California habitability lawsuits are costly. Knowing where they arise from can help fight them before they begin.

The Move-In and Move-Out inspections protect both the landlord and the tenant. The Move-In and Move-Out report are usually the same...

Banks are needy. I don't have a better way to describe them. They need constant validation that you aren't going to abandon them. Banks...

Everyone needs to stop Airbnb'ing their apartments! It is (1) not permitted in Los Angeles City or Santa Monica and (2) is morally...

I preface, eviction moratoriums aside, Los Angeles residential multi-family landlords under rent control only have 4 ways to get tenants...

California landlords, especially ones that have not dealt with the death of a tenant before can be very overwhelmed by the sudden...

Habitability lawsuits are the new personal injury lawsuits. I have seen a rise in these lawsuits and what I find so peculiar is that a...

Nuisance evictions in Los Angeles are one of the hardest evictions to pull off. Under Los Angeles City's own rent control ordinance...

Tenant buyouts are something of mythical lore. They sound amazing, people hear about them but so many landlords don't partake. Here in...

Statewide Rent Control with AB 1482 now requires properties subject to AB 1482 to have cause to evict. Local ordinances control except...