On site Manger - Pay &amp; workers comp insurance questions
I have a 20 unit multi family building in Glendale, CA. Currently, we have an on site manager who is paid $1100 per month for his services and he pays $1100 in rent for his 1 bedroom.  So essentially he lives at the apartments for free in exchange for his services. Here are my questions:

1. What is typical compensation for an onsite property manager? This is an older 1920s building, however, there aren't constant issues. Anything serious is taken care of by a professional (pest control, serious plumbing stuff, etc). He works full time and has a family, so majority of his day is definitely not working at the apartments.  That's said, he is "on call" when he is home and he is compensated for those hours as mentioned above (about 25 hours per week at $11 per hour).  I've heard some say $300-500 per month is adequate (unless there is a project or some reason they are going over their hours) but I've also heard of landlords providing free rent and paying hourly on top of that. As far as his skill set: Typical handyman stuff like drywall, painting, light plumbing...  Since our initial method of calculating his compensation was "free rent" (which I realize is not the correct way to go about this), it is worth noting that his one bedroom's market value is $1600-1800. In case anyone is unfamiliar, the average 1 bedroom in Glendale is $2,180, however our building is older with less amenities.  

2. My second question is: What is the correct workers compensation insurance classification for this type of worker, 9011 or 9015 or? Also, it seems that the insurance premium is directly related to the worker's annual pay as well as the market value of the apartment? Is this accurate and can someone explain this? I believe in this situation the onsite manager is receiving hourly pay and a reduction of his monthly rent (if compared to market value).

Any other advice or suggestion would be appreciated.  Thanks!

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