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Participant4) What about Klantee and Bakeside?
14) No 94 freeway! Good lord, how ancient are you? I can remember that Johnny Ferrari’s was the last farm in Mission Valley and when there was no 805 freeway. Anyone who remembers driving down Federal Boulevard to go Downtown has to be older than dirt.
21) I thought May Gray and June Gloom were a season.
42) My Grandparents owned the land just east of the 805 in Mission Valley.
Participant4) What about Klantee and Bakeside?
14) No 94 freeway! Good lord, how ancient are you? I can remember that Johnny Ferrari’s was the last farm in Mission Valley and when there was no 805 freeway. Anyone who remembers driving down Federal Boulevard to go Downtown has to be older than dirt.
21) I thought May Gray and June Gloom were a season.
42) My Grandparents owned the land just east of the 805 in Mission Valley.
ParticipantMy source was the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
http://www.ca.gov/This applies to all residential rental units whether it is an apartment, condo, duplex, house or even a room. Yeah, it could be problematic for a landlord if they haven’t done their homework. Actually, it could still be a problem. I don’t have much sympathy for the landlord however. I see it this way the landlord has a choice they can either have me move and give up the monthly rent or they can abide by the rules.
Living in a home on the market is hell. Especially if the house is priced to sell like the house I was living in was. I would just move. She going to have to move anyway. People were extremely pushy and rude. I was amazed how people just pulled up to the house (without a Realtor) and asked to see the place. Like I’m just going to let someone just come right off street into the house. A couple even rang my doorbell bright and early Sunday morning wanting to see the place. I’m glad I refused a lockbox because I had people show up without a phone call and tried to come in while my teenage daughter was showering. I had people show up several hours late (no courtesy call) and expect to see the place.
Basically how it works is if they haven’t given you a 120 written notice that the rental is for sale they cannot call you up and ask you to show the home. They have to mail you the 24 hour notice that they want to show the place or they can come by and hand deliver the notice.
Even if the landlord has given the 120 days notice they still have to give you 24 hours notice to enter and it has to be during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 9-5 and NO WEEKENDS. They have to tell you when they enter and the realtor has to leave their card. The only difference really is that they can give you notice by phone.
I was pretty cooperative. I did show the place on weekends and in the evening. We really needed a good reference because it is difficult to find a good place when you have a lot of pets. It was a real strain on us. My husband was doing his thesis. They were even trying to show the place while we were moving. I’m like “If you want us out by the 15th you got to stop bothering us”
ParticipantMy source was the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
http://www.ca.gov/This applies to all residential rental units whether it is an apartment, condo, duplex, house or even a room. Yeah, it could be problematic for a landlord if they haven’t done their homework. Actually, it could still be a problem. I don’t have much sympathy for the landlord however. I see it this way the landlord has a choice they can either have me move and give up the monthly rent or they can abide by the rules.
Living in a home on the market is hell. Especially if the house is priced to sell like the house I was living in was. I would just move. She going to have to move anyway. People were extremely pushy and rude. I was amazed how people just pulled up to the house (without a Realtor) and asked to see the place. Like I’m just going to let someone just come right off street into the house. A couple even rang my doorbell bright and early Sunday morning wanting to see the place. I’m glad I refused a lockbox because I had people show up without a phone call and tried to come in while my teenage daughter was showering. I had people show up several hours late (no courtesy call) and expect to see the place.
Basically how it works is if they haven’t given you a 120 written notice that the rental is for sale they cannot call you up and ask you to show the home. They have to mail you the 24 hour notice that they want to show the place or they can come by and hand deliver the notice.
Even if the landlord has given the 120 days notice they still have to give you 24 hours notice to enter and it has to be during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 9-5 and NO WEEKENDS. They have to tell you when they enter and the realtor has to leave their card. The only difference really is that they can give you notice by phone.
I was pretty cooperative. I did show the place on weekends and in the evening. We really needed a good reference because it is difficult to find a good place when you have a lot of pets. It was a real strain on us. My husband was doing his thesis. They were even trying to show the place while we were moving. I’m like “If you want us out by the 15th you got to stop bothering us”
ParticipantThey actually called you from the curb and you let them in? You have got to be kidding me!
California Law
Special rules apply if the purpose of the entry is to show the rental to a purchaser. In that case, the landlord or the landlord’s agent may give the tenant notice orally, either in person or by telephone. The law considers 24 hours’ notice to be reasonable in most situations. However, before oral notice can be given, the landlord or agent must first have notified the tenant in writing that the rental is for sale and that the landlord or agent may contact the tenant orally to arrange to show it. This written notice must be given to the tenant within 120 days of the oral notice. The oral notice must state the date, approximate time and purpose of entry. 110 The landlord or agent may enter only during normal business hours, unless the tenant consents to entry at a different time 111 When the landlord or agent enters the rental, he or she must leave a business card or other written evidence of entry 112
The landlord cannot abuse the right of access allowed by these rules, or use this right of access to harass (repeatedly disturb) the tenant. Also, the law prohibits a landlord from significantly and intentionally violating these access rules to attempt to influence the tenant to move from the rental unit.113
If your landlord violates these access rules, talk to the landlord about your concerns. If that is not successful in stopping the landlord’s misconduct, send the landlord a formal letter asking the landlord to strictly observe the access rules stated above. If the landlord continues to violate these rules, you can talk to an attorney or a legal aid organization, or file suit in small claims court to recover damages that you have suffered due to the landlord’s misconduct. If the landlord’s violation of these rules was significant and intentional, and the landlord’s purpose was to influence you to move from the rental unit, you can sue the landlord in small claims court for a civil penalty of up to $2,000 for each violation.114
ParticipantThey actually called you from the curb and you let them in? You have got to be kidding me!
California Law
Special rules apply if the purpose of the entry is to show the rental to a purchaser. In that case, the landlord or the landlord’s agent may give the tenant notice orally, either in person or by telephone. The law considers 24 hours’ notice to be reasonable in most situations. However, before oral notice can be given, the landlord or agent must first have notified the tenant in writing that the rental is for sale and that the landlord or agent may contact the tenant orally to arrange to show it. This written notice must be given to the tenant within 120 days of the oral notice. The oral notice must state the date, approximate time and purpose of entry. 110 The landlord or agent may enter only during normal business hours, unless the tenant consents to entry at a different time 111 When the landlord or agent enters the rental, he or she must leave a business card or other written evidence of entry 112
The landlord cannot abuse the right of access allowed by these rules, or use this right of access to harass (repeatedly disturb) the tenant. Also, the law prohibits a landlord from significantly and intentionally violating these access rules to attempt to influence the tenant to move from the rental unit.113
If your landlord violates these access rules, talk to the landlord about your concerns. If that is not successful in stopping the landlord’s misconduct, send the landlord a formal letter asking the landlord to strictly observe the access rules stated above. If the landlord continues to violate these rules, you can talk to an attorney or a legal aid organization, or file suit in small claims court to recover damages that you have suffered due to the landlord’s misconduct. If the landlord’s violation of these rules was significant and intentional, and the landlord’s purpose was to influence you to move from the rental unit, you can sue the landlord in small claims court for a civil penalty of up to $2,000 for each violation.114
ParticipantCarlsbad is nice but the traffic in the North County is horrible. Don’t do it. How horrible is traffic in the North County of San Diego? As bad as LA and sometimes WORSE.
Linda Vista is not my cup of tea. South of Genesee in LV is one of the most impoverished and worst crime areas in SD. The Kearny Mesa area (north of mesa College Drive)of Linda Vista is pretty decent. The middle and high schools are terrible. Kearny High is GHETTO.
Serra Mesa is a nice neighborhood. I live there and I love it. It’s centrally located and very conveinent. The valley is right down the hill. Everything is close by. There are quite a few reasonably priced nice SFHs for rent in Serra Mesa. Unforunately, if you have kids the high school is the same school as Linda Vista, Kearny High.
I don’t like Clairemont at all. Too many tweakers. Go with Tierrasanta or Scripps Ranch. A couple of other possibilities would be Rancho Bernardo or Rancho Penasquitos.
ParticipantI’d recommend Tierrasanta too. My oldest daughter was in the gate program at Farb and my younger 2 girls attended DePortola. DePortola is the far better middle school in my opinion. For elementary schools I’d try to get my kids in the Kumeyaay area or Vista Grande area. They are both nice elementary schools. Kumeyaay though is just awesome.
You also might want to consider Scripps Ranch. I have friends who live there. It’s a really nice community and they have good schools too. I’m more partial to the old Scripps Ranch area.
Participant“So why, the $640,000 asking price?”
Beats me, California Dreamin’, magical thinking or maybe too many long hits on the bong. Looks like they are a long time owner too judging by the whoppping $425 dollars they paid in property taxes last year.
ParticipantNotice of Trustee Sale.
ParticipantThanks for the link, too bad it doesn’t provide information on the average teacher’s educational level too. My husband works for the SDUSD as an elementary PE Prep teacher. I don’t believe that he is overcompensated for his job considering his level of education and experience. He has 8 years with the district, a BA in PE, a Masters in Reading with 90 units and he makes $55,000 a year. He also pays out of his own pocket for any new equipment he needs for his PE program every year.
ParticipantI know how you feel. I was totally frustrated trying to find a reasonable place to rent that wasn’t owned by an FB but I found a nice size (1380 sq ft) 3 bedroom house in Serra Mesa for 1700. I didn’t want to rent from an FB. They wanted way too much. And I really didn’t want to rent from someone who was just going to try to put the house on the market come spring. I lived in a rental for sale and it was awful. I don’t want my rent raised when my landlord’s arm adjusts. Also what happens if they get foreclosed on? I paid a 2000 dollar deposit (pretty darn cheap considering I have lots of pets) and I want it back when I leave. I wouldn’t trust an FB to return it. I would be concerned about their ability to make necessary repairs too.
You could try calling your local Realty offices, lots of them do property management and it won’t cost you anything. My place is managed by Century 21 Solymar, Holly Carter handles the rentals. I’d just keep checking Craigs list, the Reader and the UT online every day. Just keep looking, the right place will come along.
If anyone is interested,there’s a 3 bedroom for rent around the corner from me for 1750.
ParticipantYour friend needs to get a lawyer that specializes in evictions. Even with a good lawyer it can take 6 months or more to evict a bad tenant, especially if they are experienced in working the system. The law is on their side. Good luck.
I expect that there a quite a few FB’s who are going to get a painful lesson on the joys of being a landlord……………….
Participant“The landlord can charge whatever he wants for rent. But when I comes time to do the books, the rental rate per month is determined by the money recieved in a year divided by 12.
As a landlord, raising the rental rate does not necessarily increase you income. It can reduce it.”
That’s very true but you know what, some landlords just don’t get that. The house just around the corner has had 5 different tenants in the last 2 years. The problem IMO is the rent is way too high. 3 bedroom, only 1 bathroom and a measly 1020 sq ft,plus there is no garage and yet they are asking 1595 a month. I live in a nice “pocket” neighborhood and I have real nice neighbors however it’s still City Heights.
I have been hunting for a house to rent and I’ve found that asking prices were pretty darn high. I feel extremely lucky to have found a nice big 3 bedroom 1380 sq ft house in Serra Mesa for 1700. The thought of paying 1700 a month for a small overpriced wreck was depressing me. I’m glad the house hunting is over. I sick of adorable, cute, charming and all the other cute adjectives people use for small, cramped and claustrophobic……………argh
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