Kenneth Herbert Carlson

Ken Carlson helped me every step of the way from the start, when the landlord filed an unlawful detainer action against me, to the conclusion almost a full year later. At the conclusion of this process, the landlord actually forgave the "past due" amount of approximately $26,000 plus paid me $9,000 ...cash to vacate. It was not easy, and it required a lot of court appearances, persistence and fees, but it was unquestionably very worth it.

Got in contact with Ken 1 day before my Trial date for Eviction had my Evidence but was feeling unsure. My consultion with Ken was great he got right to the point on what I needed to do. I followed his instructions for my presentation to the judge. Everything he told me would happen in court, did rig...ht down to the plaintiffs lawyer getting unsure of his case and looking confusted to the judge shaking his head because the plaintiffs lawyer was so unprepared for me!!!! Judge ruled in my favor. Proud of myself for playing the Game,getting excited for the next round.

I've been consulting Ken since April 2017 and he has helped me to deal with a bully-landlord - a big corporation that wanted to walk into my apartment and start renovating my kitchen, bathroom, closet and make me and my pets live in a construction zone. Mr. Ken Carlson was very supportive from the fi...rst consultation back in April 2017 up until today. He is simply amazing. He will take care of you. Trust him. He is very knowledgeable, has over 30 years of experience dealing with landlords, and is ALWAYS on your side. Every single time. Even when you want to give up. Even when you feel you can't do this any more. He will be there for you to support you. Every single time after a consultation with Ken I felt a lot better, I was educated on my rights, on the next steps, and the best way to approach the situation. I will always recommend Ken to my friends, colleagues, and I strongly recommend him to you. I've worked with attorneys before, but I've never met an attorney who was this passionate about protecting tenant's rights. Here is the full story: The landlord wanted for all of us, tenants to pack up our kitchens, bathrooms, and closets and live in our apartments out of boxes, while they are renovating our apartments and then raise our rent. They did not proactively offer us any rent reduction or moving to another apartment or a hotel while the work is being done, and they told us that our pets will need to be crated while the construction workers are demolishing, banging, hammering and drilling in our apartments! Just typing this now I'm thinking... is this even real? What kind of monster landlord would do something like that to his tenants? And all of this is in the prime area of LA for $2,200 per month! There is more to the story: when these renovations are being done the kitchen is separated from the living room by a plastic with a zipper, there is no proper floor or ceiling, wires sticking out, dust everywhere, including your bathtub, sinks, stove, floor, you might even not have a sink for a few days, and you are pretty much walking and living in dust, extreme noise (nuisance), several construction workers having full access to your apartment during the business hours, who are extremely loud, even play music (!), hammering, drilling and demolishing your place.... Imagine yourself working from home, or leaving your pets in these conditions, or even leaving your private belongings (documents, laptops, other valuables with construction workers and your door wide open during the day!). Well, of course, this is illegal according to California law and the law of my city, but the landlord persisted on doing the renovations in my apartment as all of the apartments were being renovated at the same time. The problem is that many tenants don't know that this is illegal and simply comply without thinking that they have rights. Mr. Carlson has helped me through this situation. In the end, the landlord not only DID NOT enter my apartment to do the renovations at all (The landlord even attempted to evict me!), while the rest of the apartments were renovated, they offered a few favorable to me options and offered to pay me according to law as they got desperate to complete the renovations in the building. Ken is very knowledgeable and supportive. He will take care of you, just make sure to follow his directions. He is simply amazing. I've recommended Ken Carlson to other tenants and they are currently working with him, and are also very happy with his service and are amazed by how passionate he is about protecting us, tenants.

I got the CIty to file against the nuisance landlord. The tenant sued me for $10000. My odd and dangerous hobby is civil law. I wrote my own brief and demolished the Plantiff attorney. Today the Sheriff posted the notice to move. Now I can get back to editing memoire I found in my Grandfathers papers....

Ken brought his 30 + years of legal experience as well as his fierce sense of representing the "underdog" to help me through a very difficult first-time possible eviction. His legal guidance and support were crucial to getting a positive outcome for me and teaching me that I did (and do!) have right...s. Thank you, Ken!