Timely happenings and insights from the firm built for rental housing providers and the professionals who serve them.

Artificial intelligence stands to upend the legal industry, and we are flirting with this technology. The question is will it replace a human attorney?

There has been some unsettlement and even fright over how smart machines are getting. What better way to illustrate the capabilities of AI than to pose some pointed questions to a robot?

Is the glass half empty or half full when it comes to San Francisco's multifamily and commercial real estate market?

We have been blessed with many friends in the real estate industry, and we ask one of them.

Although downpours have put a dent in our drought, unintended water has permeated rental units and has created a vexing problem for rental housing providers.

We are beyond stressing the importance of weatherproofing and roof inspections. Preventative measures are too little, too late - we have a real problem at hand in many units that have been casualties of storms and are now a breeding ground of mold.

In this aftermath, tenants have been vocal in making demands for repairs, rent reductions, and other concessions. We want you to think deliberately and carefully about this dialogue, document the details of what is agreed upon, and with the assistance of Bornstein Law, perhaps prepare a formal contract that obviates liability.

While landlords have a responsibility to provide a habitable dwelling, there is no need to capitulate to unreasonable demands.

Sunshine or rain, our office is always willing to assist.

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