Eviction and Unlawful Detainer Attorneys in Los Angeles
JZ Law Group, P.C. represents landlords, property owners, and investors throughout Los Angeles in eviction and unlawful detainer matters. Evictions in California are summary proceedings that move quickly and punish technical mistakes. Tenant attorneys know this, and they build their defense around finding the one defect in your notice, your service, or your compliance that forces a dismissal. We build your case so there is no defect to find.
Our practice is grounded in real property and landlord-tenant litigation, with a heavy, ongoing volume of matters in the Los Angeles Superior Court. We prepare every case to turn on what matters, which is whether the tenant has a right to remain, rather than on a paperwork technicality.
What we do for landlords
We handle eviction matters from the first notice through judgment and recovery of possession, on both the residential and commercial side. Our representation covers:
Pre-notice strategy and compliance review
Before anything is served, we confirm which rules govern the property, whether it falls under the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, an incorporated city's ordinance, the unincorporated Los Angeles County ordinance, or the statewide Tenant Protection Act, and we make sure the planned action fits within the correct just-cause framework.
Drafting and serving notices
We prepare three-day notices to pay rent or quit, notices to perform or quit, and the longer thirty, sixty, ninety, and in some cases one-hundred-twenty-day termination notices, and we arrange service through a licensed, registered process server so service complies with Code of Civil Procedure section 1162.
Nonpayment of rent evictions
We handle the most common eviction type with attention to the Los Angeles traps that quietly defeat them, including the minimum rent threshold tied to Fair Market Rent, the exact-amount and twelve-month rules for the rent demand, security deposit interest compliance for rent-stabilized units, and the required disclosures that must accompany the notice.
Lease violation, nuisance, and holdover evictions
We pursue at-fault terminations for breach of lease, unauthorized occupants or pets, nuisance, and tenants who remain after a tenancy ends.
No-fault and relocation matters
We advise on owner move-in, withdrawal from the rental market under the Ellis Act, substantial remodel, and other no-fault grounds, including the relocation assistance, declarations, and filing obligations these terminations require.
Commercial evictions
We represent commercial landlords in unlawful detainer, where the framework differs from residential and where recent law has expanded protections for certain qualified commercial tenants.
Litigating the case through trial
We prosecute the unlawful detainer complaint, respond to tenant demurrers, motions to quash, and motions to strike, take the matter to trial when necessary, and oppose the affirmative defenses tenant attorneys raise, from improper notice to habitability to retaliation.
Judgment, possession, and post-judgment
We obtain the judgment, the writ of possession, and coordinate the lockout, and we handle post-judgment issues that arise on the way to recovering your property.
Why landlords come to us
Eviction is not a fill-in-the-blank exercise in Los Angeles. It is one of the most heavily regulated areas of California law, layered with City and County ordinances that change frequently and that tenant defense attorneys watch closely. The cost of getting it wrong is real: a single notice defect can cost you weeks or months of lost rent while the tenant stays in possession, and then you start over.
We approach every case the way the tenant's lawyer will. We stress-test the notice and the file before serving, looking for the same vulnerabilities the defense will look for, and we close them. We stay current on the local rules that decide these cases, including the Fair Market Rent eviction thresholds in the City and County, the Rent Stabilization Ordinance requirements, security deposit interest obligations, the Right to Counsel notice requirements, the obligation to file termination notices with the Los Angeles Housing Department, and the procedural timelines that govern how fast a case can move. The result is a case built to hold up, so possession is decided on the merits and not surrendered to a technicality.
To draft and serve your three-day notice
Because the notice is where most cases are won or lost, we offer a flat fee of $250 to draft your three-day notice and arrange service through a licensed, registered California process server. We prepare the notice to comply with the applicable statutory and local requirements, including the correct rent demand and required disclosures, and the process server completes and documents service to meet Code of Civil Procedure section 1162. The flat fee covers standard service of a single residential unit; additional defendants, multiple service attempts, or rush service may affect the quote.
Start with a notice →Part of a full real property practice
Evictions sit within a broader real property and litigation practice. We also handle landlord-tenant disputes beyond unlawful detainer, real estate purchase and sale matters, construction defect litigation, appellate work, and transactional review. For landlords and owners, that means the attorney handling your eviction understands how it fits into the larger picture of owning and managing property in Los Angeles.
Related practice areas
The same firm that handles your eviction handles the rest of your real property portfolio.
Talk to a Los Angeles eviction attorney
If you are dealing with a nonpaying or holdover tenant, the best time to involve an attorney is before the first notice goes out. Getting the notice and the strategy right from the start is far less expensive than litigating a dismissal and refiling.
Schedule a consultation →Los Angeles, CA 90024
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