In late April, the California Supreme Court rejected reviewing an appeal by the landlord over whether a family member, who had remained in his rent-controlled home after the signers of the lease had moved out, was considered an original occupant. The Govender family...
There’s been a significant change in the rules for short-term rentals in the past few months, which will have an impact on some tenants. Because of the demand for short term rentals in the highly desirable city of San Francisco, the Residential Unit Conversion...
If you are defending your eviction by appearing in court to answer an unlawful detainer lawsuit, there are two major areas to think about before your court appearance. Your Appearance: Perhaps as a child your parents dictated how you should look when you went to...
If you are being evicted and you have been served with an unlawful detainer lawsuit, gathering and presenting evidence is an important part of preparing to defend against your eviction. As I mentioned in my blog “What Happens After You’ve Been Served With an...
Your eviction process has started. You have been served with the legal papers that notify you of an Unlawful Detainer lawsuit. In order to make the defense of your case better, an experienced tenant attorney will begin to look at the information that the landlord...
If you are being evicted for unpaid rent, you have some defenses. These must be included in your Answer to the Complaint the landlord made against you. (See my blog post “Your Eviction: What Happens After You’ve Been Served with an Unlawful Detainer?”) Here are...
