Southern California Property Management Blog

California Attorney General's Misleading Video

CA Attorney General, Rob Bonta, just had a press release about the Tenant Protection Act. In this video, we dive into the details and talk about how it affects CA landlords.

3 Significant New Laws for California Landlords in 2024

It’s a new year and with it comes a variety of new landlord/tenant laws that California landlords must get up to speed on quickly and begin complying with.The purpose of this article is to addre...

6 Tips For Renting Out The Family Home

What Type of Person is a Landlord?What do most people think of when they picture the landlord of a single family rental property?A faceless corporation with complete detachment from the property?A wea...

Changes to the California Tenant Protection Act

The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (TPA) continues to be largely unknown to many California landlords of single-family and small multi-family properties.The TPA was originally passed in 2019...

The Vendor Value Triangle

What Every Rental Property Owner WantsYour phone rings and it’s your property manager calling.“Oh no, this can’t be good” you think to yourself (yes, we know how you feel when ...

California AG Sets His Sights On Landlords

The California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (TPA), otherwise known as AB 1482, continues to be largely unknown to California landlords, even though it has been the law of the land for three and a hal...

California Anti-Landlord Bills To Track

One of the hardest parts about owning and managing residential rental property in California is keeping track of all the new laws. It seems like every time you turn around there’s a new bill wor...

The In-N-Out Model of Property Management

Today I decided to go to In-N-Out for lunch and as I was waiting for my food, I realized something.In-N-Out has perfected a model that we at Mesa Properties seek to consistently incorporate into our o...

Your California Investment Property Will Become Rent Controlled

If it isn’t already…We are now three years into Statewide Rent Control here in California and a lot of landlords are still completely unaware of it.To be fair, when I say “landlords...

Should a Property Owner With a Property Manager Do Their Own Repairs?

“I want you to contact me first before you authorize any repairs on my property.”This is a common statement that property managers hear from property owners.The sentiment behind the statem...