Q&A

Legal Q & A By Dennis Block

Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: I have a rent-controlled unit in the City of Los Angeles. My tenant recently passed away. His adult son, who was not on lease, was occupying the apartment with his father. He…

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Letters to the Editor …

SANTA ANA RENT CONTROL LETTERS TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL   Mayor and City Council: We watch in horror as you blindly put Santa Ana in the dark hole of rent control!  You are giving a private subsidy (property owners pay?) to the many for the needs of a few! Are mobile home owners with…

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California Politicians are Killing the Golden Goose

On March 24th, 2020, state and local officials made emergency declarations because of a deadly virus that has now claimed the lives of over 816,000 Americans (Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) (arcgis.com). At that time, there were many unknowns. Overnight, millions of people were out of work, while others were dying of a mysterious virus.  We gave…

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