kailua: Tenants Beware
- 02/19/09 12:23 PM
Tenants are having a hard time of things in the current economic downturn. While many are having difficulty making their monthly rental payments, and even more are frequently late with their payments, those looking for rentals are facing another threat to their solvency. Web page scammers have found a lucrative opportunity for identity-theft among these hard pressed tenants who are looking for a rental home on some of the most popular web sites where rental homes are advertised. It works like this. It is no longer all that uncommon to find an almost exact replica of one of my web page … (6 comments)
kailua: Section 8 --- A New Protected Class
- 07/16/08 08:22 AM
Well, the inevitable seems to be coming at us full speed ahead. A Brief of Amicus Curiae in Glenmont Hills Associates Privacy World at Glenmont Metro Center vs. Montgomery County, MD has been filed that will effectively make "source of income" a protected class and thus force landlords to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) which is often referred to as Section 8. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and National Apartment Association (NAA) had decided to write a brief on behalf of their members. Burning the midnight oil, the National Association of Residential Property Managers, NARPM constructed and filed a brief … (17 comments)
kailua: Making Victims of Domestic Violence a Protected Class
- 02/09/08 09:25 AM
It appears as though the Hawaii State House of Representatives and Senate are moving forward in tandem with bills that would make the victims of domestic violence a Protected Class. If a Property Manager has a tenant who is the victim of domestic violence living in a property he or she manages, the PM will have to let him or her break their lease. Then, if the tenant's lease expires, or there is no formal rental agreement in place, the Property Manager or Landlord would have to let the tenant stay in the unit as long as they pay their rent. It appears as though … (13 comments)
kailua: Interest on Tenant Security Deposits to Tenants
- 02/09/08 08:58 AM
Thank Heaven for the Hawaii Association of Realtors Legislative Committee. They were recently successful in getting Senate Bill 2802 deferred. This bill would have required that Property Managers pay the tenant 6% interest on all security deposit money held on behalf of the tenant at the time the tenant vacaters the property. At present Property Managers are unable to co-mingle any company funds with these security depsits, thus virtually precluding the Property Manager from earning interest on such funds from the Bank or other holder of the funds. The logic here is that once interest would be paid by the bank … (11 comments)
kailua: Reducing Commissions
- 02/04/08 07:05 AM
Like buying and selling agents, property managers also run into landlords who want to negotiate our commissions. I recently had an opportunity to reduce my commission in order to manage a very exclusive home that the owner wants to place on the rental market because he has been unable to sell it. I respectfully declined. Here is the rational I used. Thought you might find it of interest. There is legitimate rationale in having our commission based on a percentage of the rent; the higher the rent, the more difficult the unit is to rent. My expenses, and yours, go up … (4 comments)
kailua: National Association of Residential Property Managers, NARPM
- 01/30/08 06:12 AM
Having been the Chair of the NARPM Government Affairs Committee during 2007, I had an opportunity to write the "Legislative Scoop" article in the NARPM monthly magazine, "Residential Resource". I wrote the following article that was published in the November 07 issue. I would like to share it with you simply as an introduction to NARPM. Every Realtor or Agent working with a Property Manager in any way, should be certain that their Property Manager Colleague is an ACTIVE NARPM member, trained by NARPM and adhering to the NARPM code of ethics. Property Management is a different animal than real estate. Find … (2 comments)
kailua: MeMe
- 01/28/08 05:01 AM
HI! Having been "MeMe'd" I was first impressed that I should just back out of this "wonderful" opportunity, but thinking more on it, I thought, why not be a good sport and enter five things about myself in a blog as requested. So, here goes. My wife of fifty-one years and I live in Kailua Hawaii.
I have had the most exciting and wonderful life anyone could ask for. I have three grown and successful children and eight grandchildren. Here are some of the Gang at Thanksgiving following a 5K run. I was a career Army Officer for 26 years two of which … (17 comments)
kailua: Identity Theft
- 12/28/07 06:08 AM
It appears as though the government, particularly here in Hawaii, has a lot to do with protecting our identity. I had mostly thought it to be a personal problem, but a report issued by Hawaii's Identiy Theft Task Force identifies a ton of things the city and state government can do to make our identies more secure. To start out, every requirement for a Social Security number and other personal information needs to be reviewed to see if the information is really needed. At present, both Social Security numbers and other personal information can be easily accessed by anyone wanting the information in … (0 comments)
kailua: For Rent Honuakaha
- 12/26/07 10:24 AM
RE/MAX Kai Lani; 25 Kaneohe Bay Drive #109; Kailua, HI 96734 -- www.remaxkailani.com We have a fantastic studio apartment rental available in DOWNTOWN HONOLULU! And, with covered secure PARKING! It is just plain hard to find a unit in the Downtown area of Honolulu on Oahu. It can be available as a fully furnished unit or partially furnished at the discretion of the tenant. It is immediately availalbe for only $2,000 per month. Call me at my toll free number, 877-254-1586 if you are interested. Jerry
Tenants are having a hard time of things in the current economic downturn. While many are having difficulty making their monthly rental payments, and even more are frequently late with their payments, those looking for rentals are facing another threat to their solvency. Web page scammers have found a lucrative opportunity for identity-theft among these hard pressed tenants who are looking for a rental home on some of the most popular web sites where rental homes are advertised.
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