How often should you get a termite inspection?

Recommendations vary, but a general rule suggests an inspection every 2 to 5 years.

Some homeowners have a yearly inspection performed by a service on an annual contract. These inspections are often performed under a warranty-- however, this can mean that the service provider has no interest in finding any pest damage and will not provide the best inspection.

If you are a client and would like to request an inspection, please send an email to info@cornerstonepm.net. Most inspections cost between $200 to $350. Pricing varies based on the size of the home, attached decks, crawlspaces, etc.

For more information regarding pest/fungus/dryrot inspections please visit the California Structural Pest Control Board's website at:
http://www.pestboard.ca.gov.

Click here for a Q&A regarding structural pest control inspections.

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City of San Jose Garbage Rate Increase

San Jose City Council will hold a public hearing regarding the rate increases of Recycle Plus and sewer drain services. The hearing is set for Tuesday June 14th and will propose the rate increase due to the rising cost in diesel fuel, vehicle maintenance etc.

Combined with the new requirement for owners of rental property to keep garbage service in their name, this is sure to cause some additional confusion.

The proposed new rates can be found at: http://www.sjrecycles.org/residents/pdf/Garbage-Recycling_SFD_MaximumProposedRates_FY2011-12.pdf

Join Our YouTube Channel!

Cornerstone has joined YouTube and will be posting videos of our rentals. Click here to visit our YouTube channel.

Lighting Your Heater Pilot

Gentle reminder to all our tenants.. contact PG&E for a free appointment to light your pilot light. 1-800-PGE-5000

Getting Ready for Winter..

If you have not already done so, now is the time to change those pesky furnace filters. Filters should be replaced every 6 months, if not every 3 months. 3M makes great filters that can be found at your local hardware store for less than $20. TIP: Don't forget to write down the measurements of your filter before visiting the store!

It's also time to give a glance to your rain gutters-- if you can see leaves sticking out over the top, or a tree near the roof dropping leaves, it may be time to clean those gutters. Shoot us an email and let us know if you think your gutters need cleaning..

Online Payment Website Change

Starting June 25th, our tenants need to go to the following website instead:

https://cornerstone.appfolio.com/connect

Please note that this change will not affect any payments that youʼve already scheduled
or any recurring payments that youʼve already set up. Itʼs just a website address
change.

Please make a note of this new address. If you have the old address saved to your
favorites (Internet Explorer) or bookmarked (Mozilla Firefox), keep in mind that youʼll
need to update it on June 25th.

Free Online ACH Payments Now Available for Our Tenants

We are very proud to announce our new online payment program which is free for our tenants. The payment system uses ACH and requires a checking account and routing number. You can securely sign in using your registered email address at: https://cornerstonepayments.appfolio.com. This service is by invite only, and to get started you must request an invitation by sending an email to info@cornerstonepm.net.