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January 2003

• 7 Steps In Preventing Crime On Your Property
• 8 Measures In Preventing Mold
• A Royal Mandate: Sign A Manager’s Agreement
• Asset Protection
• Can You Be Sued For Your Tenant’s Crackhouse?
• Economic & Investment Overview BCA’s Latest Strategic Analysis of the Econ & Invest
• How To Acquire Valuable Properties At Cents On The Dollar
• “Just Cause” Eviction Ordinance Passed In Glendale
• Landlord Evicts Tenant - For Paying Rent One Day Late
• Landlord-Tenant - Legislation For 2003
• Legal Q&A by Dennis Block
• Letters to Mycroft Part 25 “The 4 Rules of Wealth"
• Prez Mez“Only The Rich Pay Taxes!”
• Rent Control Pending In Glendale!
• Return Of The Sandinista Rent Board
• Security Deposit “Refunds” Common Problems & How To Avoid Them
• Tenant’s Dog Viciously Attacks Man Walking His Own Dog
• Top 10 Santa Monica Rent Board Stories
• Triumphing Over Tenants Who Sabotage Your Property
• Urging HUD To Step Up NAA Members Urge Congress To Step Up Research & Education On Mold
• Using The 1031 Exchange... & T.I.C. Investments As An Exit Strategy ... Free Seminar
• When Does A Houseguest Become A Subtenant?

• An Overview Of 1031 Exchanges
• Don’t Be A Victim Of Resident Blackmail
• Economic & Investment Overview - BCA Offers Forecasts For 2003
• How To Make 18% Interest On Your Money + Capital Gains
• Insurance Premium Forecast - Up Or Down For 2003?
• Landlord Sued For Racial Discrimination For Non-Renewal Of Lease
• Landlord Withholds Security Deposit Due To Satellite Dish Damage
• Lease Accidentally States Rent $135/Month Instead Of Per Week
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Letters To Mycroft: Part XXVI “Bonds”
• Nearly Half Of All Renters Have Pets
• Now Is The Time To Consider Tenant Water Billing
• President’s Message - Government Interference: The Bad, The Really Bad & The Even Worse
• Prop. 65 ‘Bounty Hunters’ May Target Owners, Managers Next
• Protect Your IRA
• Security Deposits: New Laws For 2003
• Tenant Demands Return Of Security Deposit
• The War With Iraq: Why The U.S. Won’t Stop
• Toxic Mold Is Not The Problem - Controlling Moisture Controls Mold

• Streets, Sidewalks and Lot Lines
• Security Deposit Interest Waived For 2002 - Who Knew?!
• Real Estate Bubble About To Pop - May Bring On Stall Another Financial Bloodbath
• Nursery School; More Answers To The Questions Most Frequently Asked At Nurseries
• Los Angeles Landlord Sued For Confining Kids In Apartments
• Letters To Mycroft Part 27: “Dromedary”
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Landlord-Tenant Legislation For 2003
• Landlord Denied Entry?; A Legal Opinion
• Congress Should Give Retirees A Social Security Benefits Guarantee
• Investment Scams – On The Increase?
• Fair Housing In The Technology World
• What Determines Rents You Can Charge In A Building You Own?

• Apartment Landlords Cut Rents As Demand Weakens
• Tenants Win $8 Million Settlement
• Forecast: Rents To Climb In L.A. Region Through 2004
• Letters To Mycroft #28: “Guideposts”
• Making Money With Foreclosures!
• Is the Real Estate Market Topping Out?
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Letter To Our Senators
• Easy Bad Tenants, Hard Good Ones
• How to Sell Real Estate Tax-Free, & Retire with a Lifetime Income
• Economic & Investment Overview
• Owed Monies, Make Sure You Comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Tips When Buying An Apartment Building
• Battered Victims = Fair Housing Battle Victors - Domestic Violence as a Fair Housing Issue
• Knock, Knock---Who’s There?

• Court Reverses Mold Verdict – Tenant Wins 4 Unit!
• Housing Affordability: Little Change In 10 Years
• Letters to Mycroft #30: Getting Started the Easy Way
• The Battle Against Deflation. "Creating Money"
• Auction Action; Earn Up To 16% Yearly Interest On Your Parked Money + Get A Possibility To Acquire Valuable Properties For Back Taxes
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Canceling A Purchase Contract And Escrow
• Trade Show Information
• The Laundry Room – Friend or Foe?
  It Could Be Your Community's #1 Amenity!
• Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Feel Guilty About Evictions!
• Economic & Investment Overview
• Pitfalls of the "Reverse Exchange"
• Code Enforcement Inspecting for Load Hazards On My Mind
• Multifamily Heaven in City of Angels: Los Angeles poised to repeat its 2002 performance as one of the nation's top apartment markets
• Ruling May Lead Landlords to Avoid Section 8
• Outlook Dreary at Apartment Gathering

• Why Do “Other” Apartment Owners Pay 100% More?
• Liquidated Damages & Late Charges
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Earning 16-18% On Your "Parked" Money
• Letters To Mycroft #29: The Royal Road
• The Economy - Sluggish 1Q Brings New Fears Of Recession
• Sect. 8 Landlords Caught in Legal Waiting Game
• Private REITs Are Better
• Lost In A Lie
• Understanding the Mind of the Maintenance Man
• Say What?
• Owner Gets Jail Time in Lead Paint Case
• Court Ruling Says Disabled Renters Must Prove Need for Assistive Animals
• Verify Everything
• Timely Tips on Why You Should NOT Manage Your Own Apartment Building - Part 1
• Four-Legged Family Members = Income
• What Are You Saying To Your Prospects & Residents?
• How to Avoid Mold Problems
• Property Management Reference Checks... Are They Really Necessary?

• 1929: Can It Happen Again?
• 5 Steps to Connecting "Better" With the World Wide Web
• AOA Members Save Money “Big Time”!
• Apartment Dogs - To Be or Not To Be
• Applicant Screening and Homeland Defense
• Buy Home Or Building In Hot Market Now? What To Look For, What’s Overlooked.
• Enough Evidence? HUD sides with resident and bases its verdict on testimonies
• How Many Is Too Many?
• It Pays to Educate Residents About the Proper Use of Garbage Disposals and Other Appliances
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Legislative Update
• Letters to Mycroft #31: Dromedary Talks to Gustov
• Mold Dogs… A Four-Legged Tool in the Dogged Pursuit of Improving Mold Detection
• Reverse Exchanges An Income Tax Deferral Tool
• The Dangers of Hoarding
• The New Asbestos
• The Privilege Not To Testify
• Timely Tips on Why You Should NOT Manage Your Own Apartment Building
  Part 2
• Top 10 Tips for Keeping Your Tenants Safe When Hiring Handymen

• 3 Sales Strategies to Increase Occupancy
• Acquiring Apartments How to Compete for Scarce Assets
• Addressing Financial Needs
• Are Real Estate Prices Going Up. . . . or Down?
• Diary Of A Property Manager
• Document, Document, Document!!
• Economic & Investment Overview
• Falsifying Loan Applications
• How to CALM Irate Residents
• How to Get a Unit Rented
• How To Handle Repairs So They Don’t Break You Or Make You Crazy
• Inflation watch, the housing market (bubble?)  And interest rate moves predicted
• Is Landlord’s Duty to Screen Windows a Smoke Screen?
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Letters to Mycroft #32: Market Collapse
• Median Home Prices Hit Record Highs
• Pay The Piper Or Use 1031 Exchanges & T.I.C. Investments As An Exit Strategy
• Resident Tip Sheet On Mold
• Terrorism Alerts
• The Current Legislative Environment
• Where Real Estate Dollars Are Going!
• Wild & Crazy Evictions Avoiding Financial Pitfalls With Illegal Tenancies

• Building Rapport with Your Tenants
• Debt-Free Living As A Goal. The Nut
• Eight Common Misconceptions About Evictions
• Eminent Domain: Relocation Benefits for Multifamily Owners
• Forecasts & Trends
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Letters to Mycroft #33: Investment 101
• Mold Testing - EPA recommends using professionally trained experts
• Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statements
• Retaliatory Eviction Not A Defense To Good Faith Withdrawal From Rental Market Under Ellis Act
• Simon Takes On Journalists - Why do the media report false bad news?
• Such A deal: Foreclosure Schemes = Investment Scams
• Ten Ways to Keep Good Tenants
• The Real Co$T Of A Turnover
• Time Out From Money Making! How About Giving Away A Little!
• Timely Rent Collection: Can It Be Done Better?
• Top Ten Facts About Criminal Records
• Top Ten Things You Need to Share with Your Clients About Dealing with a Property Damage Insurance Claim
• Use Caution When Accepting Partial Payments from Multiple Residents
• Why Tenants Don’t Pay Rent

• 3 Steps To Computer Safety
• 'Blacklisting' Residents Could Result in Lawsuits
• Appeals Court Finds Landlord Liable For Assault
• Do You Expect To Be The 100% Owner Of Your Apartment Building If Your Co-Owner Dies? Don't Count On It!
• Exchanging or Exiting the Income Property Market
• Help Your Residents “Think” They Are Getting Something Good
• How The Big Managers Use Remote Site Operations
• How Those In-The-Know Make Up To 100% Per Year Interest On Tlcs
• Judge Orders L.A. Landlord To Refund More Than 2 Months Rent To Tenants Because They Were “Unhappy”
• Landlord May Not Decline An Applicant Because Of A History Of Drug Abuse, Alcoholism, Mental Problems
• Landlords Responsible for Tenant's Violent Behavior?
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Letters to Mycroft #34:  Investment 201
• New "Anti-Flipping" Rule Holds Lenders, Sellers and Appraisers Account
• Presidents Message – Trade Show
• Quitclaim And Grant Deeds
• Successful Resident Retention
• The Keys To Successful Apartment Marketing
• Toxic Mold: Apartment Owners Held Accountable While Insurance Industry Runs For Cover
• What To Do About That “Extra Tenant

• 21 Requirements To Qualify Applicants
• 26 Mistakes Apartment Owners Make!
• Apartment Owner Sued for $5 Million
• Ever Visit Your Tenants?
• How To Make Extra Profits From Seller Financing
• Institutional Investment
• Insurance Rates Up or Down? An Update for 2003
• Klarise Yahya Crumrine & Yahya Mortgage Brokers
• Legal Aid Funding Whacked
• Legal Questions and Answers
• Should You Agree To Arbitrate?
• Super Size It!
• The Benefits of Organizing Your Rental Property as an LLC; Can You Afford Not To?
• Two Big Successes and One Failure
• Your Roof - Replace or Repair?

• Dangers Loom For Cash-Flow Apartment Building Owners
• Economic & Investment Overview
• Get On “Deck” and Save Money 5 Helpful Hints to a Longer Deck Life
• HUD Rules Against Owner
• Investment 401
• Landlord Defenses To Tenant Litigation
• Legal Questions & Answers
• Success Spotlight – Meet Yosuf Abedi
• Top 10 Things to Do When Disaster Strikes!
• Update On Recent State Bills Of Interest
• Workers’ Comp & Multi Family Housing

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