Ellis Act Evictions in Beverly Grove
NBC recently featured a story about 18 families being evicted under the Ellis Act from their apartments in order for the owner to build an eleven town homes. The story is Beverly Grove Residents Face Eviction. The Ellis Act is increasingly being used in Los Angeles to make way for new developments. The Ellis Act […]
Costa Mesa’s Ordinance Regulating Sober Living Homes Upheld
Recently, a Federal Judge found that the City of Costa Mesa’s ordinance that regulated sober living homes did not discriminate against recovering alcohol and drug abusers. The case Solid LandPartings Behavioral Health, Inc. v. City of Costa Mesa has important implications for sober living home operators looking to oppose City ordinances that regulate sober living […]
Section 8 Tenancies in Non-Rent Control Apartment Units
LAist recently posted an article regarding a landlord in in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles evicting all Section 8 tenants in an apartment building. Under Section 8 guidelines, a landlord is only required to serve a tenant with a 90 Day Notice to Quit stating that the landlord does not want to work with […]
Q & A Regarding Ellis Act Evictions
89.3 KPCC recently posted a questions and answer article regarding tenant’s rights under the Ellis Act. The article is informative for both landlords and tenants because it outlines what occurs during an eviction under the Ellis Act in the City of Los Angeles. The article is relevant for owners and tenants in units subject to […]
Evictions Based Upon Airbnb Violations on the Rise
Although this article discusses Airbnb violations in San Francisco, the issues regarding when a tenant rents a unit on Airbnb is the same in San Francisco or in Los Angeles (or anywhere in California). The article is “Airbnb Violations Now Being Used More Often Than the Ellis Act in SF.” Most leases contain a clause […]
Ellis Act Evictions on the Rise in Los Angeles
KPCC is confirming that evictions under the Ellis Act are on the rise in Los Angeles. The Ellis Act allows landlords to get out of the rental business. It is usually used for condominium conversions and demolishing old units to make new condo units. In Los Angeles, in addition to the provisions of Government Code […]
Attorneys’ Fees Provisions in Rental Agreements
The California Court of Appeal recently found that provisions in a residential lease that allow for attorneys’ fees may be recovered in the case of a declaratory relief and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage claim. Burien LLC v. James A. Wiley provides some insight on the recovery of attorney’s fees in accordance with rent […]
HOA Can Regulate Short Term Rentals
The California Court of Appeal recently found that a HOA can adopt reasonable rules and impose fees related to short term rentals of condominium units. Watts v. Oak Shores Community Association provides some guidance on an expanding area for landlords and property owners as to the proliferation of short term rentals, particularly in high demand vacation spots. […]
Purchasing a Bootleg Unit
They have many names: “converted garage,” “illegal unit,” “bootleg unit,” or “unpermitted unit,” but they’re all the same. There are many units in the City of Los Angeles and surrounding cities that are not actually permitted by the local government authority. In particular, the unit does not have a certificate of occupancy which means that […]
Tenants in Single Family Homes in Los Angeles
Steve Lopez from the L.A. Times had recently wrote about a family in Echo Park being displaced as a result of a new development being built on their property. The family who had lived there for 31 years is being “asked” to leave. I quoted “asked” because if they are not out by a certain […]
