All Forum Posts by: Anne C.

Do you know if landlords who evicted their tenants can apply? Not that I expect my tenant to help and fill out the application, even though he got to live 8 months rent-free at my property...

@Chris H. Glad to hear your stressful situation is coming to an end.  Truly unfair how landlords were forced to shoulder the burden of homelessness. And so frustrating that nearly every article in the media was biased towards the tenants' struggles and painted landlords as greedy and unsympathetic. 

I wanted to update on my case as well-- 

I changed eviction companies in late Dec 2020 after finding out that the first eviction company I hired was incompetent, had my unlawful detainer rejected twice due to clerical errors, and lied to me about the rejections. The first eviction company claimed for 2 months that the courts were really backed up and taking a long time, and I got so fed up that I started calling Fontana Court myself to follow up on my case. That's when I find out that the eviction company had been lying about 1) my case being rejected multiple times and 2) how backed up / slow the court was. Fontana Court was actually only backed up by 2-3 days. Also turns out that workers at Fontana Court are very responsive and helpful--so if any of you are doubtful of what your eviction company is telling you, call the courts directly. 

The second eviction company filed my case all over again, using the same 15-day notice that was posted in Sept 2020. The tenant never signed the declaration of hardship or provided proof of hardship (required because he is a high income tenant according to AB3088). The second eviction company filed the unlawful detainer in late December 2020. Neither my tenant or any of the other occupants at the property responded to the court after we got the unlawful detainer, so the court awarded a default judgment in favor of the landlord. I received the writ of possession in early February 2021 and the lockout date is set for next week. 

So relieved and happy to know that I finally see an end to all this. I'm going to try to sue the tenant for back rent given that he has a stable job at a company and is high income--I should at least try once, right? Then I plan to sell the property after the tenant vacates and similarly do not want to invest in real estate anymore in California. I've also lost faith in the California justice system, along with the fact that there has been and will continue to be a mass exodus of corporations out of California. I had purchased a duplex in the city of LA in 2020 that I will turn into a triplex with the addition of an ADU--this was a great buy and I will keep it long-term, but moving forward will be looking to invest out of state in Texas or Atlanta. In the meantime, until I'm ready to start looking out of state, I plan to invest most of the cash from selling my rental into index funds in order to diversify my investments and not be caught in such a financially risky position again.

Hope the moratorium will not be extended past June 2021 given that vaccines are being rolled out. Wishing everyone luck on their case. It helped to constantly remind myself that this is temporary (albeit a very long temporary) and that you will be able to evict your tenant at some point in the near future. 

Ugh, you guys. David Chiu is trying to extend the eviction moratorium through 2021. (https://www.sacbee.com/news/po...) This feels like it's never going to end. 

My eviction attorney served my tenant a 15-day notice per AB3088 in early October. My tenant is a high-income tenant and therefore had to return a signed declaration of hardship along with proof of hardship due to COVID. The tenant did not send me either of those. However, it seems that the court is taking forever as the eviction attorney started filing for the eviction in mid-October...and I still have not received a confirmation of the filing and a case number, with which I need in order to serve to the tenant. It's been nearly 2 months to just get a case number from the court. How long do eviction filings with the court typically take? And does anyone know how long they take now during COVID? My eviction attorney is filing with Fontana Court. 

Does anyone know a good eviction attorney in San Bernardino County? I need to send my tenant the AB3088 informational notice and the 15-day eviction notices for missing rent in both periods, March 1 to August 31 and so far has not paid September rent. I need a referral to an eviction attorney who will serve my tenant properly. I have spoken to two attorneys in SB county in the past 6 months that I found from Yelp and they have not been helpful.

I have a tenant at a SFR rental in Rancho Cucamonga, CA who is taking advantage of the eviction moratorium and is behind 3 months in rent. Does anyone know a reliable eviction attorney in the Inland Empire / San Bernardino County? I've spoken with two attorneys so far in San Bernardino County that I found on Yelp and they have not been helpful or erroneously sent notices they shouldn't have, so I am looking for a referral. Need to make sure that the eviction is processed properly in accordance with AB 3088.

After doing some more research and talking to an engineer who inspects apartment buildings and also has been an expert witness in court, I'm definitely getting permits for any electrical, plumbing, HVAC and structural work. Without permits, it's likely that I won't get an insurance payout should any damage occur from un-permitted work. Getting permits is like additional insurance. Don't think it's worth the gamble now to do un-permitted work. 

Very relieved that AB3088 passed instead of AB1436. 
Joined CAA last night to access the forms they provide and currently filling out the 15-day eviction notice form for unpaid rent from March 1 to August 31 provided by CAA. The form seems to cover everything and seems straightforward, but wondering if I should still have an attorney walk me through filling it out and serving it, or I can just fill it out myself and have someone I know serve for me. With labor day weekend this weekend, seems like I won't be able to get legal help until Tuesday, but I feel rushed to serve him the AB3088 informational notice and 15-day eviction notice this weekend. 

I just closed on a duplex in city of LA and plan to do a full remodel but it will mostly be cosmetic. I assumed that the cosmetic work (new cabinets, new flooring, new windows where needed, etc) would not require permits but apparently there's a permit required for nearly EVERYTHING--even installing new kitchen cabinets and changing out some hardware. There's a PDF called "Common Permits" by Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department that lists all the permits required. It is so ridiculously excessive. I'm not sure how many people actually follow through with getting all these permits. I plan to pull permits for installing HVAC which I've told is hard to hide because the city will see the condensors outside the house--but permits for just changing out some cabinets and hardware. 

Since I plan to rent out both units, I have to register the rental units with the city of LA, and I'm sure they will inspect from time to time. Does anyone know if the inspectors generally will question if units are completely renovated and cross reference that with prior listings/photos online? What's the likelihood that the city will catch and fine you for cosmetic interior renovation work? 

Yup, most ridiculous and unconstitutional bill AB 1436 seems like it's on its way to passing. I can't believe that no one at any level of our government is stopping this bill for the obvious reasons it violates our constitution. 

I started a Twitter account just so I can comment on David Chiu's tweets on the eviction moratorium and tell my side of the story / my struggles as a small landlord. Obviously don't expect him to take anything in that does not agree with his narrative. 

My tenant has not paid rent since June 2020 and has avoided all attempts at communication, even though I've offered to work out a payment plan or partial rent deferral from the beginning of the pandemic. This whole situation gets more and more frustrating every month and I'm starting to feel helpless. Even though I know I shouldn't take mortgage forbearance until I absolutely have to, and it will have financial ramifications in the future, if AB 1436 passes, I'm thinking about taking forbearance anyway so that I can conserve cash in case CA politicians decide to continue their unconstitutional bill indefinitely. You never know, it may happen.

I already plan to sell the property once I can get the tenant to vacate, but with AB 1436 I'm not sure if I can even vacate the tenant with a 60-day notice after April 1, 2021 if my tenant was still trying to make up for his past due rent payments until April 1, 2022. 

Seems like AB 1436 is on its way to passing. Such a ridiculously one-sided crap bill. I never used Twitter before but just started an account so that I can comment on Assemblyman David Chiu's and other's posts on the eviction moratorium and speak up on my struggles as a small landlord.