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Attorney Dennis Block -Landlord Tenant Podcasts

Attorney Dennis Block, discusses the law involving Landlord Tenant issues. Landlords are informed of their rights and obligations to successfully manage their income Property.
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Now displaying: November, 2023
Nov 26, 2023

1. Using a security deposit for an early termination of a lease.

2. Requiring "Renters Insurance".

3. Partial rent payments.

4. Tenants want to return after renovation, due to a fire.

5. Raising rents or renovating a single-family residence.

6. Allowable rent increases for RSO properties.

7. Holding a tenant responsible for a cracked bathtub.

8. Asking a tenant to vacate for a family member to move in.

9. Tenant's right to deduct rent.

10. Tenant dies in the unit, landlord taking possession.

11. Allowing rent increases for Unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.

12. Tenant occupied property acquired through a tax sale.

13. Tenant not paying rent in a condominium.

14. Landlord needs to fix a mailbox.

Nov 19, 2023

Items Discussed:

1. Increasing rents where additional persons join the tenancy.

2. Tenant vacates during the lease term. What are the tenants and Landlords obligations? 

3. Explanation of "Unincorporated" areas of Los Angeles County. 

4. How to open an escrow account to distribute relocation funds to your tenant.

5. Explanation of the ballot measure entitled, "Justice for Tenants".

6. Required notice to tenant when there is a change of ownership. 

7. Charging separate for parking.

8. Forcing tenants to sign a new lease agreement. 

9. Tenant buyouts Agreement to vacate. 

10. Renters insurance. 

11. Collecting on unpaid rent during Covid. 

12. Prejudgment Claimants.

 13. Tenant responsible for broken pipes broken due to tenant's negligence.

14. Illegal units, Landlord's responsible for relocation.

Nov 12, 2023

Items Discussed

  1. Essential items to be required in a rental agreement.
  2. Can you email tenants notices?
  3. Investing in property out of California.
  4. Pet Deposits.
  5. Eviction of an Airbnb tenant.
  6. Eviction for unauthorized tenants.
  7. Foreclosure Evictions.
  8. Require repair requests to be in writing.
  9. Mold issues.
  10. Change of ownership.
  11. Accessing a unit.
  12. Statute of limitation for collecting rent.
  13. Collecting late charges and repair charges.
  14. Raising rent.
  15. Changing ownership from an individual to an LLC.
Nov 5, 2023

Topics Discussed:

  1. Los Angeles City voting on allowing a rent increase to only 4%.
  2.  Serving rent increase notices. 
  3.  Doing a credit check on existing tenants.
  4. Who is responsible for a broken window?
  5. Is the premises abandoned for a tenant who is in jail?
  6. Evicting a subtenant.
  7. Tenant requests to have a roommate.
  8. Is my house considered a boarding house if I take in renters?
  9. Are tenants eviction records sealed?
  10. Evicting a tenant who brings in an additional occupant.
  11. Rent increases in excess of 10% might trigger relocation
  12. Using a security deposit to pay for damage while the tenant is in possession.
  13. How long can a landlord wait to make a repair.
  14. Serving notices that the property is exempt from Statewide Rent Control.
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