Law Office of
Lawrence M Scancarelli
sfrealestatelaw.com
Copyright ©1998 - present
Lawrence M Scancarelli
sfrealestatelaw.com
Copyright ©1998 - present
San Francisco Rent Control/Residential Landlord-Tenant |
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Small Property Owners of San Francisco |
smallprop.org
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San Francisco Apartment Association |
www.sfaa.org
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San Francisco Rent Board |
sfgov.org/rentboard/
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San Francisco Tenants Union |
sftu.org
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For and About Brokers/Agents |
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California Dept. of Real Estate |
dre.ca.gov
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DRE License Information |
dre.cahwnet.gov/licstus.htm
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California Association of Realtors |
car.org
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California Association of Business Brokers |
cabb.org
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Other San Francisco Laws & Regulations |
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San Francisco Assessor/Recorder |
www.ci.sf.ca.us/assessor
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San Francisco Department of Building Inspection |
www.ci.sf.ca.us/dbi/
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New San Francisco Laws |
ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/leg.htm
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San Francisco Codes |
amlegal.com/sanfran/viewcode.htm
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Public Records |
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Links to public records in United States |
www.brbpub.com
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Public records, including RP databases |
KnowX.com
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Real Estate Data/Market Evaluations |
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Appraisal data: Appraisal Institute Residential Database |
www.aird.com
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Comp Inc. |
comps.com
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valuations of residential property |
experian.com
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DataQuick |
dataquick.com
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Yahoo Real Estate |
http://realestate.yahoo
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National Property Assessments |
www.people.virginia.edu/~dev-pros/Realestate.html
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Property Listings/Sales |
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Listings of homes, farms, and recreational properties in U.S. |
unitedcountry.com
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National Information on Foreclosures |
foreclosures.com
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Recent Bay Area Residential Sales |
sfgate.com/homesales
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Multi-unit, commercial listings |
www.loopnet.com
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NAR listings |
realtor.com
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Home and Land Magazine |
homes.com
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CyberHomes |
cyberhomes.com
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Mapguide |
baynet.com/newhomes
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Owners.com |
owners.com
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Move.com home listings, loans |
move.com
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Yahoo |
realestate.yahoo.com
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Real Estate Book |
treb.com
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Home Advisor |
homeadvisor.msn.com
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International RE Directory |
ired.com
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Insurance |
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Department of Insurance (jurisdiction over title companies) |
www.insurance.ca.gov
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Insweb |
insweb.com
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Contractors and Improvements |
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San Francisco Department of Building Inspection |
www.ci.sf.ca.us/dbi/
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Improvenet: Contractor Screening |
improvenet.com
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State Contractors Board |
cslb.ca.gov
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Renovation Lenders |
renovationlenders.com
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Home Remodeling |
improvenet.com
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Know Your Rights |
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To look up a California law |
www.leginfo.ca.gov/index.html
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To look up a California statute |
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
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State Consumer Affairs Landlord-Tenant Guide |
dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook
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Loans/Financing |
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FICO scores and explanation of your FICO scores |
www.fairisaac.com
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Department of Financial Institutions (jurisdiction over state-chartered banks) |
www.dfi.ca.gov
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Home Financing, Calculations: |
www.privatemi.com
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Interpretations of Regulation Z/Truth in Lending Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: |
www.federalreserve.gov
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Mortgage.Com |
mortgage.com
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Yahoo |
quote.yahoo.com
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Homeseekers |
homeseekers.com
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eLoan - Free FICO scores and detailed advice on how to improve scores |
eloan.com
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Loan Calculators |
www.calculator.com
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Non-Governmental Organizations |
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San Francisco Apartment Association |
www.sfaa.org
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Apartment Biz (formerly Apartment Owner) |
aptbiz.com
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California Apartment Owners Association |
caanet.org
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Intern. Counsel, Shopping Centers |
icsc.org
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Bay Area Landlord |
landlord.com
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American Society of Home Inspectors |
ashi.com
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Urban Land Institute |
uli.org
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Real Estate News |
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IPG Commercial Real Estate News |
ipgdirect.com
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John Reed: RE Investors Monthly |
johnreed.com
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Inman Real Estate News |
inman.com
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San Francisco Business Times |
amcity.com/san francisco/
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Real Estate Forms |
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Professional Publishing Co. |
profpub.com
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Rentals |
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San Francisco Retail and Industrial listings |
www.cityfeet.com
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Rent Tech |
renttech.com
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Rentnet |
rentnet.com
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Tax |
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IRS |
irs.gov
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California Franchise Tax Board |
ftb.ca.gov
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Tax Wizard |
taxwizard.com
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The Taxprophet ® Tax law by attorney Robert L.Sommers |
taxprophet.com
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Environmental |
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Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC) |
pcoc.org
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The Cal Termite Page |
cnr.berkeley.edu/lewis/
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UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program |
ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.home.html
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American Industrial Hygiene Association |
aiha.org
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EPA Indoor Air Quality |
epa.gov/iaq/index.html
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California State Indoor Air Quality |
caliaq.org
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Toxic Mold Issues |
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/deodc/ehib2/topics/mold
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State Seismic Hazard zones, including SF |
www.consrv.ca.gov
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
epa.gov/gov/official.html
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California EPA |
cahwnet.gov/epa
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Environmental Law Library |
law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/lawindex.html
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Environmental information on properties |
eriis.com
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Other Government Agencies |
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Office of Thrift Supervision (Jurisdiction over federally chartered and state chartered savings institutions for the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collections Act, Fair Housing Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Truth In Lending Act
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www.ots.treas.gov
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Structural Pest Control Board: consumer info and license verification |
www.dca.ca..gov/pestboard
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Office of Real Estate Appraisers: consumer info and license verification |
www.orea.ca.gov
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Department of Corporations: (enforcement of residential mortgage lenders, finance lenders, escrows |
www.corp.ca.gov
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U.S. Housing and Urban Development |
hud.gov
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Miscellaneous |
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Real Estate Vocabulary |
www.Consumerlawpage.com
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Online Building Permits |
netclerk.com
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Retirement/401 K's |
401Knet.com
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GuruNet - Dictionary & Encyclopedia |
gurunet.com
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Home Buyers Fair |
homefair.com
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National Association of RE Investment Trusts |
nareit.com
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Pike-Net Directory of RE Investment |
pikenet.com
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San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner |
sfgate.com
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