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ApArtment news publicAtions, inc. 15502 Graham Street Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (800) 931-6666 ? (714) 893-3971 Fax: (714)893-6484 E-Mail: aptmags@aptmags.com FOUNDER Donn R Smeallie, Sr. PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT Donn R Smeallie, Jr. EDITOR David A. Gale editor@aptmags.com ART DIRECTOR David A Gale production@aptmags.com GRAPHIC ARTIST Jordan Smith js@aptmags.com OFFICE MANAGER Lauren Kotrozo lauren.kotroo@aptmags.com ADVERTISING advertising@aptmags.com MARKETING DIRECTOR Jordan Smith js@aptmags.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS TAX ISSUES . . . .D . Michael Trainotti, Esq . LEGAL ISSUES Stephen Fainsbert, Esq . FINANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Breen INVESTMENTS . . . . . . . Christopher Miller Apartment Management Magazine is published monthly by Apartment News Publications, Inc . at 15502 Graham Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 . Subscription Rate: $12 .00/ year with zip codes beginning with 900-935, (outside of L .A . & Orange counties $69 .00/year .) . The publisher and Apartment News Publications Inc . assume no responsibility for opinions expressed in articles appearing under an author's name . The contents of this publication may not be reproduced without written permission from the publisher . Bulk rate postage is paid at Bell Post Office BMC, 5555 Bandini, Bell, CA 90201 . Having a problem with your subscription? We want to solve it . Please write to us at the address below . Please be sure to include your mailing label(s) with your letter . MOVING? Simply enclose your address label and write in your new address below: NEW ADDRESS: Mail to: ApArtment mAnAgement 15502 Graham Street Huntington Beach, CA 92649

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FEATURES

Western L.A,

Volume 44 Number 4 April 2009

TAX PLANNING CAN SOLVE ?PEOPLE PLANNING? By Michael D. Trainotti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 EMINENT DOMAIN POWER ABUSED By David White, Esq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 LEGAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS By Stephen Duringer, Esq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORNER By Erin Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 INVESTING IN A TOUGH ECONOMY By Christopher Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ?I?LL DOUBLE MY LAUNDRY INCOME!? By John Cottrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 FROM PERIL TO PEACE OF MIND By John Lie-Nielsen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 FREE E-FILING IS EASIER THAN EVER By NAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 IF GOOD ETHICS IS GOOD BUSINESS, WHAT?S THE PROBLEM? By Frank Bucaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 IS YOUR BUSINESS IDENTITY AT RISK? By Cindy Schroeder Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 A SHORT PRIMER ON PRIMERS AND SEALERS By John Stauffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 NETWORK SUCCESS By John Takash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 BEING AVERAGE - PART II By Caroline Latham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 COLLECTING DEBTS FROM FORMER TENANTS By Richard Ormond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 SECURITY ISSUES By John Maciha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 ----- MONEY MANAGERS By Robert Breen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 BEYOND SPELLCHECK By Ronnie Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 THE LANDLORD?S EXPANDING CIRCLE OF LIABILITY By Richard Rydstrom, Esq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 INDuSTRy NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 RENT WATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 ADVERTISING DIRECTORy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 on the cover TAX PLANNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 DOMAIN ABUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 MONEY MANAGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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