Renters have a variety of options when searching for a rental property online. Luckily, there are some things you can do to make your listing stand out. If you’ve never listed a property online before, you might be wondering how to attract renters so you can fill your vacant unit and start collecting rent. First, start with the ad.

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As Cozy joins forces with Apartments.com, new and improved features will be available to property owners and managers.

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The Trump administration has issued a directive halting the eviction of some renters though the end of 2020 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The directive comes as eviction moratoriums are now expiring across the nation.

Read More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-renter-eviction-moratorium-coronavirus-spread/

AND: https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administrations-temporary-eviction-halt-covered/story?id=72769863

The City of Santa Monica recently took action that calls for the construction of over 8,000 units of housing, among other measures. 

Watch Video at: https://smmirror.com/2020/09/edify-tv-santa-monica-takes-sweeping-housing-action/

Evidence keeps mounting that California’s longtime housing shortage can be solved by market forces set loose by the lifestyle and workplace changes created by the coronavirus pandemic.

Now the failure of the worst parts of a sweeping housing package in the state Legislature leaves the path clear for those market forces to work themselves out. Had the most wide-ranging of the bills passed, there could have been far less motivation for developers and local governments to heed the accelerating non-political forces.

Read More: https://smmirror.com/2020/09/worst-housing-bills-fail-solution-via-market-forces-now-possible/

Two of the four City Council incumbents vying for four full-term seats have chosen not to seek the backing of the Santa Monica Police Officers Association (SMPOA), which has given candidates a powerful election boost for generations.

Councilmember Gleam Davis and Mayor Pro Tem Terry O'Day -- who were backed by the POA in their three previous Council bids -- said they did not seek the coveted endorsement, which comes as the City considers police reforms.

Councilmembers Ted Winterer and Ana Jara -- who were interviewed by union officials on Thursday -- said they believe it is important to continue engaging with the City's police force.

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After hours of commentary from local residents and developers, discussion on the Fairmont Miramar hotel project is set to resume next week after the Santa Monica Planning Commission continued its meeting, which stretched into the late hours of Wednesday evening.

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It’s ironic for Councilmembers to call for faster action on the May 31 riots and looting (Council calls for quicker action on May 31, Sept. 1) since they’re at fault for its delay. 

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The City has high structural costs. These costs include large in-house staffing as well as very high compensation (e.g. our City attorney earned $440K in 2019 pay and benefits compared to Santa Barbara’s $347K). Beverly Hills outsources its entire legal function. In a 2016 analysis by Transparent California, Santa Monica’s compensation costs per resident were tied with Beverly Hills. At the time, paying employees ten percent less would have saved $30M, almost twice as much as the sales-tax hike to 10.5 percent provided at the time. 

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Councilmember Terry O'Day on Wednesday challenged actions by Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR) leadership he said illegally denied him the powerful group's endorsement.

In a hard-hitting letter that in large part reads like a legal complaint, O'Day claims SMRR Co-Chair Michael Soloff intentionally prevented the membership from voting to endorse him.

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