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July 17, 2019

California Multifamily Compliance Digest

By Shari Fykes

Seismic, Structural and Energy Requirements in California

If you’ve got multifamily assets in California, your regulatory compliance to-do list is getting longer. Depending on the cities or municipalities where your properties are located, you may have a host of checklists to complete, modifications to perform, and reports to submit. In this recent article from Connect Media, Partner Client Manager Shari Fykes discusses three major initiatives affecting California multifamily property owners and provides resource links to help you keep your property safe, efficient and compliant.

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Shari Fykes

Shari Fykes

Client Manager
Shari Fykes has nearly 10 years of experience in the environmental service industry, with a specialization in client needs and compliance requirements of seismic solutions, retrofit pricing options, State and Federal laws, regulations, and administrative policies affecting landlords, property management firms and building owners. Ms. Fykes has been involved with Partner’s balcony inspection services since the inception of the program. She has assisted with over 300 seismic retrofits across the State of California. These transactions have allowed her to oversee numerous retrofit design and construction projects and structural solutions. Property management firms and building owners have come to rely on Ms. Fykes for seismic retrofit guidance and all structural retrofit-related concerns.
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