LANDLORD TENANT
Representative Cases - LANDLORD TENANT
- Questionably disabled tenant whose rent was paid by charity in mutual aggressive assaults with site manager.
- Site manager claims damage from inaction by landlord; landlord claims manager controlled the issues.
- Tenant claims unpermitted garage conversion which Landlord/owner claims tenant did the conversion.
- Disputed leak and mold claims against problem of absence of property manager who was the recipient of all complaints, who is deceased.
- Competing next door cannabis tenant operations dispute over landlord’s unrecorded license agreement for access to loading and refilling CO2.
- Fitness center tenant terminated when promised construction in common area impacted them; promises of completion delayed by city permitting demands.
- New paraplegic tenant in wheelchair with noncompliant doors burned by hot water when taking his first bath in unit.
- 20 year tenants on mixed use residential-commercial property with no record of interactions or complaints, inherited old leases.
- Claim of rat infestation and claims of hospitalization for diverticulitis from being forced to eat out with fast-food.
- Tenant claims illegal rental in unpermitted garage conversions; landlord had not been seen for months and was represented by friends who claimed to be her agents.
- Commercial lease with dispute over agreement on CAM charges and Landlord constantly making new demands on use of property.
- Lease termination from Covid and inability of government to process cannabis applications.
- Three successive unrelated tenants renting from same unit all experience mold-medical issues.
- Landlord (likely mentally ill) screams at tenant in rent control apartment, breaks in, sleeps there when tenant is gone, believes tenant is illegally not paying valid rent. Both have videos.
- HOA sued for delayed repair of electrical panel damaged by homeless nearby
- 60 tenants in 100 year old building sued for issues relating to heating, utility failures
- Multiyear tenant dispute with new buyer of property and new owner claims that flooding was intentional orchestrated by tenant
- Termination of lease claimed by inability to operate retail business because of covid restrictions
- Tenant demanding refund of entire year’s prepaid rent for highend property due to leaks and damage from major LA rains
- Covid lease breach; investment of seven figures to reconstruct four homes into 94 living spaces
- Tenant suing HOA board for creating unreasonable restrictions preventing opening of commercial business in commercial unit
- HOA war between board and single tenant and claims of separate rules and enforcement of CCRs
- Landlord sued for violent tenant attacking and challenging other tenants in complex
- Habitability claim by tenant evicted under UD action waiving violations and causes of action on the lease but sued for negligence and intentional misrepresentation
- Claims of mold and multiple causes of actions dismissed on demurrer with sole action left being negligence; no medicals or expert reports
- Unlawful detainer versus habitability abuses in an illegally modified second story of single family residence with issue re applicability of rent control and tenant statutes
- Habitability claims on top of fire that destroyed property in unit stemming from owner’s roof repairs with subcontractors, subrogation issues, indemnity on five levels with plaintiff suffering from muscular dystrophy
- Habitability with 30+ plaintiffs in multiunit building with claims of mold, few prior claims and limited evidence of damage with strong attorneys on each side
- Three tenants of 24-unit complex claim violations of rent control and CRA covenant for section 8 housing; expiration of covenant and termination of housing status at issue
- New owner of property intended for personal use unaware of prior REAP issues with tenant disallowing repairs; mutual claims of fraud and deceit; danger of misdemeanor conviction and impact on immigration status
- Landlord at end of 30-year expiration of CRA loan trying to exit Section 8 units and tenants objections
- New owner of property in dispute with tenant over prior lease requiring landlord to pay utilities
- Dispute over lease extension by medical tenant in medical building
- Habitability disputes in trailer park rented trailer. No lease
- Two tenants leasing at same time were reassessed by landlord for changes in the space they took, one taking less and the other more with impact on original lease and tenant improvement obligations
- Claims of security violations causing habitability when property broken into by squatters three times
- Dispute over lease restrictions of other tenants versus known presence of office workers
- Miscarriage of twins due to stress from toxic neighboring tenants in rent control unit
- Twenty three units and thirty five tenants on habitability claims: roaches, bedbugs, and nonfunctioning heaters
- Asbestos exposure from HVAC units in rental
- Claims of lead exposure and injuries from subcontractor painter hotblasting paint on an older residence without sealing the windows and leaded dust entering the property
- Claims by Tenant of sexual assault by Landlord’s handyman.
- Habitability and premises liability against notorious slumlord. 5 units, 9 tenants.
- Habitability claims with 74 plaintiffs.
- Mold claim and slip and fall while eviction pending.
- Habitability case with 23 plaintiffs in 7 units, bedbug and cockroach infestation.
- Binding mediation landlord tenant dispute over injuries from dangerous condition in rental property.
- Plaintiff claimed bedbug infestation after staying in hotel.
- Mold contamination and habitability issues with medical damages including brain injury.
- Competing tenant and subtenant vying over conversion of rent control apartment to condominium.
- Civil right claims of Unruh violations and discrimination by landlord against tenants’ children.
- UD action with 37 plaintiffs and tenants in slumlord apartments ; egregious conditions.
- UD action against holdover tenant, conflicts with security deposit and lease extensions.
- Unlawful eviction and conversion of commercial sewing business with fraud; punitive damages.
- Constructive eviction from rat infestation and development of asthma from severe allergy to rats.
- Homeowner suit against condo owner refusing access to investigate and repair leaks on balcony.
- Commercial lease dispute over bar, terms of lease after original owner died and offspring took over.
- Tenant claims of injury from mold infestation, wrongful eviction.
- Claims of habitability issues relating to mold with dispute over mental health of tenant.
- Roach and bedbug infestation in 17 units with 66 tenants.
- Bedbug infestation in suitcases after stay in Vegas hotel.
- Claim of bank failure in slumhousing foreclosure to repair violations and citations.
- Claim of constructive eviction from substandard housing versus negotiated rent reduction.
- Wrongful eviction from Section 8 housing.
- Massive bedbug and rodent infestation in 13 units with 30 tenants.
- Mold exposure in rental property to tenant.
- Claims of persistent Landlord refusal to respond to complaints with no record of complaints.
- 19 units with bedbug infestation.
- Slumlord claim against owner of 200+ unit apartments of which majority currently joined: roaches, loss of electricity, gas leak, etc.
- Multiunit claims by 20 plaintiffs of cockroach and bedbug infestations in which on site manager was informed and tried insufficient treatments for six months; Owner claimed no knowledge until lawsuit filed.
- Bedbug infestation in single unit with claims that owner inadequately responded and forced eviction.
- Contentious history between landlord and franchise operator claiming failure to pay CAM fees with ten year history of no invoices for fees.
- Wrongful eviction from Section 8 housing.
- Massive bedbug and rodent infestation in 13 units with 30 tenants.
- Mold exposure in rental property to tenant.
- Claims of persistent Landlord refusal to respond to complaints where no record of complaints.
- 19 units with bedbug infestation.
- Slumlord claim against owner of 200+ unit apartments of which majority currently joined: roaches, loss of electricity, gas leak, etc.