San Francisco Apartment Association

 

National Apartment Association
California Aparment Association
San Francisco Apartment Magazine
May 2008

Features

Roofs and Decks: A Maintenance Perspective
by Steven Saarman

Dueling Eminent Domain Propositions on June Ballot
by Emily Landes

SFFD’s Apartment Building Inspection Program
by Barbara Shultheis

Are Utility Passthroughs Worth the Trouble?
by Elizabeth Miller

Columns

Talking Business
Peter Kruit: Painting Outside the Lines
by Emily Landes

Onsight Insight
Good Maintenance Help Is Hard to Find
by Riley

On the Level
Maintenance Can Be a Balancing Act
by Terry Meany

Lending Advice
Repairing the Real-Estate Finance Industry
by Mark Levine

Insure this!
Deferred Maintenance Can Affect Rates
by Various Authors

Legal Corner Q&A
Determining a Decrease in Services
by Various Authors

Sacramento Report
California Legislature Introduces New Legislation
by Monica Williamson

 

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SFAA News

June Election Guide from SFAA The June election will soon be upon us and the SFAA has created a Slate Card to assist you in making the right decision when you enter the voting booth. Download the June 2008 card here (pdf).

San Francisco to Have Greenest Building Codes in the U.S.
If the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes a plan spearheaded by Mayor Gavin Newsom, the city would have the country’s most environmentally stringent building codes.

Second Annual SFAA Trophy Awards November 13
SFAA’s second annual Trophy Awards will be held at the Palace Hotel on November 13, 2008.

City’s Affordable Housing Programs Not Hit by Foreclosure Crisis
Thus far, the lending crisis has not affected San Francisco’s below-market-rate housing program

New SFAA Lease Available
The San Francisco Apartment Association is proud to announce the release of its new rental agreement.

FHA Mortgage Limits Raised
The federal government has raised the limit on mortgages that can be purchased by the Federal Housing Administration this year.