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of South Bay/Long Beach
Volume 64 Number 02 February 2022
APARTMENT NEWS PUBLICATIONS, INC.
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Don Smeallie, Sr.
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FEATURED COLUMNS:
INDUSTRYUPDATE.............................................................6
“ELNINO”...WILLITEVERCOME? ................................................9 By Kari Negri
INFLATIONISATAXONUSALL!... ...............................................13 By Jon Coupal
“SENDINTHECLOWNS”.......................................................16 By Daniel Yukelson
APARTMETNEWS.......................................................... CS-1 By Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
NEW DATA REVEALS HOW U.S. PROPERTY MANAGERS CAN BETTER MEET THEIR RESIDENTS’EXPECTATIONS................................................. CS-7 By Stacey Holden
SHOULDLANDLORDSRAISETHERENTJUSTBECAUSETHEYCAN?............. CS-13 By Daniel Bornstein, Esq.
WHYINTERESTONLYLOANSCANMAKESENSEFORINVESTORS................. CS-18 By Christopher Miller
INCREASE PROPERTY VALUE WITH SMART, ECO-FRIENDLY PROPTECH . . . . . . . . . . CS-24 By YardiBreeze
2022 MULTIFAMILY TRENDS: UTILITY MANAGEMENT CHALLENGED BY ENERGY VOLATILITY ..............................................................CS-33 By Tim Blackwell
DEARMAINTENANCEMEN................................................. CS-37 By Jerry L’Ecuyer & Frank Alvarez
THE BALCONY SAFETY INSPECTION BILL: AVOIDING OWNER LIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 By Tyler Berding
CLOSING2021............................................................... 66 By Elizabeth Reynolds
THESE DANGEROUS SCAMS PLAGUE LANDLORD AND YOU NEED TO AVOID THEM . . . .71 By Nicole Seidner
FINDINGHIDDENVALUEINANINVESTMENTPROPERTY ...........................74 By Sam Liebman
ADVERTISINGDIRECTORY......................................................79
DEAR MAINTENANCE MEN
Dear Maintenance Men
By: Jerry L’Ecuyer
& Frank Alvarez Pg. CS-37
“Send in the Clowns”
By: Daniel Yukelson Pg. 16
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