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Seth Phillips, a.k.a. “Mr. ADU,”
Seth Phillips is the founder of “ADU Gold” and is considered “California’s Leading Expert on ADUs.” Seth has been a licensed broker/agent for over 30 years. He brings 13 years of real estate development expertise, having renovated over 1,200 homes. Plus, he is the founder of “The ADU Development” group with over 730 members. Join Seth (“Mr. ADU”) as he discusses the benefits of Senate Bills 9 and 10, and how you can easily improve your rental income by building more units on your property. - Seth will be covering this new law that allows property owners to add up to four rental units to their single-family residence.
Grace Yoo, Candidate for L.A. City Council (District 10)
Grace Yoo is a community advocate, attorney, and former L.A. City Commissioner. She is a leader who will implement smart, common sense public policy that’s needed to address our most pressing issues including homelessness and keeping people safe. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)
“Cash for Keys” Expert Sasha Struthers, Esq.
Sascha Struthers, Esq., Struthers Legal PLC. Sasha is both a licensed Attorney and Real Estate Broker. Her law practice focuses on 'Cash for Keys' (a/k/a, tenant buyouts) and government agency complaints such as REAP, CRD, and Orders to Comply. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)
Legal Q&A with Niv Davidovich, Esq.
He’s bold and he’s aggressive…Attorney Niv Davidovich joins us in the AAGLA booth to address your legal questions, offering many practical solutions and legal strategies, and to share important updates on your rights to evict and many other recent regulations impacting rental housing providers. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM))
Tips for Tenant Screening with Dan Firestone
CIC is a preferred tenant screening provider of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)
Hiba Exeter, The Exeter Group
Unraveling the Mystery of 1031 Exchanges
Dustin Dalee, YardiBreeze
Defeating fraud: How to achieve instant detection & prevention
Craig Mordoh, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
Advocacy in Action: Protecting Rental Housing in 2026

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Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

Seth Phillips, a.k.a. “Mr. ADU,”
Seth Phillips is the founder of “ADU Gold” and is considered “California’s Leading Expert on ADUs.” Seth has been a licensed broker/agent for over 30 years. He brings 13 years of real estate development expertise, having renovated over 1,200 homes. Plus, he is the founder of “The ADU Development” group with over 730 members. Join Seth (“Mr. ADU”) as he discusses the benefits of Senate Bills 9 and 10, and how you can easily improve your rental income by building more units on your property. - Seth will be covering this new law that allows property owners to add up to four rental units to their single-family residence.
Grace Yoo, Candidate for L.A. City Council (District 10)
Grace Yoo is a community advocate, attorney, and former L.A. City Commissioner. She is a leader who will implement smart, common sense public policy that’s needed to address our most pressing issues including homelessness and keeping people safe. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)
“Cash for Keys” Expert Sasha Struthers, Esq.
Sascha Struthers, Esq., Struthers Legal PLC. Sasha is both a licensed Attorney and Real Estate Broker. Her law practice focuses on 'Cash for Keys' (a/k/a, tenant buyouts) and government agency complaints such as REAP, CRD, and Orders to Comply. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)
Legal Q&A with Niv Davidovich, Esq.
He’s bold and he’s aggressive…Attorney Niv Davidovich joins us in the AAGLA booth to address your legal questions, offering many practical solutions and legal strategies, and to share important updates on your rights to evict and many other recent regulations impacting rental housing providers. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM))
Tips for Tenant Screening with Dan Firestone
CIC is a preferred tenant screening provider of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)
Hiba Exeter, The Exeter Group
Unraveling the Mystery of 1031 Exchanges
Dustin Dalee, YardiBreeze
Defeating fraud: How to achieve instant detection & prevention
Craig Mordoh, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
Advocacy in Action: Protecting Rental Housing in 2026

Our Speakers Style 3

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

Seth Phillips, a.k.a. “Mr. ADU,”
Seth Phillips is the founder of “ADU Gold” and is considered “California’s Leading Expert on ADUs.” Seth has been a licensed broker/agent for over 30 years. He brings 13 years of real estate development expertise, having renovated over 1,200 homes. Plus, he is the founder of “The ADU Development” group with over 730 members. Join Seth (“Mr. ADU”) as he discusses the benefits of Senate Bills 9 and 10, and how you can easily improve your rental income by building more units on your property. - Seth will be covering this new law that allows property owners to add up to four rental units to their single-family residence.

Making Money with Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Discover How You Can Improve Your Cash Flow with California law, Assembly Bill 1033! Join the discussions in the ADU Feature area — Booth 422 — 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM

    Grace Yoo, Candidate for L.A. City Council (District 10)
    Grace Yoo is a community advocate, attorney, and former L.A. City Commissioner. She is a leader who will implement smart, common sense public policy that’s needed to address our most pressing issues including homelessness and keeping people safe. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)

    Grace Yoo, Candidate for L.A. City Council (District 10).  Grace Yoo is a community advocate, attorney, and former L.A. City Commissioner who is now in a tight race against incumbent, Heather Hutt for the District 10 L.A. City Council seat. Grace Yoo has been endorsed by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.

      “Cash for Keys” Expert Sasha Struthers, Esq.
      Sascha Struthers, Esq., Struthers Legal PLC. Sasha is both a licensed Attorney and Real Estate Broker. Her law practice focuses on 'Cash for Keys' (a/k/a, tenant buyouts) and government agency complaints such as REAP, CRD, and Orders to Comply. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)

      Sasha Struthers, Esq., Struthers Legal PLC. Sasha is both a licensed Attorney and Real Estate Broker. Her law practice focuses on ‘Cash for Keys’ (a/k/a, tenant buyouts) and government agency complaints such as REAP, CRD, and Orders to Comply.

        Legal Q&A with Niv Davidovich, Esq.
        He’s bold and he’s aggressive…Attorney Niv Davidovich joins us in the AAGLA booth to address your legal questions, offering many practical solutions and legal strategies, and to share important updates on your rights to evict and many other recent regulations impacting rental housing providers. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM))

        Landlord Legal Expert, Niv Davidovich, Esq., Managing Partner // Davidovich Stein Law Group, North Hollywood, CA.  Niv is an experienced litigator and focuses his practice on representing private developers, landlords/owners, property managers, architects, engineers, contractors, and investors in contract construction litigation and also includes representing clients in real estate matters, landlord/tenant litigation, commercial lease negotiations, […]

          Tips for Tenant Screening with Dan Firestone
          CIC is a preferred tenant screening provider of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. (Guest Appearance will be made in the AAGLA Booth from 12 PM - 2PM)

          Dan Firestone, Senior Vice President, Contemporary Information Corporation (CIC) (Tenant Screening). Dan has been involved in the tenant screening industry for almost 30 years.  He is a licensed private investigator and a CAS designate through the National Apartment Association and SAFC-II FCRA certified. 

            Hiba Exeter, The Exeter Group
            Unraveling the Mystery of 1031 Exchanges

            Gain a clear understanding of what truly matters in a successful 1031 exchange. This session covers qualified use and like-kind requirements, reinvestment rules, key 45- and 180-day deadlines, and more.

            Dustin Dalee, YardiBreeze
            Defeating fraud: How to achieve instant detection & prevention

            Take a deep dive into the latest applicant fraud tactics that are sweeping the leasing landscape. We’ll cover synthetic identities, digital document manipulation and other tricks fraudsters use in the age of AI. You will learn how to identify specific vulnerabilities in your current prevention strategies, apply actionable techniques to strengthen fraud detection and integrate […]

            Craig Mordoh, Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
            Advocacy in Action: Protecting Rental Housing in 2026

            Unpack the policies directly impacting your rental housing business — from statewide rent control proposals and shifting eviction rules to expanding local mandates and emergency restrictions — and clarify what’s advancing, what’s stalled, and what may return.