New law protects tenants receiving Social Security income
A new law establishes Social Security hardship as a defense for tenants facing an unlawful detainer (UD) action when rent payments are interrupted.
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Tag: unlawful detainer (UD)
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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May a property owner maintain an unlawful detainer (UD) action against an occupant under a license agreement which waives all landlord-tenant eviction rights on a default?
Castaic Studios LLC v. Wonderland Studios LLC
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Is a commercial tenant excused from paying rent during a government mandate to cease operating their business when their lease agreement includes a force majeure provision?
Fitness International LLC v. KB Salt Lake III LLC
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Is a month-to-month commercial tenant operating an agricultural business protected against an unlawful detainer (UD) action based on a notice to quit when rent is not delinquent?
65283 Two Bunch Palms Building LLC v. Coastal Harvest II, LLC
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Is a commercial tenant excused from paying rent during a pandemic when a lease agreement includes a force majeure provision?
West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co.
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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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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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Rent collectible under a lease agreement
When a tenant commits a material breach of the lease agreement, possession may terminate. However, the landlord’s right to collect rents throughout the term of the lease remains.
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Accept partial rent, retain a tenant
How a landlord may deal with delinquent rent in recessionary times.
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COVID-19 eviction noticing rules extended for ERA applicants
A last-minute law change is extending the additional steps landlords need to take to evict a tenant due to nonpayment of rent.
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