Eviction Defense Attorneys in Los Angeles, California

Fight Possible Eviction and Get Help from The Top Eviction Defense Lawyer

An eviction defense attorney at Gomez Law, APC has significant experience helping homeowners and renters fight eviction. This is one of the common real estate issues that many tenants go through. The legal term is “Unlawful Detainer,” and if you have received a Summons & Complaint about Unlawful Detainer (UD), you must act fast or you will be locked out of your home before you know it. Get to know the nature of these cases and how an Eviction Defense Lawyer can help you out.

Who Can Seek Help from An Eviction Defense Attorney?

1. You’re a Tenant facing eviction from your Landlord

The eviction process begins when you are served with a Notice To Quit by your landlord. Depending on the situation, you can be served with a 3/30/60 or 90-Day Notice, or oftentimes a form that combines all of these. If you are served with a 3 Day Notice to Quit or pay rent, that means you have only THREE DAYS to pay the full amount stated, move out or be sued by the new owner for UD. If you haven’t called an eviction defense attorney yet, now is definitely the time. As early as the fourth day, you will be “served” with a Summons & Complaint for Unlawful Detainer (“UD”).

In most cases, you have only FIVE DAYS to respond to the complaint, the most simple way being to draft and file an “Answer.” If you don’t respond in time, the new owner will file a request for default, and within a week you may hear a Sheriff knocking at your door to post a 5 Day Notice to Vacate. Once that happens, you’d better start packing because the next time the Sheriffs come, it will be to forcibly remove you and lock you out of your home. Once there is a judgment, it is too late to slow things down with a bankruptcy filing.

Unless you’re willing and able to move out very quickly, it’s a good idea to call an eviction defense lawyer with experience in these matters. Our Eviction Defense plan can give you the maximum time in your home or may be able to resolve the problem to keep you there. In this UD action, we can give you more time by, depending on the circumstances, filing a Motion to Quash Service of Summons and/or a Demurrer to Complaint motion before even filing the Answer, and then possibly propound Discovery on your landlord and/or file a Motion for Summary judgment. If we prevail on certain motions, the buyer would need to start the process all over again. All these things slow down the “rush to judgment.” When the UD Trial eventually comes, our team of expert eviction defense attorneys negotiates for a longer period to move out and have the record sealed so that you won’t have the eviction on your record.

Our eviction defense lawyers are also very familiar with local rent control laws, which can give you significant rights, including waiver of rent and even cash payouts in certain cases. If you had requested your landlord to fix “uninhabitable” living conditions and he did not respond, we can also present a defense for the “Breach of the Warranty of Habitability,” which can lower the amount owed and in some cases result in problems being fixed and you staying in your home. At the trial, our team of eviction defense lawyers often negotiate for a longer period to move out and have the record sealed so that you won’t have the eviction on your record. Of course, we may prevail on one of our motions, causing the landlord to start the entire process over again.

2. You’re a Foreclosed Borrower

G&S has had much success over the years helping homeowners who recently lost their homes to foreclosure with the help Post-Foreclosure Eviction Defense Attorneys. If your home was sold at a foreclosure auction, you need to contact a G&S defense attorney immediately, even before you receive an eviction notice, because once you are given Notice, things will move at lightning speed. If a real estate investor or other professional buyer won the bidding for your house at the foreclosure auction – and that is the strong trend these days – then you might be served with a 3 Day Notice to Quit later that same day. That means you have a maximum of THREE DAYS to move out or be sued by the new owner for an “Unlawful Detainer.” As early as the fourth day, you will be “served” with a Summons & Complaint about “UD”. Unless you are flat broke or are ready to move out quickly, you will want to call an attorney such as Gomez Law, APC immediately.

In most cases, you have only FIVE DAYS to respond to the complaint, the most simple way being to draft and file an “Answer.” If you don’t respond in time, the new owner will file a request for default, and within a week you may hear a Sheriff knocking at your door to post a 5 Day Notice to Vacate. Once that happens, you’d better start packing because the next time the Sheriffs come, it will be to forcibly remove you and lock you out. Once there is a judgment, it is too late to slow things down with a bankruptcy filing. The most viable solution you have is to get an eviction defense attorney to guide you right from the beginning.

Calling our team of eviction defense attorneys could immensely increase your fighting chances to stay in your home longer or even permanently. In fact, if you contact us right away, we could file a Wrongful Foreclosure Lawsuit against your lender if the facts warrant it. In some cases, we can have the eviction action put on hold while the wrongful foreclosure or quiet title case winds its way through the court system, and sometimes we even have the foreclosure sale undone completely.

3. You’re a Tenant in a foreclosed property

It’s even more important to call an eviction real estate defense attorney like G&S if you were a tenant and your landlord lost his home to foreclosure. The California Homeowner’s Bill of Rights (“HBOR”) gives you significant rights, and in some cases, we can keep you in the property until your lease expires. So for example, if you have a “bonafide” one-year fixed-term lease with nine months remaining, we can help you stay in your home for another nine months. But it is especially important in this type of case to call an attorney experienced in these matters, as the law is somewhat complex. However, we usually can tell you whether you could stay until the end of your lease during our initial consultation.

No matter which of the three categories you fall under, our team of Real Estate Los Angeles Attorneys have the experience and knowledge to keep you in your home for as long as possible. Or course, every situation is different and we cannot guarantee results, but if you are facing eviction, you owe it to yourself and your family to call Gomez Law, APC to set up a consultation.

A Team of Eviction Defense Attorneys at Competitive Rates

We started Gomez Law, APC as a Real Estate Law Firm. However, Real Estate legal issues can appear in a variety of different forums. To best assist our clients we have developed experience in those other forums and in other areas of law that your Real Estate touches upon. Thus, a team equipped with skills and knowledge to also function as defense attorneys were born. From Federal Court to Appellate Court, there is no challenge that our team is not ready and able to meet.

If you want to hire an attorney that has been published, has handled thousands of cases, has obtained millions in judgments and settlements for their clients, and has been complimented by judges throughout California then contact us today. Give our real estate Los Angeles Attorneys today and experience the best kind of legal assistance.