Ensure Proper Notice When Filing an Unlawful Detainer
In the case of Long Beach Beach Brethren Manor, Inc. v. Leverett, LLBM appeals the judgment in its unlawful detainer action in favor of the tenant. Landlord contends the judgment should be reversed because the trial court erred in granting Tenant’s motion for summary judgment. Landlord originally filed its unlawful detainer on August 11, 2014, alleging […]
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 […]
Why a Landlord Should Act Quickly
Recently, a Santa Monica landlord learned that a landlord should quickly move to evict a tenant who has violated a term of a rental agreement or lease. By waiting too long to file an unlawful detainer, a tenant has a better defense that the landlord waived the breach or is “estopped” from pursuing the eviction. […]
How Old Hollywood is Getting Evicted by New Hollywood
The L.A. Times recently wrote about the eviction of tenants at Villa Carlotta, a Hollywood landmark located on Franklin Avenue. In addition to enforcement of rent due dates and other rental agreement provisions, the last tenants who paid their rent on time and did not breach any rental agreement terms are being evicted through the […]
New Courthouses to Hear Unlawful Detainer Cases
Los Angeles County has two additional courthouses that will start hearing unlawful detainer cases starting in 2015. Unlawful detainers can be filed in the Van Nuys Courthouse and Norwalk Courthouse starting January 5, 2015. If your case was filed in one of the hub locations prior to January 5, 2015, that courthouse will still hear […]
Gentrification and Evictions in Los Angeles
Curbed LA has an interesting article on gentrification in Highland Park. Unfortunately, when bringing up gentrification, evictions, or unlawful detainers are part of the equation. This article highlights the differences in unlawful detainers in the City Los Angeles between rent control buildings and non-rent control buildings. In Los Angeles, an apartment where the certificate of […]
Using a Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession
When filing an unlawful detainer , or eviction, a landlord has the option to serve a Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession to all unknown occupants. Many landlords do not that a Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession is an effective to prevent delays from unknown occupants making claims that they are entitled to stay […]
