Category: Unlawful Detainers & Evictions

New Palo Alto Ordinance Tightens Tenant Protections

As is well known now since the passing of the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, as well as subsequent bills resulting from the effects of COVID-19, Read More > ...

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Alameda County Landlords, Be Prepared for May 2023

After almost three years since the moratorium went into effect, the Alameda County Eviction Moratorium (Ordinance No. O-2020-41) is set to expire on April 29, 2023. Read More > ...

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Court Allows Owner to Evict Tenant who has Filed Bankruptcy

Sholem Perl (“Perl”) owned a duplex in Los Angeles. Perl defaulted on his loan and the property was foreclosed on in 2013. At the foreclosure sale, Read More > ...

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Court Limits a Tenant’s Ability to Challenge an Unlawful Detainer Action

Sofia Borsuk (“Borsuk”) was a tenant at LA Hillcreste Apartments in Los Angeles.  In March, 2015, LA Hillcreste served Borsuk with a 3-day notice to pay Read More > ...

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Rent-to-Buy Real Estate: Can a Seller File Unlawful Detainer After a Default?

The recent case of Taylor v. Nu Digital Marketing, Inc. discusses the issue of when it is appropriate for a seller to regain possession of a Read More > ...

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Court Affirms that Res Judicata Applies to Stipulated Judgments in Unlawful Detainer Actions

In April of 2008, Jeffrey Needelman (“Tenant”) entered into a lease agreement with DeWolf Realty Co., Inc. (“Landlord”) for an apartment in San Francisco.  After the Read More > ...

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Commercial Evictions… The Three Day Notice

I have recently been handling a number of commercial evictions.  Several years ago I stopped handling residential evictions, but there are a lot of similarities in Read More > ...

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Court Allows Owner to Evict Tenant Who Has Filed Bankruptcy

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Rent-to-Buy Real Estate: Can a Seller File Unlawful Detainer After a Default?

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