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Is this a true statement (in an apartment in Los Angeles city that is under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance):
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Answered on October 28, 2012
Your landlord is bluffing. There are currently 14 legal reasons to evict in Los Angeles, assuming that the apartment is rent controlled. ...
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Is the landlord or property management in CA responsible to inspect an apt. after previous tenant who used meth moves out?
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Answered on October 28, 2012
There is no specific law in California that requires a landlord to let you know that the previous tenant used, or even manufactured,...
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How long after an eviction in Los Angeles can I appeal? I was evicted after my rent was late
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Answered on October 27, 2012
It's not clear, but has the trial taken place? If so, you have 30 days from the date of the judgment to appeal. HOWEVER, appealing will not keep...
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I received a unlawful detainer lawsuit from my landlord's attorney but I have moved out already.
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Answered on October 27, 2012
By all means, contact the attorney and let him know that you are out of possession and return the keys. You cannot be evicted if you are no longer...
Month to month tenant in property under Los Angeles rent control refuses to sign new lease. Is this grounds for eviction?
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Answered on October 27, 2012
A tenant in a rent-controlled unit in Los Angeles has to execute a new lease if the new lease is not "materially different" from the old lease....
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Must a commercial property REALTOR disclose that the property is in foreclosure?
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Answered on October 27, 2012
The fact that the landlord was losing possession and could not perform under the commercial lease is definitely a material fact that should have...
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CA landlord tenant laws: if Landlord is Rent Skimming according to #890 it is illeagl or unlawful to demant rent !
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Answered on October 27, 2012
It's a really good question that you asked. Rent skimming SHOULD be a defense to an unlawful detainer action, but it is not. The only question in...
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If the 3 day to quit is NOT the same three day to quit that i RECEIVED, does that mean it is defective?
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Answered on October 27, 2012
Yes--it is. The landlord cannot evict on a notice she did not serve. HOWEVER, you will have to prove this fact in court, and the Judge might...
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As guarantors on a 3 year lease, we are asked to satisfy the amendments to the lease which we din't sign. Can they do that?
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Answered on October 27, 2012
They can ask you to satisfy that final lease, but you can certainly say no. You have no obligations to perform under a contract you did not sign.
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I am a landlord in riverside ca. i want to know if i have to replace the dishwasher. tenant is asking to replace and we dont
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Answered on October 27, 2012
If you rented an apartment with a dishwasher, you have to replace it when it breaks. This is the law, and the cost of doing business.
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