Sealing Your Unlawful Detainer – When Is It Too Late?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Real Estate Litigation, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

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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Unlawful Detainer Stipulated Judgments

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Real Estate Litigation, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

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 […]

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5 Tips for Unlawful Detainer Cases in Los Angeles

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Owner in Uncategorized, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

Our Los Angeles based unlawful detainer attorneys have compiled this list of 5 important things to consider as a plaintiff or defendant in a Los Angles County Unlawful Detainer action. 1. Proper Court: If you are a plaintiff or a defendant make sure the case is filed in the proper court house. Unlike many cases […]

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Post Foreclosure Evictions – How Long Can You Stay at the Property?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Real Estate Litigation, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

After a foreclosure the resident of the property – be it the note holder or another authorized occupant – does not necessarily lose all rights to possession. California Civil Code section 1161b provides, subject to certain qualifying conditions, that the tenant under a month to month to month tenancy or a periodic tenancy, in place […]

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When Can a Landlord Require Rent to Be Paid In Cash in California?

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Uncategorized, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

According to California Civil Code section 1947.3, a landlord at the outset of a lease in California cannot require the tenant to pay rent in cash. Specifically, section 1947.3 (a)(1) provides “a landlord or a landlord’s agent may not demand or require cash as the exclusive form of payment of rent or deposit of security.” […]

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Unlawful Detainer Guide Author Named 2013 Super Lawyer (Rising Stars) For Second Year In A Row

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

Zachary D. Schorr was named a Super Lawyer (Rising Star) for the second year in a row. The annual list will appear in next month issue of Los Angeles Magazine. Click Zachary D. Schorr – Super Lawyer to view the annual list and to view Mr. Schorr’s name on that list. Each year, no more than […]

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Attorney Verification of Unlawful Detainer Complaints – A Recent Conversation

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Real Estate Litigation, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

Last week, I had an interesting discussion with an attorney who was dealing with the rampant use of attorney verified unlawful detainer complaints. The attorney had stumbled across the disciplinary record of another attorney who the bar had investigated for improperly verifying an unlawful detainer complaint, apparently on a widespread basis, using the same common […]

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Amending Complaint in Unlawful Detainer Action

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Owner in Unlawful Detainer No Comments

If you file a motion to strike or a demurrer to the landlord’s complaint, keep in mind that if the complaint is the first version of the complaint, the landlord has the right to amend the complaint one time in order to avoid hearing on the demurrer or motion to strike. Code of Civil […]

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Unlawful Detainer Trial Setting: Right to Trial after Case At Issue

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Real Estate Litigation, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

Our Los Angeles unlawful detainer attorneys are very familiar with trial setting in unlawful detainer or eviction actions. The California Unlawful Detainer statutes mandate that a trial can be set as soon as the case is “at issue”. At issue is defined generally as answering or filing a demurrer. (Code of Civil Procedure section 1170, […]

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Schorr Law’s Zachary Schorr to be on Dr. Phil Show on November 23, 2012

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Owner in Landlord Tenant, Real Estate Litigation, Uncategorized, Unlawful Detainer No Comments

Schorr Law’s lead real estate attorney, Zachary D. Schorr, is making an appearance on the Dr. Phil Show scheduled to air on Friday, November 23, 2012. The Dr. Phil Show asked Mr. Schorr to be on the show to comment on a real estate situation involving an interplay between an adverse possession claim, bankruptcy and […]

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