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prior to her salaried employment, on financial statements, tenant
correspondence, and paperwork related to the rental properties.
She personally obtained credit checks of potential renters. She
placed ads in local newspapers to fill vacancies. She reconciled
the gross rents every month, determined who was delinquent, and
delivered warning notices. When necessary, she filed eviction
summonses and complaints and handled the court appearances. She
visited the properties regularly. She tracked and supervised the
repairs performed at each property, maintaining detailed records.
She monitored, in her words:
every phase of the business. The costs, the revenues, what
the neighbors are doing, how much they are charging. How
much the various plumbers charge, how much the roofers
charge, everything.
Mrs. Jahina performed some of her work managing the rental
properties from her job at ColorGraphics through the use of the
telephone.
In managing their rental properties, petitioners also
utilized resident property managers for the Coldwater, Santa
Anita, Moorpark, and Buffalo properties as was required under
local law. These managers received free rent as their sole
compensation. They were not permitted to work more than 10 hours
per week. The resident managers received maintenance complaints,
arranged for emergency repairs, showed vacant apartments to
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