Posted by Jim Palmer | Apr 11, 2022 |
Recently, our law office had an unlawful detainer case that consisted of two court trials in State court, a relief from automatic stay in Federal Bankruptcy court, and several motion hearings back in State court that resulted in a judgement for our client. Normally an unlawful detainer case can t...
Posted by Jim Palmer | May 16, 2019 |
Unlike in criminal cases, in which the Constitution guarantees a right to counsel and government pays for defense counsel from its taxpayer-funded treasury, there is no similar right to civil counsel. A new law proposes to give LA Tenants a “Right to Counsel” in Unlawful Detainer Actions.
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Posted by Jim Palmer | Sep 05, 2018 |
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill 2343, amending Sections 1161 and 1167 of the California Code of Civil Procedure to give tenants more time to respond to notices and summons in connection with unlawful detainer eviction proceedings.
Under current California la...