I have been asked this question so many times over the past 20 years, I have lost count. Next to getting sued by an ADA activist, receiving a “Fix It” ticket from the City to repair or replace all driveway aprons and sections of public sidewalk adjacent to your property is the worst. Questions I’ve …
Begin 2020 with this valuable ADA checklist for your business or facility.
As a long time COO of a commercial real estate/property management firm and a 10+ year client of ADA-PROS, I was excited when Chris Taylor, CEO, asked me to write not only about my experience working with Chris and his team over the last 10 years but also the value of one of their most …
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Don’t let your permitted project become an ADA nightmare!
Are you the landlord planning to re-model or give your existing building or facility a face-lift? Do you have new tenants moving in or existing tenants preparing for an interior remodel or expansion project soon? If either of these two circumstances apply to you, you need to know that not only does the area being …
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A pre-holiday ADA checklist that makes you money!
“Black Friday” marks the beginning of the official “Holiday Shopping” season and the transition into time off with family. Whether it’s hitting the stores for great deals or hitting the road to Mom’s house for the holidays, millions of retailer’s will benefit. Retailers inherently know this, and they prepare by staging large amounts of product …
Got Plans? If not, you should, and here’s why …
Remember when you could just call a trusted contractor, and they would show up early the next day to seal and re-stripe your parking lot? No conversation with the building department and certainly no permit. Remember when you could remove an asphalt built-up ramp and cut into your sidewalk to install a new curb cut …
Not all Certified Access Specialists are created equal.
Did you know that California has certified over 800 individuals as “Access Specialists” since 2008? And did you know that less than 100 of these access specialists — referred to as a “CASp” or a Certified Access Specialist (where the “p” stands for program) perform inspections for private commercial property owners, management firms and their …
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ADA “drive-by scam” devastates Arizona business.
Imagine this … you open your mailbox and find a letter from the IRS stating that you owe $80,000 in back taxes and you’re under audit! How does your stomach feel? Sick? Like you just ate some bad sushi? Well, that’s how thousands of Arizona business owners are feeling lately. For all of us Californian …
What apartment owners must know about companion animals.
There are so many “myths and misinformation” regarding companion animals floating around out there, it is no wonder why so many apartment owners and managers get into deep trouble when trying to address this topic with a current or prospective resident. Companion animal rules apply to the resident as well as anyone associated with the …
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Is the ISA symbol about to change?
Recently I received a phone call from one of my clients in New Jersey asking me about the “new ISA” symbol. She informed me that a city inspector in Connecticut made her change out the restroom signs to provide this new “in-motion” ISA symbol, and another inspector in New Jersey made them change out their …
Low hanging fruit for disabled plaintiffs: breaking down the structure of an ADA lawsuit – Part 3
Back in May and June of 2015, I wrote a two-part series on ADA activist attorneys and their methods in bringing ADA-lawsuits against small, medium and large businesses. That was almost two years ago! Guess what? It hasn’t got any better, in Guess what? It hasn’t got any better; in fact, it has gotten worse. …