On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing rejected SB 364, Mark Leno’s Ellis Act bill, by a 6-5 vote. Thanks to your amazing action and the great work of our coalition partners, we defeated SB 364 in its first Senate hearing! Unfortunately, Leno still has the opportunity to bring back the bill for… Read More
2015 California Legislation that Could Affect Landlords
March 30, 2015 by
Senator Mark Leno has reintroduced legislation affecting the Ellis Act. Mirroring last year’s bill, which was approved by the Senate last year but fell one vote short in the Assembly Housing Committee, Senate Bill 364 would force buyers to own a building for at least five years before they could evict tenants using the Ellis… Read More
Happy New Year! What to Expect in 2015
January 19, 2015 by
A new year brings new hope for us as landlords and unfortunately new determination for tenants’ unions to pass more tenant-friendly legislation. Landlords were successful in 2014 in knocking down some landmark legislation and court rulings aimed at making owning properties more difficult and costly, including SB 1439 (Leno) and Levin vs. San Francisco. 2015 vows to… Read More
San Francisco’s Business Registration Fees Ordinance
December 17, 2014 by
The Gross Receipts Tax and Business Registration Fees Ordinance (2012 Proposition E) was approved by San Francisco voters on November 6, 2012 and implemented in 2014. Although 2014 has come and gone, there still seems to be some confusion among my clients about the gross receipts tax. So I wanted to take the opportunity to… Read More
Thank You For Your Support!
November 17, 2014 by
As Thanksgiving approaches and we all pause and give thanks for all our blessings, Lingsch Realty has even more reasons than ever to be thankful. I am proud to announce that Lingsch Realty was voted Property Management Firm of the Year for 2014 by the San Francisco Apartment Association. The award ceremony took place on… Read More
Master Tenant Dups Subtenants
October 10, 2014 by
Sometimes I come across an article about a landlord/tenant relationship that does one of two things: 1) makes me think, “Gosh, how did that landlord ever get into that situation?” and 2) “How can I make sure I don’t find myself in that situation?” Such was my reaction when I read a recent article about… Read More
Give a Tenant an Inch, They’ll Take a Mile…And More!
August 22, 2014 by
While we all try to get the best tenants possible, occasionally a bad one slips through the cracks, or we may purchase a new building and inherit such a tenant. They may pay their rent late, create nuisances for other tenants or create safety hazards in the building. While it can be a frustrating and… Read More
In a Wave of Bad New for Landlords, A Small Victory for a Lingsch Realty Client
July 24, 2014 by
I truly love my job and count my blessings each day for the wonderful opportunity my grandfather bestowed on me. However, I would be remiss if I did not confess that the current media portrayal of the rental market and tenants’ sense of entitlement frustrates me. From tenants’ unwillingness to cooperate with construction that will… Read More