Can Landlords Evict Tenants in California During the COVID-19 Outbreak? As the economic effects of COVID-19-related shutdowns spread across California and the nation as a whole, local and state authorities, along with the federal government, are moving to protect tenants. Tenants are asking questions about their rights and want to know how long an eviction
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Your landlord can evict you from your rental unit and submit your details to a tenant screening service. Landlords usually use these screening services to evaluate a prospective tenant. An eviction record means that you are a risky tenant, and other landlords may reject your tenancy application. How Tenant Screening Is Done A landlord needs
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You hope to get good tenants in your rental units. You do proper screening, background checks, checking up with prospective tenants’ prior landlords, work history and employers. And you verify income. But no matter how careful you are, at some point you are likely to get tenants that will default in the payment of rent
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If you’re just starting out in the rental business, make sure you have a well-written lease with clauses that foresee as many situations as possible to protect yourself and your valuable rental property. A real-estate lawyer can help you come up with a solid lease that protects your property, a lease that will help you
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An unlawful detainer case is a lawsuit heard in California Superior Court whereby a landlord is required to go to have a tenant evicted. Most landlords will be in situations where they find it necessary to evict tenants who are repeatedly late with the rent or not paying at all, who make noise that disturbs
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Several big American cities, including many in California, have had rent-control policies for decades. In November 2018 Californians will be able to vote on an initiative that relaxes present restrictions on local rent-control laws. The fact is, rent controls hurt tenants and landlords and do not keep rental costs down overall, says an expert in
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If you rent out or lease property to others, sooner or later you are very likely to be in situations where you have to evict a tenant for one reason or another, usually nonpayment of rent. It’s a matter of when, not if you will have to evict. This article will explain how to avoid
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If you’re just starting out renting your property to other people, you may be tempted to study up on California landlord-tenant law and do everything on your own. You may think you don’t need to hire a landlord attorney. After all, how hard can it be to learn everything you need to know about landlord-tenant
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If you’re a landlord in California, you may have rental property worth millions of dollars. If you maintain your property well, try to root out bad tenants and focus on finding good tenants, it could bring you a substantial rental income and improve your cash flow for many years to come. You may expect prospective
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In this blog we’ll explore the differences between written lease contracts and written rental agreements. We urge landlords never to make an oral agreement and opt for a written agreement. Oral agreements between landlords and tenants are legal under the law, but if something goes wrong they can be difficult to prove when there is
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