We Catch Problems Before They Become Problems
Reactive landlords pay fines. Proactive landlords stay ahead. We help you be the second kind.
The Cost of Waiting: What Reactive Landlording Looks Like
Most landlords do not think about inspections until they get a notice. By then, they are on someone else’s timeline and someone else’s terms. The pattern is always the same: what would have cost $500 to find and fix proactively ends up costing $5,000 or more when you are reacting to a deadline, a violation, or a crisis.
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RHHP violation discovered during official inspection:** Violations go on record. Fines accumulate. Mandatory rent reductions kick in until you fix the issues.
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Unpermitted work discovered during a sale:** Deals fall through. Buyers walk. You are negotiating from weakness, discounting the price or paying for legalization out of your proceeds.
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Balcony issue found by county inspector: Emergency structural repairs at emergency prices. Liability exposure until it is fixed. Potential closure of the affected units.
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Insurance claim denied: You knew or should have known about this condition. That deferred maintenance you ignored just voided your coverage when you needed it most.
The Real Math of Waiting
An RHHP violation gives you 21 days to correct. But permits in LA County take 3+ weeks just to process. You are already behind before you start. Extensions are discretionary and require substantial progress, not just good intentions.
What Proactive Landlords Do Differently
Proactive landlords operate on a different philosophy. They do not wait for problems to announce themselves. They go looking for problems while they are still small, still cheap, and still private. They fix small issues before those issues become violations.
The Proactive Mindset
Think of it like preventive medicine. You get regular checkups so you can catch problems early, when they are manageable. Regular inspections catch the small issues—the expired smoke detector, the missing GFCI outlet—before they become violations, liabilities, or emergencies.
The Proactive Landlord Asks Different Questions:
What would an inspector find if they walked through today?
What regulations are coming that I should prepare for now?
What is the actual condition of my property, not what I assume, but what a trained eye would see?
Where am I exposed, and how do I close that gap before it costs me?
What Is Coming — The Compliance Timeline
If you own rental property in LA County, the regulatory environment is getting more demanding. The landlords who prepare now have options. The landlords who wait have deadlines.
Our Proactive Inspection Services
Every service we offer is designed around the same principle: find the problems before someone else does, so you can address them on your terms.
RHHP Prep Inspection
We inspect your property using the same checklist the county uses, before the county arrives. You get a detailed report, time to fix issues privately, and confidence going into your official inspection.
Pre-Sale Property Review
Know what buyers will find before you list. We identify unpermitted work, code violations, and deferred maintenance issues so you can fix them or price accordingly.
SB-721 Balcony Inspection
Meet the January 2025 deadline. We inspect all exterior elevated elements and provide documentation of their condition and required repairs.
Annual Property Check-Up
A yearly walkthrough to catch small problems before they grow. We check the items that tend to drift out of compliance and give you a maintenance priority list.
Why We Catch What Others Miss
“Most inspectors check whether things work. We check whether things are right. My background in architecture means I’m reading the building for signs of unpermitted work and problems that don’t look like problems yet.”
Case Study: The 21-Day Scramble That Did Not Have to Happen
A landlord in Altadena called me after receiving his RHHP notice. He had 21 days to get compliant. During the prep inspection, I found expired smoke detectors, missing GFCI outlets, a water heater with no seismic strapping, and a bedroom window that had been painted shut (an egress violation).
None of these were expensive fixes. Total repair cost was about $800 and a weekend of work. If the county inspector had found them first, every item would have been a violation on record, potential fines, and mandatory rent reductions.
He passed his official inspection two weeks later. No violations. No record. No stress. The difference was getting ahead of it instead of reacting to it.
The Proactive Landlord Checklist
Download the same checklist we use during inspections. Use it quarterly to walk your own properties and catch issues before they become violations.
Ready to Get Ahead of It?
Schedule a proactive inspection today. We will find the issues before anyone else does, so you can fix them on your terms, on your timeline, without fines or violations.
Call: (626) 214-5929