Many assume that in a lease to own housing transaction it is a simple matter to regain possession if the potential buyer fails to close and/or fails to pay rent. Not so fast. A landlord may bring either an unlawful detainer action or ejectment action to evict a tenant. It is far preferable for the owner to bring an unlawful detainer action. An unlawful detainer action is an expedited form of litigation narrowly tailored to the issue of possession. Counterclaims are only proper if they relate to the issue of the right of possession. However, unlawful detainer actions can only […]
Monthly Archives: February 2009
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[UPDATE NOTE: This bill ultimately did not pass.] A bill is being considered in Olympia that may limit landlord’s access to complete and accurate information and drive up the costs of obtaining tenant screening reports. The proposed law imposes new credit reporting obligations on tenant screening services. The new law would require them to issue only one complete screening report per tenant per sixty days and to issue a correction if information changes.