As we advised you last year, the City of Hermosa Beach will be increasing public safety efforts and will triple its law enforcement staff – as well as fines - during holidays such as the Fourth of July.
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SBAOR is working with our friends and partners at the City of Hermosa Beach in order to ensure a fun and safe summer holiday, especially during celebratory weekends such as July 4. If you or your client is a property owner or property manager for a site in Hermosa Beach, please remember your rights and responsibilities regarding your property and your tenants.
As a courtesy to city officials, SBAOR has released the following letter to our REALTOR members as we approach the summer vacation season. As always, advise your tenants of their own rights and responsibilities while they are in your units.
If you or your tenants observe any activity that may risk public safety or personal security, you are urged to call 9-1-1 or, for non-emergencies only, the main police department contact number (310) 318-0360.
SBAOR's letter to our members is as follows:
Dear REALTOR®:
As you may know, the Fourth of July draws large crowds to Hermosa Beach each year, and it has become a favorite destination for parties that can cause disturbances and impact public safety. Last year, the City of Hermosa Beach increased law enforcement efforts to ensure a safe holiday season, and will continue to do so again in 2014. The City is enlisting more than 100 police and security patrols to blanket the beachside city starting at 10 a.m. on July 4th.
The City is asking for your help in urging everyone to celebrate the Fourth of July responsibly to ensure the public’s safety and the protection of all property owners’ rights. All property owners who lease their property to others should urge their renters to take precautions to ensure their celebrations don’t disturb their neighbors or spill onto public property. This means that no household parties can be extended onto the Strand.
The City also would like to inform property owners that they may be held responsible for their renter’s actions. The Hermosa Beach Police Department will be invoking a city code that could trigger a sizable financial assessment against property owners – whether or not they are present at the time the police arrive. If the police receive complaints about noise or other problems at the property that results in more than one response to the property on July 4, they will charge the property owner for the cost of that or successive police responses.
Please help us in supporting the City’s efforts and protecting your rights as a property owner to advise residents of the strict enforcement of laws banning driving under the influence, public intoxication, underage drinking, drinking on the beach, public urination and excessive noise on private properties.
It is clearly in all our interests to help ensure responsible celebrations so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy a happy and peaceful Fourth of July. Please join us by sending this message along to your clients and to renters in the properties you manage. Together, we can make this a great holiday for everyone in Hermosa Beach.
Sincerely,
Tamara Suminski
President
