Protect Your Equity.
Force Your Appreciation
Hollywood and West Hollywood apartment ownership carries two distinct risks: uncaptured revenue that permanently drags down equity, and complex local rent regulations that create severe legal exposure.
Led by California Attorney & Managing Broker Grant Haws, Esq. and Stephen Dow, M.B.A. (UCLA Extension Property Management Instructor), Haws Property Management provides an institutional, analytical approach to safeguarding your bottom line
Where is your Property Exposed?
The Real Cost of Inaction.
The Equity Loss Metric
At a 5.0% cap rate, every $100/month in uncaptured revenue per unit erodes $480,000 in property equity across a 20-unit building.
The Expense Leakage Metric
Inflated vendor contracts, deferred utility billing (RUBS), and unmonitored recurring costs quietly bleed 10%–15% of annual Net Operating Income.
The Legal Exposure Metric
A tenant lawsuit or class action in the LA area can easily exceed a $100,000 Settlement or Judgement, resulting in skyrocketing insurance premiums.
Inside Your Gap Assessment: 4 Comprehensive Property Reviews
Rent Roll: Are your rents too low?
- Loss-to-Lease Calculation: Identifying the exact delta between your current collections and peak submarket rents in Hollywood/West Hollywood.
- Ancillary Revenue Monetization: Uncovering neglected revenue streams, including RUBS (utility bill-backs), parking allocation, pet rent, and storage space.
- RSO Allowable Adjustments: Auditing historical rent increases to ensure all legal rent caps and allowable pass-throughs have been captured.
Expenses: Are you paying too much?
Vendor Contract Renegotiation: Comparing current vendor contracts (waste disposal, landscaping, plumbing, turnover) against institutional benchmark pricing.
Utility Leakage & Submetering: Reviewing master-metered water, trash, and gas expenses to pinpoint where bill-back or conservation strategies apply.
- Tax & Insurance Review: Evaluating escalating liability/property insurance premiums and property tax assessments to reduce overhead.
Leases: Are you protected?
- Local & State RSO Compliance: Auditing lease agreements against LA City RSO, West Hollywood rent regulations, and California AB 1482 rules.
- Mandatory Disclosures & Addenda: Confirming required mold, lead-based paint, Megan’s Law, and house rule addenda are updated to avoid tenant litigation defenses.
- Dispute & Default Terms: Ensuring dispute clauses, late fee mechanisms, and attorney fee provisions protect ownership in tenant disputes or evictions.
Premises: Are there liability issues?
Common Area Hazard Check: Identifying physical trip hazards, lighting deficiencies, handrail/stairwell code issues, and fire safety gaps.
Habitability Exposure: Detecting deferred maintenance conditions that plaintiff tenant attorneys frequently exploit for rent-withholding claims.
- Insurance Vulnerability: Pinpointing visible code violations that could trigger carrier policy cancellation or premium surcharges.
The Deliverable: Your Actionable Roadmap
Every Gap Assessment concludes with a confidential, written roadmap outlining exact rent roll capture points, expense reduction targets, and step-by-step risk remediation to protect equity and force appreciation.
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Gap Assessments and legal risk analyses are personally conducted by Grant Haws, Esq. California Attorney, Real Estate Broker, and active apartment owner (DRE #02439684). Equity maximization and forced appreciation roadmaps developed in consultation with Stephen Dow, M.B.A., Distinguished Property Management Instructor at UCLA Extension