Rental Roundtable Archives A column on issues confronting renters and landlords written by Robert S. Griswold, the author of Property Management for Dummies and co-author of Real Estate Investing for Dummies (published in November 2004). Robert is also a Counselor of Real Estate (CRE®), a Certified Property Manager (CPM®), a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM®), a Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®), Graduate, Realtor Institute (GRI®) and an Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®). Contributing co-authors are attorneys Steven R. Kellman, Director of the Tenants Legal Center, and James McKinley, a partner with Moffitt & Associates, a law firm exclusively representing landlords. The Rental Roundtable column can be found in the The San Francisco Chronicle Real Estate section every Sunday, in the San Diego Union Tribune Sunday Homes section every other week; The Los Angeles Times Sunday Real Estate section periodically.
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