGA of 1.7% represents 65% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Bay Area during the 2013 fiscal year (July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013) as posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 65% of CPI formula was approved by the voters in the November 2004 general municipal election. The 2014 AGA may not be charged to tenants whose tenancy began on or after January 1, 2013, and who had their rents set pursuant to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The Order also sets forth the conditions for qualifying for this rent increase and the notice that must be given to tenants in order to raise the rent. The full text of the regulation and Order can be viewed in the Rent Board office at 2125 Milvia Street or at www.cityofberkeley.info/rent. AT ITS REGULAR MEETING ON OCT. 21, 2013,
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proposal to ban cigarette smoking in single-family homes. The smoking ban in single-family homes would protect children, seniors and lodgers, Arreguin argues. Cigarette smoking is already prohibited in Berkeley’s commercial
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districts, parks and bus stops, and within 25 feet of any building open to the public, and the council plans to extend the ban to all apartments, condominiums and other multiunit buildings where secondhand smoke can spread. Arreguin argues that banning cigarette smoking in singlefamily homes will protect more nonsmokers. The proposed ban has opponents, including Councilwoman Susan Wengraf, who said in an SF Gate article, “Our enforcement division is so overwhelmed right now. I think it would be very difficult to add more to their list. I smoked for 10 years. It’s not easy to quit. I feel for these smokers.” Cities like Belmont, Richmond and Walnut Creek already ban smoking in multiunit buildings. If passed, Berkeley’s smoking ban would be among the toughest in the nation. Digested from “Berkeley’s next smoking ban may hit home”; San Francisco Chronicle (11/14/13); Jones, Carolyn; http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/ Berkeley-s-next-smoking-ban-may-hithome-4984302.php
NAA Recognizes EBRHA for Lobbying Success The National Apartment Association recognized the East Bay Rental
Housing Association for helping defeat bill AB 1229, a bill that would have
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mandated inclusionary zoning and was recently vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB 1229 sought to restrict the rights of property owners to set initial rental rates of their newly constructed and privately owned units. This would have set a new precedent in the government’s ability to control rental housing prices and would have made developing, owning and managing apartment buildings very difficult. In his veto message, Brown said that inclusionary zoning laws may “exacerbate” existing challenges in attracting new developers, without actually resulting in any “meaningful” increase in affordable housing. “Congratulations to all our California affiliates who worked so hard to get this bill vetoed!” NAA said in a national newsletter to its members.
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Buy Tickets Now for EBRHA’s First Annual Awards Ceremony and Holiday Reception Join us on Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. at The Sound Room in Oakland to honor leaders in the East Bay rental housing community. Enjoy extraordinary Spanish cuisine and passionate Flamenco music, song and dance by Grupo Flamenco. Tickets are on sale now at only $40 per person, which includes entertainment, 4-course dinner, dessert and coffee. To purchase tickets, go to www.ebrha.com/events.
EBRHA Introduces Integrated Leasing Service EBRHA is now offering an Integrated Leasing service that will help members save time and make more money. Integrated leasing is a turnkey solution that includes marketing, touring, screening and leasing rental properties. Taking into account a property profile and leasing criteria, integrated leasing results in units being occupied by ideal tenants faster, and at an optimal rent, saving time and increasing ROI and property values. To learn more, visit www.ebrha.com/leasing or turn to page 12. RH
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fixed. In an article in this month’s Rental Housing magazine, Ron talks about the 2013 California legislative session and how bills affecting the rental housing industry were tracked. He describes the status of the bills for which we took an “oppose unless amended” position, and discusses the bills that became law. For each bill that became law, he describes how to comply with these should they apply to your business. I would recom2013 was a busy year for monitoring property mend you read his article at your earliest regulation in California. BY WAYNE C. ROWLAND opportunity. While most of us have focused on the regulation of housing through the enactment by the state or cities of new laws or ordinances, one city in California seems set on introducing a new way to regulate a particular housing problem within its borders. Not with a law or ordinance, but through eminent domain. In an effort to address the problem of blight, caused by houses with underwater mortgages becoming foreclosed, abandoned and neglected, the City of Richmond recently approved a plan to use its power of eminent domain to intervene in its local housing market. Under their plan, the city would seize certain underwater loans from current mortgage holders. It would then restructure the ver the past couple of years, mortgages and issue them back to the lent job of working on our behalf in the East Bay Rental Houscurrent homeowners, presumably at an Sacramento. He has kept us abreast of ing Association has made affordable rate. legislation affecting our members and big strides in tracking the course of Needless to say banks and other finanhas lobbied legislators on our behalf statewide housing legislation which cial institutions are opposed to the plan. to seek modification, when possible, might potentially impact our members. Among their many reasons is that the of potentially unfavorable legislation. Much of that improvement is because city wants to seize only the mortgages of He also helped us to meet directly with we retained a new political lobbyist to those borrowers who are current on their some legislators to discuss housingprovide lobbying services. monthly payments. With this, the banks related concerns. The change was very timely because would be losing some of their best cusIn meeting with lawmakers, we had in 2013, California legislators seemed tomers in these communities. Second, the the opportunity to discuss our position hyper active in proposing new houscity proposes to pay the current value of on proposed new legislation. Also, in at ing legislation. There were 128 bills the property, rather than the current outleast one instance, we were able to open introduced, that if passed, would have standing balance of the loan, as compenup a discussion of the unfair eviction impacted the rental housing industry. sation. In many cases, delay tactics being used Among these was Assembly Bill 1229 “Our lobbyist has this would amount to in local courts by evicwhich would have allowed local govern- tion defense attorneys kept us abreast of a steep discount from ments to impose price controls on new legislation affecting the outstanding balance that result in needlessly construction. This bill was opposed by our members and on the mortgage. The driving up eviction costs. EBRHA and unopposed by the Califorcity would essentially This was a fruitful discus- has lobbied legislania Apartment Association, our former tors on our behalf to be using its powers of sion and left us hopeful affiliate. seek modification, eminent domain to force that in time, perhaps Our lobbyist, Ron Kingston, who when possible, of banks to participate enough legislators might is also President of California Political in the short sale of the be convinced that this is a potentially unfavorConsulting Group, has done an excelable legislation.” property back to the problem worthy of being
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12; 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. Members: Free; Non-members: $69 Tori Blanca, EBRHA • Tenant Screening Dos and Don’ts • Validating Residential Rental Applications • Processing a Report • Interpreting a Report • And More
current homeowner. There has already been one lawsuit filed, but because the city has not yet actually initiated any eminent domain proceedings, the lawsuit was dismissed as not yet being ripe to be heard. It’s unclear what impact the city’s plan may have on Richmond’s housing market, but if it results in disruption because some lenders become unwilling to make loans in Richmond, or if it results in higher costs to borrowers for new mortgages because lenders have a harder time selling these mortgages, then it will not necessarily have a positive impact. In which case, it may not be a model that other cities would want to emulate. On the other hand, if the city of Richmond is able to (a) wade through the lawsuits that are just waiting to pounce, (b) purchase and restructure underwater mortgages for the betterment of the homeowners, and (c) do all of this before the housing market improves (and renders the entire matter moot), then needless to say a precedent will be set and other cities will be willing to use eminent domain of mortgages. We will be monitoring this, but with all these “ifs” it may turn out to be a costly yet fruitless pursuit by the city of Richmond. Only time will tell. In the meantime, we’ll keep our focus on tracking state and local laws and ordinances. RH
Wayne C. Rowland is the President of EBRHA and is an avid representative of issues in the community. He has over 30 years of real estate investment experience. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in finance.
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EXPO RECAP
7TH ANNUAL EXPO EBRHA members, vendors, speakers and volunteers came together to make our 7th Annual Trade Expo a success. BY TINA BOCHEFF
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ur 7th Annual Trade Expo on October 23 found a new home at the beautiful Cathedral Event Center overlooking Lake Merritt. More than 300 attendees came out to meet more than 50 vendors and to attend two workhops, including “New Laws for 2014” by EBRHA lobbyist Ron Kingston and “Save Money Going Green” by Miya Kitahara of Stopwaste.org, Karen Contreras of P.G.&E., and Mike Hazinski of EBMUD. A new feature of the event — an Oktoberfest-themed reception, catered by Oakland’s Chop Bar — was a big success. Ted Levenson of Chase Commercial Lending preferred the new venue to last year’s, and Toni Esposito of OREXO said, “Thank you for listening to the feedback from last year, you did a wonderful job improving the Expo.” Daniel Wilson of Alameda County Department of Environmental Health said that the new venue “gave the event a fuller 14 RENTAL HOUSING
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and livelier ambiance. Not having the standard booth walls provided an openness and cohesion that booth walls prevent.” Special thanks to Board President Wayne Rowland, who welcomed the crowd and moderated the workshops, and to 1st Vice President Irina Gelfenbeyn, for creating and donating beautiful gift baskets. Thanks to volunteer members Maria Vermiglio and Suo Fong, and Board members Bill Bagnell, Luke Blacklidge, Fred Morse, Conor Murphy, Rick Philips, Jack Schwartz, Mila Zelkha, Carmen Madden, Link Corkery and Carlon Tanner. Additional thanks to event sponsors APT Maintenance, Advent Properties, Bay Property Group, Bornstein and Bornstein, Chase, General Roofing, Frank Fiala Roofing, Intervest, and RentMethod, and all the other exhibitors. This event would not have been nearly as successful without your support. Stay tuned for the 2014 Expo date. RH
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New Laws for
2014 2014 laws that affect property owners BY RON KINGSTON
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he East Bay Rental Housing Association’s lobbying team identified and tracked 128 bills introduced in the 2013 legislative session that had some direct effect or impact on our members’ interests. The tracked bills comprise roughly 5% of all the bills that were introduced this year. Once identified, bills are categorized into one of two tiers depending on the potential impact of the bill on the rental industry. Tier One bills require the most attention; Tier Two bills require less. Of the 128 bills, 68 bills were flagged for Tier One scrutiny. One of the most important bills of the year was vetoed: AB 1229 (Atkins), a bill that would have permitted local governments to impose price controls on newly constructed privately owned and rented residential units. Of the 68 Tier One bills, EBRHA held a “Support” position on four bills, an “Opposed” position on 16 bills, and an “Opposed Unless Amended” position on 17 bills. The remaining Tier One bills were placed under a “Watch” position, because the bills neither negatively nor positively impacted our industry, but if amended even slightly could have resulted in benefit to or have serious adverse consequences on the rental industry. All Tier Two bills automatically become “Watch” bills. All 17 of the Tier One Bills in which EBRHA held an “Opposed Unless Amended” position either failed to pass this year or were amended to the satisfaction of EBRHA. Of the 16 bills that EBRHA outright opposed, only one bill, AB 1229, was vetoed. The following bills all go into effect on January 1, 2014.
AB 10: Minimum Wage Raise
Description: This bill increases the minimum wage incrementally over the next five years. On and after January 1, 2014, to not less than $8.25 per hour; on and after January 1, 2015, to not less than $8.75 per hour; on and after January 1, 2016, to not less than $9.25 per hour; on and after January 1, 2017, to not less than $9.50 per hour; and on and after January 1, 2018, to not less than $10 per hour. How to Comply: Employers must pay their employees at least the minimum wage according to the new guidelines.
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AB 227: Reduction of Penalties for Curing Proposition 65 Violations
a correction notice on the person who served notice of the violation only one time for a violation arising from the same exposure in the same facility or on the same premises.
Description: Proposition 65 (Prop. 65), the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Bed bugs feces in a wall outlet Enforcement Act, was enacted by ballot initiative in 1986. It was intended to AB 325 protect Californians and their drinking Description: Revises the time limits for a water from and to inform citizens about party to initiate a challenge to certain city exposures to chemicals known to cause or county actions, including the adoption cancer and birth defects or other reproor amendment of a housing element, if ductive harm by requiring, among other the challenge is brought “in support of regulations, that business owners with or to encourage or facilitate the develop10 or more employees, including apartment of housing that would increase the ment owners, post warning signs in and community’s supply of [affordable] housaround the property if the property coning.” tains potentially harmful chemicals. The private enforcement provision of Prop. How to Comply: To challenge a housing 65 allows plaintiffs to sue, including for element that has been approved by the actions claiming an owner failed to post state, amendment will require a party a warning sign. Plaintiffs may claim dam- to service a deficiency notice within 9 ages, attorney fees and a civil penalty of months of adoption. The city or county $2,500. The penalty provisions have led will have 60 days to respond to the notice to abusive litigation practices. This bill and the party must file an action within 6 would reduce the civil penalty to $500 months of the response or the expiration and prevent litigation, damages awards, of the 60-day response period. For nonand court costs, if the owner cures the state approved housing elements, the city defect in their sign within 14 days of has 60 days to respond to the notice and notice. a party must file an action within 1 year of the response or the expiration. Impact of Our Lobbying Efforts: EBRHA has been in strong support of this bill AB 1092: Electric Vehicle since it was introduced. Charging Stations Description: Would require the California How to Comply: Within 14 days after Building Standards Commission, comreceiving the notice of a defect in a Prop. mencing with the next triennial edition of 65 warning sign, correct the alleged viola- the California Building Standards Code tion, pay a civil penalty in the amount adopted after January 1, 2014, to adopt, of $500 per facility or premises, and approve, codify and publish mandanotify the person bringing the action that tory building standards for the installathe violation has been corrected pursution of future electric vehicle charging ant to the specified proof of compliance infrastructure for parking spaces in form. An alleged violator may correct the multifamily dwellings and nonresidential violation, pay the civil penalty and serve development. The bill would require the 20 RENTAL HOUSING
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How to Comply: Developers of residential rental properties will likely be required to install electric charging stations sometime in the near future.
AB 1398: Solid Waste Recycling Description: Defines commercial solid waste to include all types of solid waste generated by a store, office or other commercial or public entity source, including a business or a multifamily dwelling of five or more units.
How to Comply: In large part, this is a technical bill. For the first time in law, the bill defines “commercial solid waste” for the purpose of commercial recycling law that includes all types of solid waste generated by offices, or other commercial or public entities including a business or multifamily dwelling of five or more units. Thus, for those properties of five or more units, the law has been established to define the type of material that is to be recycled.
SB 196: Utility Rate Posting Requirement
Description: Would require a mastermeter customer to post in a conspicuous place, the specific current residential utility rate as published by the serving utility. The bill would authorize a master-meter customer in a mobilehome park, apartment building or similar residential complex, as specified, to also post the website address of the specific current residential utility rate schedule if it also provides a copy of the schedule, upon request, at no cost, and states in the posting that an individual user may request a copy of the rate schedule from the master-meter customer.
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upon training to conduct pest and garbage inspections. Previously, only health inspectors were allowed to conduct these types of inspections. Impact of Our Lobbying Efforts: Originally, the bill did not require code enforcement officers to be proficiently trained to conduct pest inspections. EBRHA worked with the author to ensure training would be required. Result: The bill was amended to require code enforcement officers conducting pest inspections be trained to do so.
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How to Comply: Previously, landlords were required to post the “prevailing” utility rate in a conspicuous place. Now they must post the “specific current” rate in a conspicuous place or, as an alternative, may post the website where the rate may be found.
SB 269: Prepaid Listing Service
Description: The measure does the following: 1) expands the enforcement powers of the Bureau of Real Estate (BRE; formerly the Department of Real Estate) over prepaid rental listing services (PRLS); 2) authorizes consumers who are harmed by a PRLS company to seek compensation from the Consumer Recovery Account; 3) increases application fees for a PRLS license to fund the recovery account; and 4) requires the PRLS to provide in writing to prospective clients an explanation of consumer rights. Impact of Our Lobbying Efforts: We drafted and submitted letters of support, and testified at committee. How to Comply: BRE will now be empowered to issue a citation to unlicensed individuals to correct the violation; the application fee for a PRLS license will increase from $100 to $125 for the first location, $25 to $50 for each subsequent location; $25 of each application fee is to be credited to the Recovery Account; PRLS license numbers are to appear on written contracts offered to a consumer; new disclosures concerning the consumer’s rights are required to be in 12-point font; consumers harmed by a PRLS may file an application with the BRE for payment of a final court judgment or arbitration award from the Account; and the PRLS license is subject to suspension if any payment is made from the Recovery Account until repayment is made with interest of that amount by the PRLS company.
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How to Comply: Although code enforcement officers have new authority to conduct pest and garbage inspections under this bill, they must first be properly trained.
SB 612: Victims of Human Trafficking Rights to Terminate a Lease
Description: Current law allows a tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or elder abuse to terminate a lease so long as the tenant provides the following documents to the landlord: notice of termination, and a copy of a temporary restraining order, emergency protective order, protective order or police report. SB 612 would add victims of human trafficking to the list of those who may terminate. The bill would also allow, in lieu of the documents described above, documents by qualified third parties indicating that the tenant or household member is seeking assistance for physical or mental injuries or abuse resulting from an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse or dependent adult abuse. A person who meets the requirements for a sexual assault counselor, domestic violence counselor or a human trafficking caseworker may sign the documentation. Impact of Our Lobbying Efforts: EBRHA worked extensively with the author to add to the bill a specific form to be filled out by qualified third parties containing information about the tenant, the incident that occurred, and the third party’s qualification as a professional. This form is essential in ensuring the legitimacy of the lease termination request, and should substantially increase compliance with the new law. How to Comply: Landlords will be under a new duty to tenants who are victims of human trafficking to terminate their leases upon their request. Landlords should make sure their documentation comports with the law, and be vigilant in protecting the confidences of the victim tenant. RH
The information contained in this article is general in nature. Consult the advice of an attorney for any specific problem. Ron Kingston is the EBRHA state lobbyist and president of the California Political Consulting Group. He can be reached at 916-447-7229 or ron@calpcg.com.
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virtually everyone has been impacted in some way by the financial crisis, and in no way do I see layoffs as positive news. However, they directly coincide with the data I have been reporting on the declining Notice of Defaults, Notice of Trustee sales and REO inventory in my previous two articles. Most seasoned investors agree that a sharp uptick in rates could yield a sharp slowdown in the market. Janet Yellen is expected to be confirmed as the next Chairmen of the Federal Reserve when Bernake’s term is up. I reserve my doubts on any major policy change on interest policy in the short term, mainly due to stubbornly high unemployment rates nationwide. Aside from the change at The Fed, a growing number on Capitol Hill continue to put forth legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to take tax payer liability out of the mortgage market. Any major change could make mortgage The East Bay real estate market shows no sign of qualification more challenging or reduce softening. BY GRANT CHAPPELL available liquidity for new loans on single family and multi-unit properties. The stock markets have responded hat a difference a year total REO inventory down 38%. Even positively to the news about the Fed, as makes! Real estate owned more intriguing, the time to foreclose the S+P was reaching all-time highs at the (REO) inventory on on average is 25% higher, the time for time I submitted this article. Additionally, five-unit properties and greater feels the banks to resell REO properties is rates on multifamily still hover in the mid non-existent in the market. Cap rates 62% higher and the time for third party to high 3% range on five-year fixed loans continue to compress and GRM’s push investors to resell is 22% higher. and higher for a longer fixed term. higher as buyers are willing to bid Despite overall positive news on sales I asked Nils Ratnathicam of the properties up on expectations of rental volume and values, lingering aftermath Rincon Group for his take on the market growth or to satisfy a 1031 requireof the financial crisis still plays out. and view of next year. According to Nils, ment. In the weeks prior to submitting this “Market activity seems to have picked The last time we saw rent growth article, I came across headlines that a up this fall from where it left off prior to this degree was the late 90s dot com number of large banks are under investito interest rates spiking mid-summer. We era. We all know what eventually hapgation for or still settling lawsuits in the may see a few similar interest rate ‘peaks’ pened there. This time feels different, hundreds of millions of dollars related in 2014, but there is no indication rates as we recover from one of the toughest to mortgage activity. By some estimates, will start their inevitable march upwards financial meltdowns in history. While the largest banks have incurred nearly for at least another year, meaning sales one can argue low interest rates helped $100 billion in fines and legal fees since volume could very well outpace 2013.” contribute to the last asset bubble, real the start of the crisis. On top of that, I The rental market shows no sign of estate lending is more strict now. The noticed stories that many of the same softening. I had an opportunity to speak fundamentals locally are strong, backed major banks were announcing layoffs. with Sam Sorokin, manager of nearly by high demand for housing and talent My initial reaction was this had to 600 units in the Berkeley, Lake Merrit in the job market. do with potential slowdown in loan and North Oakland Clearly, the worst is well behind us. origination and refinancmarket. They found that In Alameda County, Notice of Default ing due to higher rates on “Strong rents, minion about 200 total unit mal vacancy, low filings are down 54% from September single-family loans. turnovers, those that interest rates and 2012 to September 2013. Over the same On closer reading, the turned after one year a vibrant Bay Area period, the number of properties going layoffs were related to saw a rent increase of economy continue back to the banks as REOs is down distressed assets and loan about 3.5%, where on to push values 61%, and those sold to third parties modifications. I hesitheir overall managehigher.” at trustee sales are down 58%, with tated on inserting this, as
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ment portfolio, they saw a rent increase of about 10.5%. This is largely due to the rent control component in Oakland and Berkeley on long-term tenants. Not only are they pushing asking rents, but the quality of tenant applicants seems to be higher too. 5+ Units At nearly $52 million in sales, Oakland achieved the highest volume since the third quarter of 2012 of $53 million. Two quarters ago, I speculated that the increase in capital gains tax rate would dampen volume this year. On the one hand, Oakland achieved the highest price per square foot ever at $150 per square foot, albeit only $3/ft higher than the last two quarters, but significantly higher than the $116 per square foot a year ago. Similarly, the price per unit in Oakland has fluctuated from a low $81,000 per unit in Q1 of 2012 up to $116,000 per unit in Q2 of 2013, while settling at $110,000 per unit last quarter. These are impressive figures that only paint part of the story. Competition could not be more intense. A year ago, most would not believe that well-priced deals in Oakland would see multiple bids over asking and trading in the high 4%, low 5% Cap Rate territory. The largest property to sell, aside from the 252 units that sold at 1389 Jefferson (that we omitted from the data on this article) went $150,000 over asking. These adjacent, well-maintained complexes located at 200 - 206 East 15th Street attracted attention from a wide range of investors and, consequently, guaranteed multiple offers above asking. Another property located at 1528 Alice — 12 units priced at $1.69 million, 11.17 GRM and 5.57% cap rate — came to market on a Friday afternoon in late September. Without publicly announcing an open showing, the listing agent called all interested parties early Monday morning, due to the influx in calls, to see who could make a showing at 11 a.m. There were at least 10 brokers and/or principals at the showing at 11 a.m. that Monday, and maybe more. By Tuesday, five days after hitting the market, the property was in contract above the asking price with a short contingency period. While historically common on single-
family homes and 2 - 4 unit properties, I expect to see more over-bidding on larger properties, and investors accepting lower returns given the low supply of properties available. In Berkeley, volume declined about 54% from a year ago with $15,082,000 in sales compared to $32,350,000 and up from $9,970,000 the prior quarter. Average price per square foot tied the high reached one year ago at $249 per square foot and average price per unit reached an all time high at $201,603 per unit. 2520 College was one of three properties to sell in Berkeley and represented 88% of the volume. Sold to a group that primarily focuses on San Francisco product, at $288 per ft and $269,000 per unit and
high 4% Cap Rate, it reflects some of the highest metrics and pricing seen in years for rent-controlled product in Berkeley. Finally, Alameda had three properties trade for a total of $4.5 million, just down from the $5.1 million last quarter. Alameda’s volume has ranged from $2.6 million to $6.9 million in each quarter as far back as the beginning of 2012. However, in the third quarter of 2012, no transaction that we could find took place, hence no quarter to quarter comparison. The average transaction size of $1.52 million is consistent with previous quarters and reflects a vibrant market. 2 - 4 Units Oakland saw an impressive 43% increase
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in average price year over year from approximately $334,000 to $477,000, the highest level since Q4 of 2008, and a 3% increase in price from last quarter. The number of transactions remained virtually unchanged at 100 this quarter, compared to 102 a year ago and 86 last quarter. The number of quarterly transactions seems to have reached a plateau over the last year, while average price has continued to increase by double digits quarterly. Berkeley experienced the biggest gain in average price with a stellar 53% jump to $849,000 compared to $554,000 a year ago, also the highest average price since Q4 of 2008, similar to Oakland. In terms of number of transactions, it saw a slight decrease of two and three deals per quarter compared to last quarter and the prior year. Similar to Oakland, the numbers of quarterly transactions has leveled out over the last year. Alameda’s average price increased by 15% compared to a year ago, from $603,000 to $697,000, and by about 7% from the previous quarter. The numbers of transactions remained virtually unchanged from 12 last quarter and 12 one year ago. Historically, Alameda has posted many quarters with single digits, so I am encouraged by these figures. If we see double digit transactions for the next two quarters, it shows the high demand for the East Bay and sellers that are happy with pricing. Conclusion In summary, we seem to be on an ever strengthening upswing in the market. All data we’ve been following for years points in that direction with no immediate clouds on the horizon. Strong rents, minimal vacancy, low interest rates and a vibrant Bay Area economy continue to push values higher. While thousands of units are under construction or in the planning phase on both sides of the bay, thousands of square feet of office space are also in the pipeline. Until the fundamentals change, I suspect we are the middle of the strongest seller’s market in the last ten years. RH Grant Chappell is the Vice President of NAI Northern California. He can be reached at grant@nainorcal.com or 510-972-4941.
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A Landlord’s Duty What should a landlord do if tenants complain about mold in rental units? BY VARIOUS AUTHORS
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Because much has been written about the dangers of mold, some tenants jump to the conclusion that mildew and dirt in their apartment is deadly mold. In all likelihood, the conditions in the apartment are not dangerous mold. Molds are simple, microscopic organisms found virtually everywhere, indoors and outdoors. Molds are found on foods, leaves, plants and other organic materials. Mold spores travel through the air and find their way into homes. If present in large quantities, molds can cause allergic symptoms similar to those caused by pollen. The first thing to do when a tenant complains about mold in their rental unit is to do an inspection. With all due respect to the mold experts and remediation contractors who are EBRHA vendors, a landlord should take a look first. If the landlord finds that in fact there 32 RENTAL HOUSING
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is an excessive build up of moisture, the presence of musty or earthy odors, or evidence of water intrusion in the unit, there could be a serious problem. Any of these factors, in conjunction with visual evidence of excessive mold or mildew, there may indicate a serious mold problem. Look for discoloration or moisture leaching from plaster and drywall. If the tenant is complaining about allergic reactions, asthma episodes, infections or other respiratory problems, there is further reason to be concerned. If you reasonably believe that there is a serious mold problem, or if you have no idea of how to assess the problem on your own, then it is time to call in an expert. If the expert suggests mold testing, think twice before agreeing. Reliable sampling for mold is expensive. Also, because mold is present everywhere, the mold tests will show the presence of mold even if you don’t have a serious mold problem. If you have mold testing done, you may someday be forced to provide the test results to your tenant in a court of
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For instance, in Reed v King (1983), the court found that a multiple murder on the premises was material to the value or the desirability of that property where it occurred. However, California Civil Code §1710.2(a) shields landlords from liability for failing to disclose any death on the property that occurred more than three years earlier, or from liability for failing to disclose if any prior tenant died or was infected with the virus that causes AIDS. Nonetheless, §1710.2(d) does not protect landlords who make an intentional misrepresentation in response to a direct inquiry from a tenant concerning deaths on the real property. Still, landlords have no duty to personally investigate any unexplained or unknown deaths on the property. With these guidelines, landlords are generally advised to disclose the fact and the manner of death of any prior occupants within the last three years, as to avoid any question of liability concerning the materiality of that fact if it were left undisclosed. Deaths beyond three years past need not be disclosed voluntarily, but if a tenant specifically inquires, the landlord should not misrepresent what information they possess regarding any deaths that they may know to have occurred on the premises. Other forms of criminal activity generally do not give rise to a duty to disclose, and crime statistics are typically publicly available to prospective tenants. However, there are statutory requirements to inform tenants if the property has been subject to a health inspection report stating that the premises is contaminated with methamphetamine (Health and Safety Code §§25400.1025400.47), and landlords are required to issue the “Megan’s Law” notice of access to the registered sex offender database (Civil Code §2079.14a). —MATTHEW QUIRING RH
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Landlord 102 Tori Blanca, EBRHA Members: Free; Non-Members: $69 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
11:45 a.m.; Contact Pat Smith for more info: (510) 653-5388 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25
EBRHA Office Closed
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26
EBRHA General Membership Meeting 10:00 a.m. - Noon Topics: • New Laws for 2014 and the California Tenancy:
EBRHA Office Closed TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31
EBRHA Office Closed
Ron Kingston, EBRHA Lobbyist TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
Landlord 104 Dan Firestone, Contemporary Information Corp. Members: Free; Non-Members: $69 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
EBRHA Volunteer Day at the Alameda County Community Food Bank To volunteer and help sort food, go to www.ebrha.com/community or call 510-893-9873 to sign up. 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
*Members: $39; Non-members: $69. Mandatory prepayment required; 72 hour cancellation; No Refunds on no shows; Seats fill fast, register in advance! To register and pay, visit ebrha.com/education or call (510) 893-9873. Unless otherwise noted, all classes and events are held at the EBRHA Education Center, 360 22nd St., Suite 240, Oakland 36 RENTAL HOUSING
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ebrha.com
Oakland RENT ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM FEE
Annual fees are $30 per unit and are due March 1. Owners are allowed to pass through $15 to tenants. BUSINESS TAXES & REGISTRATION
Registration fee is $60 and is due March 1. Tax is based on annual gross rental income at a rate of $13.95 per $1,000 of gross rental income. Tax renewal declarations are mailed at the beginning of the year. LANDLORD PETITION FOR EXEMPTIONS
Claims covered include new construction, substantial rehabilitation, and single-family homes or condominiums.
ANNUAL ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE
2013-14 (2.1%) A CPI increase of 2.1% became effective on July 1, 2013. Tenants may only receive one increase in any 12-month period, and the rent increase cannot take effect earlier than the tenant’s anniversary date. In addition, California law requires that for tenancies receiving greater than a 10% increase, a 60-day notice is required; if the increase is 10% or less, a 30-day notice is required. Owners can only impose “banked” rent increases equal to three times the current annual allowable rent increase rate. See schedule at right.
PERI OD
AM O U N T ( % )
JULY 1 ‘13 - JUNE 30 ‘14 . . . . . . . . . 2.1 JULY 1 ‘12 - JUNE 30 ‘13 . . . . . . . . . 3.0 JULY 1 ‘11 - JUNE 30 ‘12 . . . . . . . . . 2.0 JULY 1 ‘10 - JUNE 30 ‘11 . . . . . . . . . 2.7 JULY 1 ‘09 - JUNE 30 ‘10 . . . . . . . . . 0.7 JULY 1 ‘08 - JUNE 30 ‘09 . . . . . . . . . 3.2 JULY 1 ‘07 - JUNE 30 ‘08 . . . . . . . . . 3.3 MAY 1 ‘06 - JUNE 30 ‘07. . . . . . . . . . 3.3 MAY 1 ‘05 - MAY 30 ‘06 . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 JUNE 1 ‘04 - MAY 30 ‘05. . . . . . . . . . 0.7 JUNE 1 ‘03 - MAY 31 ‘04. . . . . . . . . . 3.6 Visit www.ebrha.com/members to see previous adjustments.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INCREASE FORMULA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Oakland Rent Board 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Ste. 5313 Oakland, CA, 94612 510.238.3721 | www.oaklandnet.com
(Improvement Costs ÷ Number of Units) 60 months or 5 years REFER TO ORDINANCE FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND AMORTIZATION PERIODS.
Berkeley
ANNUAL ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASE
2014 (1.7%) PERI OD AM O U N T
RENT STABILIZATION BOARD FEES
Annual fees are $194 per unit and are due July 1. Owners are allowed to pass through $4 to tenants. RATES OF ANNUAL PAYMENT OF SECURITY DEPOSIT INTEREST
Beginning in 1998, adjustments are not allowed for the year following a tenant’s initial occupancy. To obtain the maximum amount for a specific address, please use the “Rent Ceiling Database” calculator on Berkeley’s Rent Board website.
P E R I OD A MO UN T FEDERAL RESERVE RATES
DEC. 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5% DEC. 2011. . . . . 0.4% (CORRECTED 11/3/2011) DEC. 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4% DEC. 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1% DEC. 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4% DEC. 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3% DEC. 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1% DEC. 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4% DEC. 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6%
Visit www.ebrha.com/members to see previous adjustments.
2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7% 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7% 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6% 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7% 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1% 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7% 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2% 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6% 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7% 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9% 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5%, + $3 (1% + $3 IF TENANCY CREATED AFTER JAN. 1999)
2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0% 2002*. . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5% (NOT TO EXCEED $30) *ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS ARE ALLOWED IF AN OWNER PAID FOR ELECTRICITY OR HEAT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BERKELEY RATES
DEC. 2012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2% DEC. 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3% DEC. 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4%
Berkeley Rent Board 2125 Milvia Street Berkeley, CA 94704 510.981.7368 | www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent ebrha.com
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member directory
CONTACTS, PRODUCTS & SERVICES Law Offices of Leon H. Rountree III Leon H. Rountree III 510-343-6299 www.leonrountree.com Law Offices of Marc L. TerBeek Susy Meyer 510-689-0140 www.terbeeklaw.com Matthew Quiring Attorney at Law 510-225-1345 mpquiring@gmail.com Richards Law John Richards 925-231-8104 www.richards-legal.com The Evictors Ed Nagy 510-839-2074 The Shepherd Law Group Michael Shepherd 510-531-0129 www.theshepherdlawgroup.com
1031 EXCHANGE INTERMEDIARIES
Chicago Deferred Exchange Co. Teresa Moss Fluegel 877-448-1031 www.cdec1031.com ABATEMENT SERVICES
P.W. Stephens Environmental Kimberly MacFarlane 510-651-9506 www.pwsei.com APPLIANCE SALES & PARTS
Appliance Parts Distributor Mike De Fazio 510-357-8200 www.apdappliance.com Appliance Warehouse of America David Jepsen 510-921-1071 www.appliancewhse.com Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Jermane Griffin 916-752-7608 jermane.griffin@ferguson.com APPRAISERS
Access Appraisal: Apartment Specialists Joe Spallone 510-601-1466 www.accessappraisal.com Mark Watts Commercial Appraiser Mark A. Watts 415-990-0025 www.markwattscommercialappraisal.com ARCHITECTURE
Cassandra Adams Architect Cassandra Adams 510-215-5050 cassadams7@gmail.com InsideOut Design Pennell Phillips 510-655-1198 www.aboutinsideout.com ASPHALT/CONCRETE
American Asphalt & Concrete Jeannie Nyberg 510-723-0280, x28 www.americanasphalt.com ASSOCIATIONS
BOMA Oakland/East Bay Stephen Shepard 510-893-8780 www.bomaoeb.org Oakland Association of Realtors Patricia Bouie Hinds 510-836-3000 www.oar.org Oakland Chamber of Commerce Joseph Haraburda 510-874-4808 www.oaklandchamber.com ATTORNEYS - EVICTIONS
Bornstein & Bornstein Daniel Bornstein 510-836-0110, x1007 www.bornsteinandbornstein.com Fried & Williams LLP Clifford Fried 510-625-0100 www.friedwilliams.com 38 RENTAL HOUSING
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Law Offices of John Gutierrez John Gutierrez 510-647-0600, x2 www.jgutierrezlaw.com Law Offices of Marc L. TerBeek Susy Meyer 510-689-0140 www.terbeeklaw.com Richards Law John Richards 925-231-8104 www.richards-legal.com ATTORNEYS - REAL ESTATE/ CORPORATION
Burnham & Brown Jack Schwartz 510-444-6800 www.burnhambrown.com Law Offices of John Gutierrez John Gutierrez 510-647-0600, x2 www.jgutierrezlaw.com Law Offices of Marc L. TerBeek Susy Meyer 510-689-0140 www.terbeeklaw.com Richards Law John Richards 925-231-8104 www.richards-legal.com AUTOMOTIVE
Ken Betts Towing Services Ayub Azam 510-532-5000 www.kenbettscompany.com BANKING/LENDING
Chase Commercial Josh Milnes 510-891-4545 josh.milnes@chase.com Chase Commercial Ted Levenson 415-945-5430 ted.levenson@chase.com ebrha.com
Chase Commercial Neil O’Callaghan 415-315-8901 neil.occallaghan@chase.com Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union Chris Perez 510-647-2127 cperez@coopfcu.org Intervest Mortgage Marc Lipsett 510-622-8515 www.intervest-mortgage.com Luther Burbank Savings Larry Miller 925-627-2790 www.lutherburbanksavings.com Torrey Pines Bank Mike Popovich 510-899-7548 mpopovich@torreypinesbank.com BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING
American Bath Enterprises, Inc. Larry Arcadi 510-785-2600 www.americanbathind.com APT Maintenance, Inc. Keith Berry 510-747-9713 www.aptmaintenanceinc.com Ashby Lumber Emily Brown 510-843-4832 www.ashbylumber.com KMK Contracting & Property Services Kevin Knobles 925-292-8667 www.kmkcontracting.com SGK Home Solutions Vladmir Merabian 408-264-6964 www.sgkhomesolutions.com BUILDING MATERIALS/HARDWARE
Ashby Lumber Emily Brown 510-843-4832 www.ashbylumber.com ReStore/Habitat for Humanity Jeff Goodwin 510-251-6304 www.habitateb.org/restore jgoodwin@habitat.ebsv.org CARPET CLEANING
Cleaner Carpets Ron Russell 510-522-1344 cleanercarpet@juno.com CODE COMPLIANCE
Armstrong Development Barbara Armstrong 510-337-1998 barbaraarmstrong@comcast.net COLLECTION AGENCIES
Rent Recovery Service Robbie Cronrod 800-845-1086 www.rentrecoveryservice.com CONDO CONVERSION
Armstrong Development Barbara Armstrong 510-337-1998 barbaraarmstrong@comcast.net CONSTRUCTION
KMK Contracting & Property Services Kevin Knobles 925-292-8667 www.kmkcontracting.com Schafer Construction, Inc. Mike Barker 510-568-7200 www.schaferconstructioninc.com SpottCheck Consulting Susan Spott 510-816-1452 www.spottcheck.com Vasona Construction, Inc. Dan Scharnow 510-413-0091, x203 www.vasonaconstruction.com West Coast Premier Construction, Inc. Homy Sikaroudi 510-271-0950 www.wcpc-inc.com CONTRACTORS/RESTORATION
ARC Water Damage Nina Lauffer 510-835-3073 www.arc-ca.com Belfor Property Restoration Lisa Schwichtenberg 888-543-3473 www.belforusa.com SERVPRO of San Leandro Clayton Barry 510-352-2480 www.servprosanleandro.com DEVELOPMENT
Armstrong Development Barbara Armstrong 510-337-1998 barbaraarmstrong@comcast.net DOORS & GATES
Community Controls Tim Bruske 800-284-2837 www.communitycontrols.com R & S Overhead Garage Door Sean Boatright 510-483-9700, x14 www.rsdoors.com SGK Home Solutions Vladmir Merabian 408-264-6964 www.sgkhomesolutions.com ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Jermane Griffin 916-752-7608 jermane.griffin@ferguson.com ELECTRICIANS
City Bay Electric Reggie Stevenson 510-847-1544 www.citybayelectric.com Thomas Electric Co. (TEC) Thomas Hurtubise 510-814-9387 www.tecelectric.net
ELEVATOR REPAIRS
HANDYMAN SERVICES
Paramount Elevator Corp. Mark Pipoly 510-835-0770 www.paramountelevator.com EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Morgan Environmental Services, Inc. Tom Morgan 510-267-0134 www.morganenvironmental.webs.com ENERGY RETAILER
AXA Corporation Purie Infante 415-740-6178 www.axacorp.joinambit.com FINANCIAL PLANNING
David White & Associates Miguel Delgado 925-277-2635 www.dwassociates.com FIRE PROTECTION
Battalion One Fire Protection Mike Herbert 510-653-8075 www.battaliononefire.com Bay Alarm Limor Margalit 510-639-2652 www.bayalarm.com Detect All Security & Fire Amy Roither 510-835-4100 www.detectall.com Sentry Alert David Ingham 510-549-0306 www.sentryalert.com FLOOR COVERINGS
Bay Area Contract Carpets, Inc. Kerry Plain or Ken Scott 510-613-0300 www.bayareacontractcarpets.com Dick’s Carpet One Dan Biles 510-633-9533 www.dickscarpetoneoakland.com GARAGE DOORS
R & S Overhead Garage Door Sean Boatright 510-483-9700, x14 www.rsdoors.com GLASS & GLAZING
ALBA’s Glass Ben Moazeni 510-644-2522 www.albaglass.com GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Housing Authority of the City of Alameda Mike Pucci 510-747-4325 www.alamedahsg.org Oakland Housing Authority Leased Housing 510-874-1500 www.oakha.org
Halcyon Properties Roger Shane 510-847-7075 rbshane@aol.com KMK Contracting & Property Services Kevin Knobles 925-292-8667 www.kmkcontracting.com Start to Finish Christopher Bailey 510-727-9128 cpmbailey@sbcglobal.net HAULING SERVICES
Junk King Paul Bains 510-982-9650 paulb@junk-king.com KMK Contracting & Property Services Kevin Knobles 925-292-8667 www.kmkcontracting.com HAZMAT, CRIME SCENE, BIO CLEAN-UP
Morgan Environmental Services, Inc. Tom Morgan 510-267-0134 www.morganenvironmental.webs.com HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
88HVAC Matt Jung 855-884-8228 www.88hvac.com Albert Nahman Plumbing & Heating Albert Nahman 510-843-6904 www.albertnahmanplumbing.com Black Diamond Mechanical Robert Lopez 510-522-4196 robertlopez@blackdiamondmechanical.com DP Heating & AC Daryl Price 510-532-2043 dpheatingandair@sbcglobal.net HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLIES
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Jermane Griffin 916-752-7608 jermane.griffin@ferguson.com INSPECTIONS
SpottCheck Consulting Susan Spott 510-816-1452 www.spottcheck.com INSURANCE
Capital Insurance Group George Cushing 800-732-6770 www.ciginsurance.com Commercial Coverage Insurance Paul Tradelius 415-436-9800 www.comcov.com Jain L. Williams - State Farm Insurance Jain L. Williams 510-530-3222 www.jainwilliams.com ebrha.com
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Kelly Lux – State Farm Insurance Kelly Lux 510-521-1222 Kelly.lux.gjcg@statefarm.com Ruben Leon - Farmers Insurance Group Ruben Leon 510-525-6540 rleoncorrea@farmersagent.com PFN Insurance Services Nicholas Penland 510-483-6667 www.pfninsurance.com Ruth Stroup Insurance Agency Ruth Stroup 510-874-5700 www.stroupinsurance.com Stone Creek Insurance Agency Tom Lynch 925-297-4202 www.stonecreekinsurance.com SullivanCurtisMonroe Chad Lupia 949-852-5730 www.sullivancurtismonroe.com INTERCOMS & ACCESS CONTROLS
R & S Overhead Garage Door Sean Boatright 510-483-9700, x14 www.rsdoors.com Sound Communication Systems Jerry Dean 510-595-8111 scs4208@yahoo.com INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Martinez Real Estate Investment Jose Martinez 510-769-0436 LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
Coinmach Kelly Carrillo 510-429-0900, x54435 www.coinmach.com LEAD, MOLD & PEST MANAGEMENT
Alameda County Healthy Homes Dept. Julie Twichell 510-567-8252 www.aclppp.org LEASING
Agent Access – Bay Area Fredric Harper-Cotton 510-689-4048 www.agentaccessba.com RentMethod Greg Sirotek 415-335-6814 www.rentmethod.com LIGHTING SUPPLIES
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Jermane Griffin 916-752-7608 jermane.griffin@ferguson.com LISTING SERVICE
SpottCheck Consulting Susan Spott 510-816-1452 www.spottcheck.com LOCKSMITH EVICTION SERVICES
Golden Gate Locksmith Co Ralph Scott 510-654-2677 kgglocksmith@yahoo.com PAINT SUPPLIERS
Dunn-Edwards Paints Megan Mutimer 415-755-0685 www.dunnedwards.com PAINTERS
JB Painting Josue Landa 510-282-1431 jbpainting001@yahoo.com RDM Painting & Decorating Roberto Diaz 510-421-1908 rdmpainting1@yahoo.com Steve’s Painting & Renovating Steve Fagrey 510-910-6997 www.welovetopaint.net PEST & VECTOR CONTROL
Alameda Co. Dept. of Environmental Health Vector Control Services Daniel Wilson 510-567-6826 daniel.wilson@acgov.org Terminix Robert Sater 510-489-8689 www.terminix.com Times Up Termite Mike Barker 510-568-7200 www.timesuptermite.com PLUMBING - WATER HEATERS
Albert Nahman Plumbing & Heating Albert Nahman 510-843-6904 www.albertnahmanplumbing.com Ethan’s Service Plumbing Ethan Elkins 510-390-4185 ethansplumbing@gmail.com Pacific Drain & Rooter Service Nasir Jalil 510-452-4606 nasirjalil80@gmail.com Roto-Rooter Martin Alvarez 510-755-1262 sanactma@aol.com PLUMBING SUPPLIES
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Jermane Griffin 916-752-7608 jermane.griffin@ferguson.com PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS
Rental Roost, Inc. Nitin Shingate 925-357-8783 www.rentalroost.com 40 RENTAL HOUSING
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Aspire Business Consulting Natalie Koffler 510-919-0914 www.aspirebizconsult.com ebrha.com
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
APT Maintenance, Inc. Keith Berry 510-747-9713 www.aptmaintenanceinc.com KMK Contracting & Property Services Kevin Knobles 925-292-8667 www.kmkcontracting.com PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Jermane Griffin 916-752-7608 jermane.griffin@ferguson.com PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
ACRE Property Management Drew Humphrey 510-527-8700 www.acrebayarea.com Advent Properties, Inc. Benjamin Scott 510-250-7918 www.adventpropertiesinc.com Bay Property Group Robert Goldman 510-836-0110 www.baypropertygroup.com Beacon Properties Carlon Tanner 510-428-1864 www.beaconprop.com Caldecott Property Management Services Ronald Reece 510-594-2400, x226 www.caldecott.com Canyon Pacific Management Tom Scripps 415-495-4739 www.canyonpacific.com Cedar Properties Jonathan Weldon 510-834-0782 www.cedarproperties.com Crane Management Kit Crane 510-918-2306 www.cranemanagment.net East Bay Asian Local Development Co. Frances Rosario 510-287-5353 www.ebaldc.org The Enterprise Company William McLetchie 510-444-0876 ERI Property Management Sasha Bermudez 510-883-7017 www.erirentals.com Lapham Company Jon M. Shahoian 510-594-7600 www.laphamcompany.com Marquardt Property Management Karen or Judi Marquardt 510-530-2050 www.mpmoakland.com Oaktown Urban Properties Michael Moynihan 415-572-0334 www.oaktown-up.com
OMM Inc./Mason Management Janice Mason 510-522-8074 www.ommhomes.com
Marcus & Millichap Eli Davidson 510-379-1280 eli.davidson@marcusmillichap.com
Premium Properties Sam Sorokin 510-594-0794 www.premiumpd.com
Marcus & Millichap David Wolfe 510-379-1200 www.marcusmillichap.com
Shaw Properties Liz Hart 510-665-4350 www.shawprop.com
NAI Northern California Grant Chappell 510-972-4941 www.naikilpatrick.com
Sphinx Property Management Jon Goree 510-798-9299 www.sphinxpm.com
Property Counselors Link Corkery, Inc. Link Corkery 510-886-1212 www.pclclink.com Woodminster Real Estate Co Inc. Nicholas Drobocky 510-336-0202 www.woodminsterrealty.com
Wellington Property Company Jillian Loh 510-338-0588 www.wellingtonpropertyco.com Western Management Property, Inc. Vinnie Mistry 510-451-7317 www.westernmpinc.com Woodminster Property Management Nicholas Drobocky 510-336-0202 www.woodminstermanagement.com PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Buildium Sam Clarke 888-414-1933 x152 sam@buildium.com REAL ESTATE BROKERS & AGENTS
Advent Properties, Inc. Benjamin Scott 510-250-7918 www.adventpropertiesinc.com Caldecott Properties Andy Read 510-594-2400 www.caldecott.com CBRE Keith Manson 510-874-1919 www.cbre.com Coldwell Banker – Apartment Specialist John Caronna 925-253-4648 www.eastbayIREA.com Coldwell Banker Commercial Henry Ohlmeyer 925-831-3390 www.coldwellbanker.com Edrington & Associates Steven Edrington 510-749-4880 sedrington@msn.com Home & Investment Realty George Vassiliades 510-710-6826 www.propertiesbygeorge.com Lapham Company Tsegab Assefa 510-594-0643 www.laphamcompany.com Litton/Fuller Group Luke Blacklidge 510-548-4801, x130 www.littonfullergroup.com
RECYCLING/REUSE
DR3 Mattress Recycling Robert Jaco 510-798-3734 www.mattressrecycling.us RENT CONTROL CONSULTANTS
Alan K. Beales 510-339-9776 Edrington & Associates Steven Edrington 510-749-4880 sedrington@msn.com RENTAL SERVICES
Cal Rentals Elaine Perkins 510-642-3644 www.calrentals.housing.berkeley.edu Eden I & R Ollie Arnold 510-537-2710 www.edenir.org ROOFERS
Fidelity Roof Company Steve Parry 510-547-6330 www.fidelityroof.com Frank Fiala Roofing Frank Fiala 510-582-6929 www.ffialaroofing.com General Roofing Company Michael Wakerling 510-536-3356 www.generalroof.com SECURITY/ SURVEILLANCE
Bay Alarm Limor Margalit 510-639-2652 www.bayalarm.com Detect All Security & Fire Amy Roither 510-835-4100 www.detectall.com Golden Gate Locksmith Co Ralph Scott 510-654-2677 kgglocksmith@yahoo.com
R & S Overhead Garage Door Sean Boatright 510-483-9700, x14 www.rsdoors.com Sentry Alert David Ingham 510-549-0306 www.sentryalert.com SEISMIC CONSTRUCTION
West Coast Premier Construction, Inc. Homy Sikaroudi 510-271-0950 www.wcpc-inc.com SEISMIC ENGINEERING
Earthquake & Structures, Inc. B.K. Paul 510-601-1065 www.esiengineers.com TENANT SCREENING SERVICE
Contemporary Information Corp. (CIC) Dan Firestone 888-232-3822 www.continfo.com TOWING SERVICE
Ken Betts Towing Services Ayub Azam 510-532-5000 www.kenbettscompany.com TREE SERVICE
Coastal Tree Service Hans Waller 510-693-4631 www.coastaltreeservice.com WASTE & WASTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
DR3 Mattress Recycling Robert Jaco 510-798-3734 www.mattressrecycling.us Junk King Paul Bains 510-982-9650 paulb@junk-king.com Waste Management Company David Tucker 510-430-8509 www.wastemanagement.com WELDING - STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL
Vidrio Enterprises Jessie James Vidrio 510-453-8052 jvidrio@msn.com WINDOWS
ALBA’s Glass Ben Moazeni 510-644-2522 www.albaglass.com SGK Home Solutions Vladmir Merabian 408-264-6964 www.sgkhomesolutions.com The Window Specialist Tom From 510-923-1000 www.window-specialist.com ebrha.com
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EAST BAY RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION
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APPLIANCE PARTS & SALES
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Bornstein & Bornstein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 JOIN TODAY AND RECEIVE BENEFITS SUCH AS:
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MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
BUILDING MATERIALS/HARDWARE
LEGAL REFERRALS
Urban Ore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
CARPETING & FLOORING
FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO RENTAL HOUSING MAGAZINE
Bay Area Contract Carpets, Inc.. . . . . . . . . 31
RENTAL SURVEYS
CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
West Coast Premier Construction. . . . . . . 35
SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
ENGINEERS
TENANT SCREENING SERVICE
Earthquake and Structures, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . 9 West Coast Premier Construction. . . . . . . 35 HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
DP Heating & Air. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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CIG Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
COMPANY
Ruth Stroup Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 LENDERS
ADDRESS
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STATE ZIP
JPMorgan Chase Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 LOCKSMITH EVICTION SERVICES
Golden Gate Locksmith Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
PHONE EMAIL
MAILBOXES RENTAL PROPERTY LOCATION
Salsbury Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Team Too. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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PLUMBING
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9-16 UNITS = $299.00
17+ UNITS = $299.00 + $5.00 PER UNIT
Albert Nahman Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
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VISA
Crane Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Maisel Property Management. . . . . . . . . . . 33 AMERICAN EXPRESS
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & SALES
Bay Property Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CARD NUMBER
EXPIRATION DATE
REALTORS
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