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With dozens of firms claiming to handle evictions in Southern California, hiring the wrong one costs landlords months of lost rent, dismissed filings, and missed leverage. It is a question every Los Angeles landlord eventually asks, often after something has already gone wrong. The eviction took twice as long as expected. The…

When One Tenancy Creates Three Legal Problems at Once When multiple legal problems arise from the same tenancy simultaneously, the question is not which attorney to call first. It is whether the attorney you call can handle all of it.  This is not a hypothetical situation. It happens to Los Angeles landlords…

This is one of the most common questions landlords ask us after receiving a response to their eviction filing. The tenant is behind on rent. The landlord served a notice. The landlord filed an unlawful detainer. And then, suddenly, there is a habitability complaint, a claim that the unit has mold, or…