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07/08/2022

Giving back to Alameda County Seniors with Spectrum Community Service, Inc.

Giving back to Alameda County Seniors with Spectrum Community Service, Inc.

As previous sponsors of “Feed the Need” and “Show Your Love” events, Advent has contributed more than just money to help make a difference and impact people’s quality of life.   more...

04/09/2021

Top 3 Best Property Management in Oakland Awarded to Advent Properties, Inc.

Top 3 Best Property Management in Oakland Awarded to Advent Properties, Inc.

Nationally respected local business recommendation website, Three Best Rated, has acknowledged Advent Properties, Inc. as one of their 3 Best Property Management Companies in Oakland!   more...

03/18/2021

Expertise.com's 2021 Best Property Managers in San Francisco & Concord

Expertise.com's 2021 Best Property Managers in San Francisco & Concord

Nationally respected business recommendation website, Expertise.com, scored 178 Property Management companies in San Francisco and 31 Property Management companies in Concord — so far, we technically rank #1 on both lists in 2021! We also received this award last year in San Francisco, and both lists were recently updated on March 12th and 17th, 2021 — giving us a great sign that our hard work is not going unnoticed!   more...

03/10/2021

Everyday Tips to Curb "Zoom Gloom"

Everyday Tips to Curb "Zoom Gloom"

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels   more...

02/23/2021

Golden State Stimulus package provides relief for small-businesses, low-income residents and more!

Golden State Stimulus package provides relief for small-businesses, low-income residents and more!

Photo by Vladimir Solomyani on Unsplash   more...

11/15/2019

Understanding the Potential of the Bay Area's Largest Housing Boom

Understanding the Potential of the Bay Area's Largest Housing Boom

New data by the Census Bureau uncovers how the rising wealth of Bay Area residents supports the demand for Bay Area homes throughout this expansion. Less than 8% of residents earned $200,000 or more in 2018, yet in 2019 almost one of four Bay Area families made a salary equivalent to or more. Since 2010, the quantity of Bay Area homes gaining or over this amount has expanded about 400,000, with close to 80,000 residents in 2018 alone. In San Mateo, Santa Clara, Marin, and San Francisco areas, about one out of three families earned, in any event, $200,000 in 2018.   more...

09/11/2019

Breaking News: AB-1482 Passes California Assembly

Breaking News: AB-1482 Passes California Assembly

The California Assembly voted 46-22 to approve AB 1482. The bill would cap annual rent increases at 5 percent plus inflation. The bill will now go to Governor Gavin Newsom for signing.   more...

08/30/2019

Celebrating our team! Party Time!

Celebrating our team! Party Time!

At Advent, we like to celebrate, I mean who doesn't?   more...

08/08/2019

Advent supports National Night Out

Advent supports National Night Out

Advent Properties supports Oakland's National Night Out! Our President, Benjamin Scott, helped sponsor the crime fighting and community event where our Oakland office is located. It was so invigorating to see so many neighbors and friends come out to support a great cause, eat amazing foods from around the world, and discuss ways to make our community stronger!   more...

07/26/2019

Advent Secures 2nd Win at the Tailgate Throwdown with Spectrum Community Services

Advent Secures 2nd Win at the Tailgate Throwdown with Spectrum Community Services

Last night, Advent Team attended the Tailgate Throwdown put on by Spectrum Community Services. This was a bagged lunch making competition that pitted 4 teams against each other to make the most lunches in a timed period. Advent held the title from last years inaugural Throwdown so their title was on the line. After winning the first round to be placed in the finals, Advent Team competed and tied opposing team. Two successive over time events occurred, and the Advent team was victorious by one more bagged lunch then the opposing team. As a reward, Advent Team was invited to get on the Oakland A's field Pre Game while the teams warmed up. What a delight and experience. The best part of all this was that by supporting Spectrum Community Services, we are helping to provide nutritious and delicious meals to seniors that are home bound. We proudly support and sponsor Spectrum Community Services! We will be in Pleasanton in September for the Southern Alameda County edition of the Throwdown Challenge! See you there!   more...

07/19/2019

Advent Gives Back...Spectrum Community Services Philanthropy Awards

Advent Gives Back...Spectrum Community Services Philanthropy Awards

Team Advent takes tremendous pride in giving time, energy and resources to help Bay Area seniors through the awesome work of Spectrum Community Services Benjamin Scott, President and CEO and Charlie Deterline, Spectrum Development Director spent the morning at the San Francisco Business Times Annual Corporate Philanthropy Awards.   more...

06/26/2019

Updated Prop 65 Warning Regulation

Updated Prop 65 Warning Regulation

Information Courtesy of the California Apartment Association   more...

06/14/2019

Owner Move-In Evictions in San Francisco

Owner Move-In Evictions in San Francisco

The San Francisco Rent Ordinance allows property owners to evict tenants so that the owner can move into the unit and use it as their primary residence. This type of eviction is known as an Owner Move-In eviction or “OMI.” There are a number of technical requirements and restrictions that apply to OMI evictions:
The landlord must have a minimum 25 percent ownership in the property and must have the honest intent to reside in the unit as his or her principal place of residence for at least three years. In addition, the landlord must move into the unit within 90 days of the date the tenant vacates.The landlord may not evict the tenant under the OMI provisions if there is a comparable vacant unit available. Similarly, if the owner has a vacant, non-comparable unit available, he must offer that unit to the tenant. The landlord may not evict protected tenants (including seniors, disabled, catastrophically ill, or with children in school) unless the dwelling is the only dwelling owned by the landlord in the building, or if the landlord is also senior or disabled. The landlord must use a 60-day notice to terminate the tenancy, unless the tenant has resided in the unit for less than one year, in which case, a 30-day notice is sufficient. The notice must contain numerous disclosures and explanations of tenant's rights under the Rent Ordinance. The landlord must also pay each tenant monetary relocation assistance in the amount specified by the Ordinance (currently over $6,000 each). Additional payments must be made if the tenants are protected or if there are children in the home. In an effort to crack down on perceived abuses of OMI evictions, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors recently added a number of additional restrictions and requirements that apply to OMI evictions.Those new restrictions include:   more...

06/12/2019

URGENT: Protect the Rights of Small Landlords!

URGENT: Protect the Rights of Small Landlords!

From Steven Edrington, CCIM, CPM2019 Women’s Auxiliary PresidentEdrington and Associates Please donate to our Legal Action Fund in support of the Owens v. City of Oakland case that is now going to the state court of appeals. The central issue on appeal is whether or not a local rent board can circumvent the single-family home exemption under the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act by creating an exception. This is a major case for our industry and community. If the ruling stands, single-family homes where an owner rents out rooms under separate leases may become subject to rent control laws.The City of Oakland, through it's Rent Adjustment Program (RAP), has decided to penalize homeowners as a means to solve the housing crisis by declaring that persons occupying rooms of a single-family home on separate lease agreements shall now be subject to rent control.This is a direct attempt by a local government to exert control over homeowners in the name of tenants' rights. It will ultimately have the unintended consequence of making fewer such units available for rent, thus worsening the housing crisis.Traditionally, an owner-occupant of a single-family home choosing to have a roommate or roommates has been an acceptable form of housing controlled by the homeowner. The owner should be able to establish control of the living space in a shared home to maintain a peaceful environment, unique to each homeowner and those renters within a private home.We must preserve small homeowners' ability to buy and maintain their homes and property and not treat them the same as large corporate landlords of apartment buildings.We must maintain a process for people to buy a home and at the same time provide a safe and secure place for others to live — it's a win win.Mr. Owens is not a large property owner. He owns his single-family home and is able to afford to live in his house only by renting out rooms to roommates. He has expended funds fighting Oakland's writ of mandate. He lacks the resources to continue his battle in the state court of appeals for what is really a larger issue for the greater landlord community.
DONATE NOW!   more...

05/29/2019

URGE LAWMAKERS: NO ON AB 1482

URGE LAWMAKERS: NO ON AB 1482

Urge Your Assembly Member to Vote NOon AB 1482 and AB 1481 that Establish Restrictive Rent Caps and “Just Cause” Evictions
C.A.R. OPPOSES UNLESS AMENDED AB 1482 (Chiu), which creates a very restrictive statewide rent cap, and AB 1481 (Grayson and Bonta), which establishes statewide “just cause” evictions. C.A.R. has been negotiating in good faith with the bills’ authors in an attempt to make reasonable amendments to both bills, thus removing C.A.R.’s opposition. As of now, those negotiations have stalled. As a result, C.A.R. OPPOSES both bills. The Assembly could vote on these bills as soon as TODAY.   more...