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The State of the Nation’s Housing 2005 -Part V: Rental Housing
by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies
Columns
The Sheridan Report
The Tides Have Turned
by Matthew C. Sheridan
Court Talk
Security Deposits
Aren't What They Used to Be
by Clifford E. Fried
Lily’s Diary
On the Lookout for Elder Abuse
by Lily
Market View
Values and Trends
by Jay Greenberg
Legal Corner Q & A
How Landlords Can Avoid Wrongful Entry Claims
by Various Authors
Office Space
Office Rental Market Trends Upward
by Gregg Fogg
Planning Ahead
New Planning Department Policies on the Merger of Dwelling Units
by M. Brett Gladstone
The Property Management Shop
Fighting Pot Clubs
by Marc Wilson
The Sacramento Report
New Laws for 2006
by Debra Carlton
Garbage
Rates May Rise 40%
Sunset Scavenger and Golden Gate Disposal and Recycling have requested a raise in their basic residential service rates from $19.08 to $26.79
per month, a 40% increase.
SFAA Involved in Two Task Forces
Extreme
Tree Measure Moves to Ballot
San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly’s attempt to create an ordinance that would designate approximately 20,000 trees on private property as protected “landmark” trees has been thwarted—at least for now.
CAA Announces New Education Program
California Certified Residential Manager Program in 2006
Proposition
B Defeated
With the defeat of Proposition B last month, voters agreed with the SFAA (and numerous other civic and political organizations) that San Francisco should not borrow $208 million to improve public streets
and sidewalks.
Loma
Prieta Earthquake Memories
SFAM is looking for members with first-hand accounts of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake to tell their tales for an upcoming issue