Letter to the Editor: My tenant is late on rent. How many days need to pass before I can file an unlawful detainer action?
The answer depends on whether the property is controlled by or exempt from the Tenant Protection Act.
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Tag: three-day notice to pay rent or quit
May a landlord maintain an unlawful detainer (UD) action against a tenant when the landlord provides an ambiguous three-day notice to pay rent?
A California appeals court holds an unlawful detainer (UD) action needs an unambiguous three-day notice to pay to recover possession from a tenant.
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New law takes aim at “junk fees” from California landlords
Landlords may no longer charge fees for posting or serving eviction notices or notices to vacate to residential tenants or for accepting rent or security deposit payments by check. Security deposits charged a military service member renting as a residential tenant, when higher than the security deposit charged others, require specific steps.
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Is a tenant in a subsidized low-income housing development entitled to money losses when a landlord serves an improper notice to terminate the tenancy?
Campbell v. FPI Management, Inc. Facts: A residential landlord rents a unit in a federally...
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May a landlord maintain an unlawful detainer (UD) action when they have not complied with local rent control ordinances?
Frazier v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County
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Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit — Without Rent-Related Fees — RPI Form 575-1
Download the Form This form is used by a property manager or landlord when a tenant defaults on amounts due under a rental or lease agreement, to notify the tenant of the amount of the delinquent rent payable within three days,...
Read MoreThree-Day Notice to Pay Rent with Related Fees — For Properties Subject to Just Cause Eviction Requirements — RPI Form 575-2
Download the Form This form is used by a property manager or landlord of a property subject to Just Cause eviction requirements when a tenant is in default, to notify the tenant of the amount of the delinquent rents and related...
Read MoreThree-Day Notice to Pay Rent — For Properties Subject to Just Cause Eviction Requirements — RPI Form 575-3
Download the Form This form is used by a property manager or landlord of a property subject to Just Cause eviction requirements when a tenant is in default, to notify the tenant of the amount of the delinquent rents payable...
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Form-of-the-Week: Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit Variations — Forms 575, 575-1, 575-2 and 575-3
A landlord uses RPI Forms 575, 575-1, 575-2 and 575-3 depending upon whether they are subject to just cause eviction requirements and the type of breach the tenant committed.
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Self-help evictions: the new forbidden fruit for California landlords
After two years of twiddling their thumbs over nonpaying tenants, California landlords are getting carried away with evictions — and the consequences are high.
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May a tenant be evicted when they pay the landlord a monthly payment one cent less than the agreed-upon amount?
Bawa v. Terhune Facts: A landlord receives a check from their tenant in an amount one cent less...
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