eviction – Renters Alliance

Eviction Resources for Renting Households

April 7, 2023April 18, 2023 Mark Elliot eviction

We expect more renting households to come fact-to-face with the eviction process over the next month or two than over the past three years. The Los Angeles County moratorium expired in March. The Beverly Hills moratorium was allowed to expire last May and June 1st rent repayment deadline now looms with no prospect of extension. Households that cannot pay the rent or the rent arrears may find a 3-day pay-or-quit notice posted. Shortly thereafter comes the court summons for unlawful detainer. What’s a tenant to do? Here we present webinars, books and tools to explain the eviction process.

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Aggressive Landlords Pursue Rent Arrears Despite Moratorium Declaration

March 10, 2023 Mark Elliot eviction, LA County eviction moratorium

The county moratorium is likely entering its final month and is expected to expire on March 31, 2023. Full rent will likely be due on April 1st and repayment of rent arrears is due one year later on March 31, 2024. However tenants who have delayed the payment of some or all of the monthly rent with a moratorium declaration may still find themselves with a 3-day notice to pay-or-quit. And if not resolved the step is a court date. We hear from some tenants who used the moratorium that the landlord is using court as a threat in order to collect rent debt prematurely or coerce the tenant to voluntarily vacate.

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My Landlord is Asking for an Estoppel. Need I Sign It?

July 16, 2024July 29, 2024 Mark Elliot

An estoppel certificate is a legal document that simply establishes the terms and status of a rental agreement (or lease) for a third party like a prospective buyer. Typically a tenant is asked to complete an estoppel when purchase negotiations advance and that request may come from the current owner or an agent working on behalf of a prospective buyer. It is nothing to fear; it is a standard step in the sale of real property. In any case the lease or rental agreement may require the tenant to complete it. When presented with an estoppel to complete and sign you may have questions. Here is what you need to know.

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