Daniel Bornstein, Esq.
Kathryn Quetel, Esq.
Daniel Cheung, Esq.
Liana Ayrapetyan, Esq.
Dylan Tong, Esq.
Don't kick the can down the road.
From our experience, many landlords are conflict avoiders. Don't let the situation enlarge - call us today.
San Francisco's Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA)
Under the newly minted Community Right to Purchase Act (COPA), qualified nonprofits providing affordable housing in San Francisco will be granted the right of first offer and right of first refusal on multi-unit buildings for sale.
COPA applies to privately-owned buildings with three or more units, as well as privately-owned property on which three or more units could be built. This ordinance will add new layers of complexity to multi-unit transactions, but Bornstein Law can help you stay compliant and streamline the process from start to finish.
The leaders in Tenant Surrender of Possession Agreements, known more popularly as tenant buyouts or "cash for keys."
As its name implies, a tenant buyout is simply an agreement for the tenant to vacate the unit, in exchange for compensation. Yet these voluntarily arrangements are anything but simple.
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Events for savvy rental property owners and real estate professionals
Daniel is renowned for giving talks to numerous organizations and hosting events on the legal challenges facing landlords, and the opportunities that can be leveraged to create vacancies. Attend an upcoming event, or reach out for a private get together with your team.
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PAST EVENTS
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DOWNLOADS
Security Deposit Deduction Guide
Deductions can be made for conditions that exceed "normal wear and tear." This infographic provides context to define this ambiguous term.
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BLOG
What landlords should know amid the immigration debate
Recent rhetoric and soul searching has made our earlier blog more timely today.
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IN DEPTH
Handling Tenant Hoarding
Hoarding is a vexing problem for landlords and property managers that requires proactive action once discovered so that the unit is restored to a safe, sanitary and secure dwelling.
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VIDEO
Common reasons to lose an unlawful detainer action
The eviction process consists of carefully choreographed steps that must be followed. We outline five of the most common reasons landlords lose their case when any step is missed.
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Update on statewide rent control
AB 1482 would impose statewide rent control and “just cause” eviction policies. To the elatement of tenants’ advocates, the measure has cleared many legislative hurdles to date.
As the chief architect of AB 1482, our own Assemblymember David Chiu, a Democratic from San Francisco, got some timely juice from Governor Newsom, who was recently quoted saying that statewide controls are “long overdue in the state of California.”
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Mr. Bornstein helped me with a difficult tenant situation recently and was thoroughly forthright and effective. As an added plus, he seemed extremely scrupulous about avoiding needless "billable hours." I am elated at having been referred to him.
