There’s a lot of negative talk about landlords these days. But the reality is that landlords provide essential services that make communities function. Without landlords, millions of people would have nowhere to live.

Most landlord-tenant relationships work just fine. Both sides benefit, and it’s usually pretty congenial. But government officials and policies in places like Los Angeles keep pitting one side against the other when it doesn’t have to be this way.

If you’re a landlord in California dealing with a tenant who stopped paying rent, CCP 1161(2) is the legal foundation for your eviction case. It’s what allows you to regain possession of your property when a tenant defaults on rent.

A few years ago, jury demands in unlawful detainer cases were relatively uncommon. Most eviction cases were decided by a judge alone. That’s changing fast, especially in Los Angeles. One of the reasons for the shift is because self-help legal centers are now using templates that include a pre-checked jury demand box. Tenants filing their

Here’s why rent control expands despite its proven failures, and what landlords can do to stop it.