Grand Theft Security Deposit Redux
on Oct 2, 2009 in Recent Posts Security Deposit california Dracula grand theft greed landlord san francisco security deposit slumlord small claims court tenant Landlords steal tenants’ security deposits. Landlords also collect substantially larger security deposits these days because rents have gone through the roof. The temptation to steal is there and many landlords succumb. What can you do about it?

The UD Shuffle | Not Like Perry Mason
on Sep 23, 2009 in Eviction Recent Posts california Cheese Ball landlord lawyer tenant trial ud shuffle unlawful detainer If you are representing yourself in unlawful detainer, imagine an episode where Perry isn’t familiar with the rules, the judge hates him and Hamilton Burger has a perfect record. If you truly want to save your tenancy, the business decision you mad...

The UD Shuffle | RSVP
on Sep 16, 2009 in Eviction Recent Posts answer demurrer implied warranty of habitability landlord law motion to strike notice pay rent rent control San Francisco Tenants Union tenant ud shuffle unlawful detainer When your landlord invites you to do the UD shuffle, like any polite invitee, you must respond. Unfortunately you cannot just tell the court that you are not planning to attend. Nor can you just ignore the invitation. The landlord will respond like a...

The UD Shuffle | Should I Even Dance with this Fool?
on Sep 9, 2009 in Recent Posts business decision california landlord lose notice pay rent San Francisco Tenants Union tenant ud shuffle unlawful detainer win Unfortunately an eviction defense is not an impromptu dance. It is rigidly constructed and while many of the steps are optional, if you’re going to become the belle of the ball, that is win, you should learn to perform as many of the steps as possi...

The UD Shuffle Part One
on Sep 2, 2009 in Recent Posts california evict just just cause land landlord lord move notice pay quit san francisco sued tenant ud shuffle unlawful detainer If you have been sued in unlawful detainer you will be forced to learn a dance called the UD Shuffle. It’s not romantic or fun. It’s fast and furious and there are a lot of steps to learn.

The UD Shuffle | Notice
on Sep 2, 2009 in Recent Posts california evict just just cause land landlord lord move notice pay quit san francisco sued tenant ud shuffle unlawful detainer If you have been sued in unlawful detainer you will be forced to learn a dance called the UD Shuffle. It’s not romantic or fun. It’s fast and furious and there are a lot of steps to learn.

The UD Shuffle | Eviction Notice
on Sep 2, 2009 in Eviction Recent Posts california evict just cause land landlord lord notice pay quit san francisco tenant ud shuffle unlawful detainer If you have been sued in unlawful detainer you will be forced to learn a dance called the UD Shuffle. It’s not romantic or fun. It’s fast and furious and there are a lot of steps to learn.

The Landlord
on Aug 26, 2009 in Recent Posts cockroaches eviction landlord pay rent tenant unlawful detainer I am doing the UD Shuffle this week. UD is the acronym for unlawful detainer—the lawsuit a landlord files to evict a tenant. Normally, lawsuits go for years, but not so with unlawful detainers. The law provides a “summary process” to ev...

Time To Get Medieval?
on Aug 19, 2009 in Evict This! can't afford to move Cheese Ball Dracula eviction greed habitability landlord law rats slumlord tenant time to get medieval A three-month old baby in Louisiana died in her home from blood loss due to rat bites. There were holes in the walls and holes in the floor. Evidently, the landlord spent FEMA money earmarked to repair the house on something else, but the authoritie...

Every Tenant Has One
on Aug 12, 2009 in Evict This! can't afford to move Cheese Ball cockroaches eviction habitability implied warranty of habitability landlord law lead leaky roof lease mice photos rats Rent Board sue tenant villain If you find an electrocuted rat in your kitchen stove, odds are that your landlord has breached the implied warranty of habitability in your lease. What if he won’t fix the problem? What can you do?