My brief response, only a 8 page report in small print, outlines my multiple phone calls and meetings with the Head Inspector and two of his inspectors. That what they "claim" as code is only a "want". And how the Head Chief inspector could not prove that a required repair is "code" or "legal". He promised to investigate and provide me with a printout of this so called violation. Instead he and the City Attorney tried to confiscate my guns, get me arrested and have Restraining order in place -- so I can't go to my properties nor supervise repairs. But the failed at three hearings before a Judge. And now I'm set to go to a General Managers hearing about "non" violations, and so called dangers for a units tenancy. That unit has been vacant for months, so no harm can come to anyone living there. --47.155.xx.xxx

Sell them all and be done with the problems. --75.7.xx.xx

Fake news --24.152.xxx.xx

Yet more self inflicted wounds. At what point do you bleed out? --209.205.xxx.xx

Even safe investments pay pretty well these days and maybe you will tack on a few extra years to your life. --99.33.xx.xxx

why on earth would you let the state know what guns you have so that they can confiscate ? --104.28.xx.xxx

You rock Robert J. If I were in your shoes, I would do the same. --97.103.xx.xxx

Case number(s)? --24.240.xxx.xxx

Just another day in the life of RJ from CA. --69.130.xxx.xxx

Robert J, you have worked very hard for many years to one day enjoy the fruits of your labor. Perhaps that day has come. --73.108.xxx.xxx

That's twice in one year "they've tried to confiscate your guns." You said the same thing on June 26, which tells me they deem you as unhinged. The reasons why a law enforcement agency may confiscate your firearms includes: domestic violence, mental health issues (red flag laws), illegal possession, illegal use, failure to comply with licensing laws, etc. "They're being mean to me" doesn't make the list. --24.240.xxx.xxx

I've belonged to California Apartment Association (caanet.org) and California Rental Housing Association (cal-rha.org) for several years. I've attended several of their conferences and have friends that own rentals in the city and county of LA. Some are contractors; some are solely investors and a few are big time investors with portfolios that include a couple 30+ story buildings. None of them have had the types of problems that you discuss on this forum. --73.2.xx.xx

And yes, I thought I'd have a nice retirement. But I have to keep my contractor licenses active. The State of California now passed new contractor rules. They don't believe a contractors filings and assume they have employees. So we must carry expensive worker comp insurance for employee's we don't have -- like an extra $100,000 a year in costs. --47.155.xx.xxx

I get it, there's ties to CA. Family, business (that's soon to be sold), friends, etc. At what point do you say enough is enough though? Never? CA has been HEMORAGING people and businesses for years now. I don't see that slowing down any time soon either. Maybe you should join them? After cashing out, the cost of living is much less in almost ANY other state you could pick to move to. --107.207.xx.xx

Have you impersonated a law enforcement officer, or kidnapped any tenants lately? --104.28.xx.xxx

If I keep the current tenant makeup, getting under market rents, my pre tax sales are low. Would you rather wait out the storm and slowly work towards 30M or accept 15M now less 7M in taxes? --47.155.xx.xxx

Imagine being a partner of Robert j?that would chase me out of the business faster than dealing with the state of CA --192.241.xxx.xxx

Here if tenant lives in government owned rental unit the building inspectors are reluctant to go over as government agency is going against another government agency. One building had a problem with hot water system where it took close to four months to fix where government buildings are exempt from rent control which means tenants could not apply rent reduction as there was reduction in service. Government owned buildings have a bad reputation compared to private sector rental housing. In the past some tenants were cooperative when it came to repairs where went back to head building inspector where they would not write up. --216.110.xxx.xxx

Proves that corrupt government is not just in the States. --107.147.xx.xx

I really need to start saving these and then publishing them in a book. Maybe we could call it 200 lies and one truth. --24.101.xxx.xxx

Ray, you could market that one to Charmin. It'd make better toilet paper. --24.240.xxx.xxx

Chocolate. Chocolate fixes most situations. Chocolate. You need chocolate. Dark chocolate. --172.59.xxx.xxx

The General Manager of the Housing Department read my 8 page evidence letter and told his clerk he is going to ignore it. So I'm planning my revenge when they throw the book at me. Like checking out 1000 books from the public library and putting them in the Mayors Swinging Pool. --47.155.xx.xxx

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robert i am a contractor in ca for 30 years now and your understanding of work comp is isimply wrong. if you have no payroll you pay a nominal policy charge. i am exempt now so i pay nothing. i haven't once heard from the license board in 30 years except to get their renewal notice. the rest of your story is not surprising to me...calif has been careening into the toilet for decades. folks from other states have NO IDEA of the daily BS that streams from sacramento and MOST RECENTLY THE COUNTIES AND CITIES AS WELL. keeping up with their new laws and reg's is simply impossible. EVERY year the lefty kooks make another run at statewide rent control, another run at weakening prop 13. ITS DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS. i am finally ready to abandon my beloved california and thats saying a lot from a kid that loves the place but the love is based on memories of surfing, skiing, motorcycle racing, police chases on the same mortorcycles, rock and roll. each day was better than the last but now the bloom is off the rose. with property prices as they are THERE SIMPLY IS NO WAY I COULD BUILD MY EMPIRE TODAY. even hawaii is cheaper now. --67.63.xx.xxx

yall need some background on the specifics of california. what some folks may not know is that in california we have prop 13 which limits property tax increases year over year to 2%. that makes a property held for decades a plum as regards the expense profile...if the place you bought for 100k goes to a million, AND THAT'S COMMON, you still get property taxed on the buy-in plus 2%. the SAME house next door can EASILY be paying FIVE TIMES the yearly tax. that makes moving that investment a tough choice. our boy robert COULD simply 1031 one of his LA properties to a county with no bolsheviks or the rent control LA has in certain cities (san diego, OC, SLO), but he loses the favorable basis. if it was hundred or two a month no big deal but in my case i have stuff i paid 90k for that would sell in a minute for 900k. that makes the swap a push. landlords live in the land of cash flow. my restricted property tax increases are an advantage new landlords do not have. roberts problem is Los Angeles...AND LET ME RUIN YOUR DAY BOBBY...IT WILL NOT GET BETTER. at some point we roll up our tent and buy our peace. just as you couldn't pay me to own and operate in San Francisco the LA complexion is not much better. i know a couple of landlords that got walloped by the LA covid moratorium. 1 lost the property. --67.63.xx.xxx

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Then some times later, with the internal flap of the books saying it was library property and fine of $100 if not returned, I gave all of the books to a Learning School for the mentally disabled. The City came after them for thousands is fines. This was our plan. Why? Because the State of California paid the City some like $16,000 per student per year. But had no program for the mentally disabled. They passed on $5,000 of the $16,000 so the disabled school could teach them, keeping $11,000 for themselves. Once the were fined thousands for not returning the books, I presented my check for the purchase and donation. That disabled school then and room for a hearing before a Judge. The judge raised their payment from $5k to a higher amount. All because of City greed. --47.155.xx.xxx

If it were true I mean. --107.147.xx.xx

Good to hear from mike[CA], another CA LL to explain things. --73.108.xxx.xxx

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John, my favorite was when he implied he almost beat undefeated bill superfoot Wallace in a “no rules exhibition match in front of thousands of spectators ”. It’s honestly hilarious how many people believe this nonsense, but to each their own. --73.147.xxx.xx

Lots of BS on this forum if you read deep enough. --24.152.xxx.xx

Reported to webmaster. Anyone else out there want to help me get these ridiculous posts cleaned up? I'm convinced 100% that the person who goes by Robert J [CA] is a liar, senile, or both and is not the kind of helpful person one needs to have on a forum like this. --184.4.xx.xx

But I whine too much. --107.147.xx.xx

Robert J gets enough grief from CA. --73.108.xxx.xxx

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