Question One: We attended your seminar on Tenant Screening at the L.A. Convention Center as we are members of the AOA. Thank you very much for your seminar which gave us highly useful tips to screen probable tenants. I will be glad to use your services for us and for my friends because of your…
The bad news for landlords is that BASTA is still going strong and appears to be growing. Recently, I was in the Downtown L.A. courthouse in Department 94, where all evictions are heard. There was a calendar of 54 unlawful detainer cases and of those 54 cases, BASTA represented 15 of the defendants. That means…
Question 1: My tenant has given written notice to vacate a month to month rental. Her son was given permission to be added as an additional household member as a live-in aide. He was never added to the rental agreement and my tenant is having difficulty getting him to leave. My question is, if she…
The purpose of unlawful detainer proceedings is timely restoration of possession. Time periods for pleading [in unlawful detainer actions] are shorter than ordinary civil actions; the matter is set for trial more quickly and they are entitled to priority on the trial calendar. Thus, under California Law, these are the top ten reasons to do…