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 […]
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