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  1. Public Counsel is representing tenants where the rent is $2000 per month! They are asking for a jury trial. Our great tax dollars at work.
  2. If a residential tenant files bankruptcy, it will stop the eviction case, unless the tenant files AFTER the judgment has been obtained.
  3. For rent control property, while you can install individual electric meters, you cannot force the existing tenants to pay for that utility.
  4. If your tenant is called up for active duty in the military, the tenant would have the right to cancel the lease.
  5. Civil Code 1479 states that a landlord can apply a rent payment to the oldest rent that was due. All balances are brought forward.
  6. Happy Birthday to the Apartments Owners Association. 30 Years Old!
  7. Thank you for the tremendous turnout at the AOA Trade Show yesterday. I am very gratified that my seminar was so well received.
  8. Consider renting the parking on a separate agreement. This gives the landlord much more power, especially in rent control areas.
  9. Jan. 1, 2013 you must have your carbon monoxide detectors installed in all apartment units. Another example of CA creating more expenses.
  10. A landlord has a duty to repair or replace carpeting if the carpet is ripped or worn through.
  11. Landlord/Tenant Radio Live Today at 11 AM on KTYM 1460 AM Radio. Call in and have your questions answered.
  12. If your tenant changes the locks on the unit, that could be grounds for eviction as this is generally a breach of the lease agreement.
  13. Don't Forget.....May 17, 2012 -Long Beach Convention Center. Legal Seminar on Landlord/Tenant Law at 1:15 PM. It is FREE.
  14. If your tenant fails to give you a written 30-day of intention to vacate, you may deduct 30-days rent from the security deposit.
  15. May 17, 2012 -Long Beach Convention Center. Legal Seminar on Landlord/Tenant Law at 1:30 PM. It is FREE.
  16. For a Santa Monica eviction based on a breach of a covenant (not rent). You first must serve a warning notice. Then serve the 3-day notice.
  17. A tenant can withhold rent if the landlord refuses to make repairs. In addition the tenant can make the repair and deduct it from the rent.
  18. Landlord Tenant Radio Live today at 11:00 AM. KTYM- 1460 AM Radio. Call in to have your questions answered. No Callers from Denver-Go Lakes
  19. Nancy Pelosi is mad at Obama for the Federal crackdown on Marijuana dispensaries. It's hurting patients with a legitimate need. (CRAZY!)
  20. My firm is receiving an inordinate amount of jury trial requests on simple eviction matters. Imperative that your lease limits atty fees.