The Truth About Screening Residents: What It Can—and Can’t—Catch At FBS, we take the resident screening process seriously. It’s the first—and often most critical—step in protecting your property, your investment, and the resident community. But while good screening policies set the foundation for successful tenancies, they aren’t a crystal ball. And in today’s climate, even...
The San Diego Trash Fiasco: How Owners, Residents & Property Managers Got Caught in the Overhaul San Diego’s long-standing policy of free residential trash pickup is ending—and the fallout is causing serious headaches for property managers, homeowners, and residents. The Rollout: From Promise to Panic Voters approved Measure B in 2022, undoing the 1919 “People’s Ordinance”...
Who’s Minding the Yard? Landscaping Expectations at Rental Properties in California. When you own a rental property, landscaping might seem like a low-priority line item—until it becomes a liability. Whether it’s dead grass, HOA violations, or neighbor complaints, unmaintained yards can cause real problems. Let’s break down why landscaping is such a complex issue in...
The voucher dilemma and what we think needs to change for property managers and owners, In Part 1 of this series, we outlined the growing disconnect between California’s source-of-income protections and the very real challenges property managers and owners face when working with housing voucher programs. The big question is: Now what? Because ignoring the...
The voucher dilemma and balancing Fair Housing and property realities in California is a real issue. We all know it’s illegal to discriminate against rental applicants based on their source of income. That means property owners must accept housing vouchers—commonly known as Section 8—as a valid form of rent payment. In theory, this is a...
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