Evictions/Unlawful Detainer Proceedings
At Zakari Law, we have handled thousands of unlawful detainer/eviction proceedings. We are well versed in the details, and nuances of the law as they relate to landlord-tenant disputes. Zakari Law protects the rights of its landlord and tenant and tenant clients and aggressively pursues their respective rights. As part of our landlord-tenant practice, we handle eviction/unlawful detainer cases for landlords and tenants throughout Southern California.
If you are a landlord or tenant in need of experienced legal representation for an eviction dispute or post-foreclosure matter, contact our law office in Pasadena, California. To schedule a consultation or to begin a case with a lawyer at our firm, call 626-432-5465.
Landlord and Tenant Rights
Eviction proceedings are technically referred to as unlawful detainer proceedings. The name comes from the concept that one individual is in the unlawful detention of another persons property. You may as a landlord not use self help, which includes shutting off utilities, or changing the locks of one of your tenants. You must lawfully evict the tenant/occupant from your property. After obtaining a judgment against the tenant/occupant in an unlawful detainer/eviction proceeding we will enforce that judgment to make sure that a sheriff performs a lock-out removing all people from your premises and the tenant/occupant is thereafter prohibited from the entering or returning to the property again.
Eviction/unlawful detainer proceedings are summary proceedings. That is, unlawful detaine/eviction proceedings are resolved more quickly than other lawsuits. However, tenants and landlords with the exception of time limitations generally have the same rights as any other litigant in a civil action. For example, deposition proceedings, and jury trials, are not all too uncommon in unlawful detainer/eviction proceedings.
It is the goal of Zakari Law, to represent their client efficiently and be prepared and ahead of the opposition when pursuing their clients rights. On average unlawful detainer proceedings last anywhere from 4 to 10 weeks. Seasoned knowledge of the process is required in order to effectively represent a client in a summary proceeding, at Zakari Law, we have the knowledge.
Zakari Law is prepared for tenant defenses and knows how to counter them when our client is a landlord, in the same vein, if Zakari Law is representing a tenant in an unlawful detainer/eviction proceeding it knows the best strategic approach to substantially increase their clients' success in the action.
In addition to representing landlords and tenants in unlawful detainer proceedings, our staff of professionals and lawyers educate landlords and tenants about notice requirements and review eviction notices to determine their compliance with state, local, and sometimes federal law.
If you are a landlord or tenant in Southern California in need of experienced legal representation, contact Zakari Law.
