Full-service residential management
Everything it takes to run your rental.
One unit or twenty, the service is the same. We do the work so that you get hands-off income and a property that stays protected.
What full management covers
Everything we handle
Leasing and tenants
- Rent-ready assessment and pricing
- Listing, marketing, and showings
- Tenant screening that finds the best fit for your property, compliant with California law
- Lease execution, renewals, and rent increases handled to code
- Move-in and move-out inspections with documentation
Money
- Rent collection and fast owner payout
- Monthly owner statements
- Security deposit handling per California law (§10145 trust accounting)
Maintenance and protection
- Maintenance requests handled 24 hours a day
- Vendor coordination with no markup on repairs (vendor costs pass through with nothing added)
- Routine condition checks
- Eviction handled the right way when it is unavoidable
How we stay in touch
You reach the people who decide
Your inquiry goes to the family running the brokerage, not into a queue. Tenant maintenance is handled around the clock, so a burst pipe at 11pm is our problem, not yours. And your statement arrives every month, without you having to ask.
What it costs
Two fees, and here they are
A one-time tenant placement fee of half of one month's rent, and a monthly management fee of 10% of the monthly rent. Those are the two. No markup on maintenance, no setup fee, no statement fee. Vendors invoice us, and the cost passes through to you with nothing added. We walk you through the full fee schedule in your first conversation, before you sign anything.
The median gross rent in Humboldt County is $1,287 a month. On a rental at that figure, the monthly management fee is $128.70, and the one-time placement fee is $643.50 when a tenant signs.
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (tables B25003, B25064, B25077). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Is this a fit?
We are a good fit if...
- You own a residential rental (single-family or 1 to 4 units) in McKinleyville, Arcata, Eureka, or nearby.
- You want it handled, not just listed.
- You live out of the area and need someone who can be physically present at your property when you cannot be.
- You want to reach your manager directly, and get updates on the property without having to ask.
What the state sets
Two rules that apply to every rental in California
What you may hold as a deposit is capped by statute. California Civil Code section 1950.5 provides that a landlord “shall not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to one month’s rent.” An owner who is a natural person, or an LLC whose members are all natural persons, and who owns no more than two residential rental properties totalling no more than four units, may hold up to two months’ rent instead. That exception does not apply when the tenant is a service member.
Managing a rental for someone else requires a broker licence. Business and Professions Code section 10131 defines a real estate broker as a person who, for compensation, “leases or rents or offers to lease or rent, or places for rent, or solicits listings of places for rent, or solicits for prospective tenants… or collects rents from real property.” Lazzar Realty is a licensed California brokerage, DRE #00839478, and has been in Humboldt County since 1984.
Renting is not a small part of this county. Of the 54,922 occupied homes in Humboldt County, 23,869 are rented rather than owned, which is 43.5% of them. The median gross rent is $1,287 a month and the median value of an owner-occupied home is $446,900.
Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (tables B25003, B25064, B25077). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Sources: Cal. Civil Code § 1950.5 and Cal. Business & Professions Code § 10131. General information about California law, not legal advice for your situation.
Property management questions
Who will I be dealing with?
Your inquiry goes to the family running the brokerage, not into a queue. Tenant maintenance is handled twenty-four hours a day, so a burst pipe at 11pm is dealt with the same night. And your statement arrives every month, without you having to ask.
Do you mark up maintenance and repairs?
No. Vendors invoice us, and the cost passes through to you with nothing added. We do not take a cut of repairs, and there is no setup fee, statement fee, or markup on materials.
What size properties do you manage?
Residential rentals from single-family homes up to four units, across McKinleyville, Arcata, Eureka, and beyond.
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