The sun is shining and the flowers are starting to bloom. Wishing everyone a lovely Spring!

It's Castle's job to manage and grow your business. We want you to get the most bang for your buck while giving residents and commercial tenants a place to put down roots.

If one of our properties is a good spot for a cell tower, we lease space to mobile providers and work with them to ensure safe, unobstrusive construction.

We think that allowing pets is good business sense. If owners agree, pets pay a deposit and a small monthly rent.

Parking is always a premium in California, so we charge for parking stalls above what's guaranteed in the lease.

And since every apartment dweller can use extra storage, we rent storage closets when possible.

Income opportunities. Attention to residents. That's the Castle Difference.

We try to keep our leases simple and straightforward. They usually run about six pages.

But the law, not to mention circumstances, obligates us to tack on more. Guarantors, roommates, Megan's Law, local ordinances . . . they can make for ten or more pages to read and sign on move-in day, about a 45 minute commitment.

That's a lot. The van might be running outside. Kids need to be settled. Mom and Dad could be visiting. That's why we encourage our property managers to execute documents over two days where necessary.

It lets managers go into detail. What are the recycling rules? How do noise ordinances work? Taking time for the little things makes for good and informed neighbors.

That's the Castle Difference.