Professional Property Management Association of San Francisco (PPMA)

A Santa Monica lawmaker is preparing to battle California’s powerful real estate industry, going after a state law that for two decades has blocked cities from adopting stronger rent control measures. Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article142079274.html#storylink=cpy http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article142079274.html

Rental agreements for properties with wood-burning heaters or fireplaces throughout the San Francisco Bay Area must include a document describing... Click here to read full story

New Legislation Would Give Tenants in SF Access to All Internet Providers The legislation, if passed, would stop landlords from refusing to allow competitors access to their buildings to install fiber and antennas.  Click here to read full story...

Ignoring benchmarking data is one of the biggest mistakes property managers and owners can make, but it is also the most common, Island Investment Interests principal Craig Cardwell, CPM,  tells GlobeSt.com. Cardwell is an expert in using benchmarking data to forecast, plan and make operating decisions. We spoke exclusively with Cardwell about how he uses benchmarking data, the most common mistakes property managers make regarding this data and how it is becoming more efficient and accurate than ever before. Click here to read full story...

A state appeals court on Monday rejected San Francisco’s latest attempt to restrict tenant evictions under the state’s Ellis Act, an ordinance requiring landlords to wait... Click here to read full story

Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed AB 2819, a bill authored by Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco) that will prevent innocent tenants from having their credit tarnished by eviction actions that are resolved in their favor. Click here to read full story...

San Francisco supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved three proposals aimed at protecting renters from the repercussions of structure fires by prioritizing them for affordable housing and requiring landlords to provide... Click here to read full story

A new survey from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) revealed how the growth of online rental applications has coincided with concerns of property managers about identity theft and online fraud. TransUnion’s survey found that more than half (56.5%) of property managers have experience... Click here to read full story.

The California Apartment Association’s fight against rent control reaches far beyond city council votes and local ballot measures. It stretches back to Sacramento, where four CAA bills to increase the production of housing continue to progress through the state Legislature. CAA’s bills would prevent local government from... Click here to read full story