Eviction of Lodgers Recently, Schorr Law’s lead real estate attorney Zachary Schorr was asked to appear on ABC’s Nightline to speak about a recent news story involving a live-in nanny who, upon being fired, refused to vacate the room that she had been allowed to live...
Our commercial unlawful detainers frequently deal with complex demands for rent due. In fact, we recently had a case where the landlord sought over $1 million in past rent allegedly due from our client over the course of less than one year. When the numbers are this...
Last month we discussed the importance of properly serving a notice to pay rent or quit in a commercial unlawful detainer setting where the lease has specific notice provisions. Another area where residential or commercial unlawful detainer actions differ is how a...
Unlawful detainer cases are fast track court proceedings. They are primarily used by landlords to evict non-paying tenants or tenants who have materially breached the terms of the lease. However, before filing a lawsuit for unlawful detainer, landlords must properly...
The general rule that the filing of a bankruptcy petition results in an automatic stay in a lawsuit and post-judgment collection is not as straightforward in the context of residential unlawful detainer actions in California. The rule for unlawful detainers in...
