Understanding Los Angeles' Post-Covid-19 Lockdown Tenants Rights

Many Los Angeles tenants have been blindsided by the County's decision to lift Covid-19-related moratoriums on evictions and rent increases. 

Los Angeles renters have rights to notice before entry, termination, rent increase, and habitable housing. During the COVID-19 emergency, renters cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent if they are affected by the pandemic, but they still owe the rent and have 12 months to repay it. Renters can also seek help from lawyers and Tenants' Rights organizations which specialize in protecting tenants from predatory landlords.

Here are some common landlord-tenant laws in Los Angeles that you might find helpful:

• Tenants have a right to clean, habitable homes. 
• Tenants have a right to privacy. Landlords must give tenants reasonable notice before entering their homes.
• Tenants have a right to be free from discrimination.
• Tenants have a right to a safe home free from harassment.
• Tenants have a right to not more than a 5-10% rent increase per annum, depending on the city or town in which the tenant resides.

If you're having an issue with your landlord, contact Desiree T. Washington, Los Angeles Real Estate Lawyer at Washington Law Firm for a free consultation. Located in Torrance, attorney Desiree T. Washington assists people with evictions, unlawful detainer and landlord tenant matters throughout California. Areas served include Marina Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Hawthorne, Gardena, Long Beach, San Pedro, Rolling Hills, Palos Verdes, Wilmington, and Los Angeles. 

Call today for a free consultation.

If you cannot afford an attorney, contact the following organization:

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Attorney Desiree T. Washington Announces Run for Los Angeles County Supervisor for the 4th District

Attorney Desiree T. Washington Announces Run for Los Angeles County Supervisor for the 4^th District

Los Angeles, CA, Release: January 9, 2020. For Immediate Release


Attorney Desiree T. Washington is pleased to announce her candidacy for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 4^th District.  This will be Desiree T. Washington’s first bid for public office. Primary Elections will be held March 3, 2020.

Desiree T. Washington is a licensed California attorney. She is a former prosecutor with the State Bar of California, and a former public relations intern for the City of Chicago under the late Mayor Harold Washington. She currently practices business law in the private sector, representing individuals in business and real estate transactions, and consulting with mid-to-large-sized businesses in meeting their large eDiscovery Project Management needs. She regularly manages teams of 30 or more workers to meet high-stakes litigation goals.


Desiree T. Washington obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa, College of Law, where she specialized in jurisprudence and civil rights, and where she was appointed research assistant to Professor Kenneth Kress.

Desiree T. Washington received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago, where she majored in Medieval and Early Modern History, with a minor in the ancient world. She also became an Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Fellow while studying at the University of Chicago.


Most recently, Desiree T. Washington has worked as a contract attorney for large law firms, providing substantive legal analysis, managing teams of 25-30+ attorneys in matters of productivity, workflow, quality control issues, and managing general human resources.


“I believe my professional experience makes me uniquely qualified to represent Los Angeles County residents because represents new leadership ready to meet the complex challenges Los Angeles County residents now face by harnessing technology, youthful vigor, creative force and moderate values,” Desiree T. Washington said.  


“Homelessness, Rideshare Safety and Wages, Traffic and Over-Crowding, Taxes, and Pollution Abatement are my immediate concerns,” Desiree T. Washington added. 


“I look forward to serving Los Angeles County,” she concluded.

The 4^th District consists of 458 square miles of land and is home to over 1.9 million residents in the following locales:

Artesia La Habra Heights Rancho Palos Verdes Avalon La Mirada Redondo Beach Bellflower Lakewood Rolling Hills Cerritos Lomita Rowland Heights Diamond Bar Long Beach San Pedro Downey Manhattan Beach Santa Fe Springs El Segundo Marina Del Rey Signal Hill East Whittier Norwalk South Whittier Hacienda Heights Palos Verdes Estates Torrance Harbor City Paramount Westchester Hawaiian Gardens Playa Del Rey West Whittier-Los Nietos Hermosa Beach Rancho Palos Verdes Whittier Redondo Beach Wilmington Rolling Hills

Learn more about Candidate Desiree T. Washington, volunteer, and donate to her campaign by visiting her official campaign website at: Washington for Supervisor 2020,  Twitter: @LASupervisor, Facebook: Desiree4LA, and Instagram: Desiree4LA.

Washington Law Firm is a Los Angeles-based law practice providing legal representation to a diversified client base that includes corporations, small local businesses, individuals, e-commerce brands, hospitals, charities and financial institutions.  Founded in 2001, Washington Law Firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, representing Californians throughout the Southland.


Contact info:
Name: Desiree T. Washington
Organization: Washington Law Firm c/o Washington for Supervisor 2020
Address: 8033 W Sunset Blvd., # 581, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: +1-877-276-4835

Website: https://desireewashington.org

Email: info@desireewashington.com

JANICE DICKINSON REVIVES COSBY LAWSUIT

Janice Dickinson, the former 80s super model who has alleged she was sexually assault by Bill Cosby more than 40 years ago, has successfully argued before a California appeals court that she should be allowed to amend her complaints against both Cosby and his former attorney, Marty Singer on defamation grounds.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Dickinson made public her allegations of sexual assault, prompting media outlets worldwide to republish her allegations and to harang Cosby for a reaction.  Several additional alleged victims eventually came forward after Dickinson's interview, lawsuits were filed, and Cosby was blacklisted, losing lucrative licensing, publishing and distribution deals in the aftermath.

Attorney Marty Singer, acting as Cosby;s representative, sent cease and desist letters to the media, asserted that Dickinson's story was "fabricated and is an outrageous defamatory lie." Further, Singer threatened to sue Good Morning America if the ABC show proceeded with a planned segment with Dickinson. The following day, Singer issued a public statement again repeating that Dickinson's story of rape was a lie and different than what she had written in her own autobiography.  more

DONALD FAGEN SUES STEELY DAN BANDMATE'S ESTATE TO ENFORCE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO CONTROL BAND

Steely Dan lead singer Donald Fagen is suing the estate of bandmate Walter Becker in a move to assert an alleged right to exclusively exploit the band's brand.

At the center of Fagen's lawsuit is a 1972 buy-sell agreement signed by the original band-members when Steely Dan was incorporated. According to the complaint filed November 21, 2017 in L.A. County Superior Court, the contract provides that whenever a member of the group quits or dies, Steely Dan purchases all of that member's shares in the group. Fagen is also suing the group's business-management firm, Nigro Karlin Segal Feldstein & Bolno, in an effort to obtain an accounting, claiming the firm has been withholding records. more