About Us
Adrian Padilla
California Real Estate Broker Certified Property Manager
CA DRE #01486296 NMLS#150066
Founder, Landlord Property Management (LPM)
Adrian Padilla is a California Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker whose core professional discipline is residential property management throughout Los Angeles and Ventura County for over 20 years.
Property management is the foundation of his practice. Every other facet of his career — residential sales, mortgage banking, principal investing, and renovation oversight — strengthens the operational and financial stewardship of the assets under his supervision.
Professional Foundation
Adrian began his career in residential sales, closing hundreds of transactions as a top producer +and developing a disciplined understanding of valuation, negotiation strategy, and market behavior.
He later transitioned into mortgage banking and brokerage, gaining direct experience in underwriting standards, debt structuring, capital markets mechanics, and borrower risk evaluation. This background cultivated a documentation-driven, analytical approach to financial assessment.
That underwriting fluency directly informs his tenant screening methodology.
Rather than relying solely on surface-level screening metrics, Adrian applies a structured evaluation process modeled after lending principles — reviewing income stability, credit behavior patterns, debt exposure, employment consistency, and overall financial capacity. The objective is risk calibration, not simple qualification.
The process is conducted with professionalism and discretion. Information is requested in a measured manner that preserves applicant comfort while ensuring sufficient transparency to protect ownership interests. The balance is intentional: thorough without being adversarial, structured without creating unnecessary friction.
This disciplined screening approach materially reduces tenant-related risk while maintaining competitive leasing velocity. This is just one example of how Adrian's skillset informs his practice.
Principal Investment & Renovation Experience
Beyond brokerage and lending, Adrian has operated as a principal investor and project manager — deploying his own capital to acquire, renovate, and reposition residential properties.
This experience included:
• Acquisition analysis and value identification
• Construction oversight at principal level
• Budget control and capital risk assumption
• Vendor and specialty trade coordination
• Finish-level decision-making
• Disposition timing and resale/leasing execution
He has overseen projects ranging from traditional single-family renovations to detail-oriented, multi-million-dollar renovations requiring precision, comprehensive scope oversight and disciplined execution.
Operating as a principal sharpened his sensitivity to construction quality, cost containment, timeline control, and long-term value preservation — principles now embedded into his management oversight.
Management-Centered Practice
While his experience spans multiple real estate disciplines and over 2 decades, property management remains the core of Adrian's business.
His early management experience began in regulated housing environments requiring strict documentation standards, compliance fluency, and procedural discipline such as but not limited to RSO/JCO/Subsidized Housing/HOA/Luxury Communities etc. That foundation shaped a risk-aware approach to lease structuring, inspection systems, and operational controls.
Today, he oversees:
• Single-family residences
• Duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and multi-unit housing.
• Estate-level homes requiring elevated standards of care
Each property is managed with individualized structure rather than template administration.
Core Management Framework
Adrian's oversight model is anchored in three pillars:
• Regulatory Precision
Comprehensive fluency in California landlord-tenant law, fair housing compliance, and municipal requirements. Lease documentation is customized to reflect each property's systems, amenities, exposure points, and operational nuances.
• Asset Performance Optimization
Strategic rent positioning, disciplined vacancy control, capital planning, and expense oversight designed to protect income stability and long-term equity.
• Risk Mitigation & Tailored Documentation
Each property receives customized lease agreements and protective addenda structured around its specific characteristics — including utilities, shared systems, specialty finishes, pools, ancillary structures, geography, and liability considerations.
Lease drafting is approached as a risk-allocation instrument rather than a standardized template. You simply cannot get this with a high unit count or digital firm.
Integrated Advisory Advantage
Because Adrian has operated as:
• A high-volume sales broker
• A mortgage banker and broker
• A renovation coordinator
• Certified Property manager
He understands the full lifecycle of residential real estate:
Acquisition ? Financing ? Renovation ? Stabilization/MGMT ? Exit.
While management remains the firm's central platform, portfolio clients benefit from aligned brokerage and mortgage guidance when appropriate — creating a coordinated strategic framework rather than fragmented service providers.
Adrian's practice reflects disciplined evolution — grounded in compliance, sharpened through principal investment risk, strengthened by financial fluency, and refined through estate-level oversight.
Every property under his supervision is treated as a business asset — documented with precision, preserved with intention, and positioned for sustained performance.
Holly Capozzi
Chief Operating Officer
Landlord Property Management
Holly Capozzi serves as Chief Operating Officer of Landlord Property Management, providing executive oversight of the firm's internal operations, administrative leadership, financial governance coordination, and organizational structure.
Holly functions as the operational backbone of the company — aligning strategy, systems, personnel, and communication into a cohesive execution framework.
With a Master's degree from Pepperdine University and a concentration in mathematics, she brings analytical rigor and structured decision-making to the firm's internal architecture. Her academic foundation translates into disciplined process design, accountability systems, and performance oversight.
Prior to her executive role at LPM, Holly served nearly 15 years as a credentialed educator within the Los Angeles Unified School District, including teaching honors-level mathematics. Operating within structured institutional environments cultivated procedural discipline, leadership clarity, and the ability to manage complex regulatory frameworks — competencies that now shape the firm's operational infrastructure.
Executive Oversight & Administrative Leadership
As COO, Holly:
• Supervises the administrative and accounting teams
• Establishes operational standards and workflow protocols
• Oversees trust accounting governance and compliance alignment
• Reviews financial reporting integrity in collaboration with leadership
• Ensures internal controls function cohesively across departments
• Maintains structural consistency in communication and documentation
She serves as the connective tissue between executive strategy and day-to-day execution.
Her leadership ensures that systems are not only implemented — but integrated.
Organizational Glue & Client Collaboration
Holly plays a central role in:
• Collaborating with owners at a strategic level
• Supporting complex tenant matters with structured oversight
• Aligning financial processes with operational execution
• Reinforcing documentation and compliance discipline
• Preserving organizational continuity across the team
Within LPM's structure, she acts as the mortar that binds departments together — ensuring asset strategy, financial governance, field execution, and administrative workflows operate in harmony.
Angie Cañete
General Manager
Landlord Property Management
Angeli Canete serves as General Manager of Landlord Property Management, overseeing the firm's day-to-day operations, platform execution, and systems integration across the residential portfolio.
With a professional background that includes formal training and backend systems experience with RealPage (A Tech Company), Angie brings advanced operational fluency in property management software infrastructure, trust accounting workflows, reporting systems, and portfolio-level data coordination.
Her expertise lies at the intersection of technology, finance, and execution.
Angie is responsible for the operational mechanics that ensure properties under management function efficiently, transparently, and in alignment with established financial and compliance protocols.
Her responsibilities include:
• Oversight of daily portfolio operations
• Implementation and management of property management platforms
• Trust accounting execution and reporting coordination
• Owner statement generation and disbursement processing
• Onboarding, payment coordination, and documentation tracking
• Lease administration workflows and digital record management
• System automation and procedural optimization
Her RealPage training provides a backend understanding of system architecture, reporting hierarchies, data integrity, and accounting structure — allowing her to manage not just tasks, but the systems behind them.
Angie serves as the operational bridge between executive oversight and field-level execution. She ensures that financial policies established at the leadership level are implemented consistently and accurately across the portfolio.
In addition to financial execution, she coordinates internal workflows, communication protocols, and digital documentation systems, maintaining structured processes that support scalability and compliance.
Her role is central to the firm's operational stability — translating strategic direction into measurable execution across every managed property.
Ruben Padilla
Security Advisor & Risk Management Specialist
Landlord Property Management
Ruben Padilla serves as Security Advisor and Risk Management Specialist for Landlord Property Management, bringing over 34 years of distinguished service with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Ruben retired with honors at the rank of Sergeant II after a career that included assignment to the elite Vice Unit and more than two decades as an instructor at the LAPD Academy. His leadership background, tactical discipline, and deep understanding of human behavior provide a rare and sophisticated layer of risk insight within the firm.
His presence strengthens LPM's ability to protect client assets beyond conventional property management protocols.
Law Enforcement Leadership & Operational Authority
Throughout his career with LAPD, Ruben led operations in complex and high-risk environments requiring measured judgment, discretion, and decisive leadership. His experience ranged from undercover investigative work to supervisory command responsibilities in dynamic field operations.
This background cultivated:
• Advanced situational awareness
• Strategic threat assessment capability
• Tactical decision-making under pressure
• Command-level leadership and accountability
• High-level documentation and procedural discipline
These competencies now inform the firm's approach to property-level risk management.
Risk Assessment & Property Security Oversight
As Security Advisor, Ruben evaluates potential vulnerabilities across managed assets, including:
• Perimeter security and access control
• Lighting and visibility risk exposure
• Entry-point vulnerabilities
• Vacancy protection strategies
• High-value property considerations
• Tenant behavioral risk indicators
His assessments are preventative in nature — designed to reduce liability exposure, minimize loss potential, and reinforce owner confidence.
Rather than reacting to incidents, his focus is proactive mitigation and strategic deterrence.
Conflict Resolution & Behavioral Insight
Ruben's Vice Unit experience and academy instruction background provide an uncommon depth of behavioral analysis and de-escalation capability.
He supports the firm in:
• Navigating complex tenant interactions
• Advising on high-tension situations
• Implementing structured response protocols
• Training internal staff on communication discipline
• Advising leadership during sensitive enforcement matters
His presence enhances the firm's ability to manage difficult situations with composure, professionalism, and legal awareness.
Training & Internal Protocol Development
As a former academy instructor responsible for training thousands of officers, Ruben brings a culture of preparedness and structured response into the organization.
He contributes to:
• Development of internal safety protocols
• Staff training on situational awareness
• Emergency response framework design
• Crisis planning and documentation systems
• Risk reduction strategy alignment with financial governance
This integration ensures that operational execution, financial oversight, and security protocols function cohesively.
Emergency Planning & Liability Mitigation
Ruben's background in crisis management supports the firm's structured approach to:
• Emergency response coordination
• Natural disaster preparedness planning
• Property incident documentation protocols
• Coordination with local authorities when necessary
• Owner advisory on security enhancements
His insight reinforces the firm's broader commitment to liability containment and defensible management practices.
Strategic Value to Clients
Ruben's involvement is particularly valuable for:
• Estate-level residences requiring elevated discretion
• Multi-unit properties requiring structured tenant oversight
• Owners concerned with risk exposure
• Properties undergoing renovation or vacancy transitions
• Situations involving sensitive tenant matters
His field-tested judgment strengthens LPM's position as a management firm that prioritizes asset protection alongside operational efficiency.
Tru LaPietro
Field Operations Supervisor & Licensed Realtor®
Landlord Property Management
Tru LaPietro serves as Field Operations Supervisor at Landlord Property Management, providing boots-on-the-ground leadership and consistent physical on-site presence across the firm's residential portfolio. As a licensed Realtor®, he also supports leasing execution, showings, and property walkthroughs with market awareness and presentation discipline.
He functions as the field authority responsible for ensuring that asset strategy translates into disciplined, visible execution at the property level.
Precision Background in High-End Technical Environments
Prior to joining LPM, Tru worked as a high-end aquarium builder and maintenance technician for an exotic aquarium firm serving celebrity and luxury clientele.
In that role, he fabricated, installed, and maintained complex aquatic systems integrated into architecturally significant residences. These projects required:
• Structural coordination and load sensitivity
• Electrical and filtration system integration
• Environmental stability and systems monitoring
• Preservation of fine finishes within luxury interiors
• Discretion inside private residences
• White-glove service standards
Working inside high-value homes cultivated meticulous attention to detail, systems awareness, and elevated service expectations — all of which directly inform his property oversight today.
Boots-on-the-Ground Asset Oversight
At LPM, Tru provides consistent physical on-site presence, ensuring that properties are actively monitored rather than managed from a distance.
He oversees:
• Routine and targeted property inspections
• Preventative maintenance execution
• Vendor supervision and workmanship verification
• Scope-of-work validation
• Turnover preparation and readiness standards
• Capital improvement quality control
His hands-on visibility allows potential issues to be identified early, reducing long-term maintenance exposure and protecting asset integrity.
Leasing Support & Market Presentation
As a licensed Realtor®, Tru conducts property showings, leasing walkthroughs, and vacancy assessments with a strong understanding of market positioning and tenant presentation standards.
He ensures that:
• Vacant properties are show-ready
• Presentation aligns with target tenant demographics
• Condition feedback informs pricing strategy
• Walkthrough documentation supports compliance and clarity
His dual role strengthens the connection between physical condition and leasing performance — ensuring that operational execution supports income stability.
Vendor Calibration & Accountability
Tru plays a central role in:
• Vetting and supervising trade professionals
• Verifying workmanship quality
• Monitoring timeline adherence
• Confirming invoice alignment with execution
• Documenting before-and-after conditions
His oversight reinforces vendor accountability and ensures field-level standards reflect ownership expectations.
Elevated Care for Architecturally Significant Homes
His experience within luxury residences provides additional value when overseeing estate-level properties requiring discretion, material preservation, and refined coordination.
He understands that certain homes require preservation of finish integrity and careful supervision of access — not merely maintenance execution.
Faye “Faith” Gemillan
Operations Manager & Support Specialist
Landlord Property Management
Faye Gemillan serves as Administrative Operations & Client Support Specialist at Landlord Property Management, supporting daily portfolio coordination, platform administration, and owner and tenant communications. Faith is the maintenance admin and oversees general maint. tasks to completion.
Faye holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Human Resource Management. Her academic background strengthens her organizational discipline, structured communication approach, and attention to procedural detail.
Platform Expertise & Systems Support
Faye previously worked in Buildium customer support, where she developed advanced knowledge of the platform's functionality, reporting tools, and user workflows.
Her experience allows her to:
• Guide owners and tenants in effective portal use
• Troubleshoot platform-related concerns
• Support payment processing inquiries
• Assist with lease documentation uploads and record management
• Maintain system accuracy and digital organization
Her fluency with property management software enhances operational efficiency and reduces friction within the client experience.
Operational Coordination
Faye assists with:
• Tenant and owner communication support
• Maintenance scheduling coordination
• Property showing logistics
• Record keeping and documentation control
• Administrative workflow management
She works closely with the Director of Portfolio Operations and Field Supervisor to ensure that tasks are executed accurately, timelines are maintained, and communication remains consistent.
Client Experience Support
Faye plays an important role in maintaining a responsive and organized office environment. Her structured communication style and attention to detail contribute to:
• Clear correspondence with tenants and owners
• Efficient processing of service requests
• Organized documentation systems
• Consistent follow-through on operational tasks
Her support ensures that day-to-day portfolio activity remains smooth, professional, and well-coordinated.
Role Within LPM
Within the firm's structure:
• Executive leadership establishes strategy and governance
• Operations leadership directs systems and workflows
• Field supervision ensures physical oversight
• Faye supports platform execution and administrative coordination
Her role strengthens the operational consistency of the organization and enhances the overall client experience.