If you are having problems with your landlord, no matter what the problem may be we always recommend you document the problem in writing. This is important for many reasons. First, by putting your complaint in writing you provide the landlord with notice of the existing problem. Providing a landlord with notice of a lease […]
View PostPaying Relocation Fees in Los Angeles on Non-Conforming Rental Units
Landlords who own rent-controlled property often wonder if they have to pay relocation fees when they are evicting a tenant in a non-conforming unit who has stopped paying rent. In our experience, landlords feel that they should not pay relocation fees if they are evicting a tenant for non-payment of rent. However, because the non-payment of […]
View Post Relocation FeesWHEN A LANDLORD IS PERMITTED TO DEDUCT FROM A SECURITY DEPOSIT
Tenants often face problems recovering their security deposits after moving out of their apartment units. For this reason, California has heavily regulated the housing industry, creating strict rules for landlords. To shed some light on exactly what a landlord can deduct for, we have outlined some of the rules for retaining security deposits. In addition, […]
View PostHollywood Weekly Feature on Schorr
In this month’s Hollywood Weekly cover article features Schorr Law’s lead unlawful detainer attorney and head of Schorr Law’s real estate litigation department. Click on the article below to read it.
View PostCommercial Unlawful Detainers – Possible Waiver by Accepting Rent
In the commercial lease context there is generally a greater ability for the landlord to accept payment of rent or less than the full amount of rent and still be able to proceed with the unlawful detainer. The landlord can still pursue the tenant for any deficiency in rent. However, where the landlord accepts the […]
View Post Acceptance of Rent, Commercial Unlawful Detainer, WaiverSealing Your Unlawful Detainer – When Is It Too Late?
Unlawful detainer lawsuits can negatively impair a tenants credit and ability to rent other rental units. Landlords typically do a search of a tenant’s rental history before renting a new unit to the tenant as part of a tenant background check. In fact, there are paid databases that landlords can search to determine a tenant’s rental […]
View Post5 Key Steps to Help You Win An Unlawful Detainer
The Los Angeles real estate attorneys at Schorr Law have developed a comprehensive approach to winning unlawful detainer or eviction matters. Our real estate lawyers understand that each step in the process requires a level of expertise that a general litigator cannot provide. Consider the following 5 key steps in any unlawful detainer action: 1. […]
View PostUnlawful Detainer Stipulated Judgments
Not all unlawful detainer cases should go to trial. Often times, on the day of trial, the parties decide that it makes sense to settle their disputes. For example, a tenant may be wiling to deliver possession of the premises in exchange for the landlord’s payment to the tenant of relocation assistance funds. In those […]
View PostDedicated Los Angeles Unlawful Detainer Attorneys
This blog post is about what it means to be a dedicated Los Angeles Unlawful Detainer attorney. This may seem strange, but our unlawful detainers think there is a difference between attorneys that handle massive amounts of unlawful detainer cases without any attention to detail and our attorneys who give each case individual attention. […]
View PostUnlawful Detainer Trials in Los Angeles
Unlawful Detainer trials in Los Angeles vary depending on the courthouse you are in. Most courthouses, however, manage unlawful detainer in one department through a master calendar. What this means is that one judge controls the entire case up to and many times including through trial. On the day of your unlawful detainer trial the […]
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