Sacramento, CA
Real estate Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Trusts
OUTCOME: Mobilehome Owner Approved for Tenancy
A long-term mobilehome park resident was threatened with eviction and the loss of her home when her companion died. The mobilehome park advised her that the approved tenancy had only named her companio ... n. Mr. Priest represented her in negotiations with the park, provided proof of home ownership, proof of income, and gained approval of her individual tenancy from the park owner.
OUTCOME: Adverse Judgment Set Aside, Elderly Woman Returned to Her Home
The photograph on the front page of the Placerville Mountain Democrat showed Sheriff deputies leading Edith Gagner away frrom her home. The Court had already ordered a default judgment of eviction for ... failure to repair shaky steps and to remove an old storage shed. Called by tenant organizations about the case, Mr. Priest studied the court file and determined that park owner's court filings contained numerous errors. His motion to set aside the default judgment was granted, and in the following hearing on the merits of the case, judgment was entered for Edith Gagner who was returned to her home. Community agencies helped her complete required repairs to her home and Judge Stephen Valentine ordered that court costs and attorney's fees be paid to her by the park owner.
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