Investor · West Covina, CA · Member since 2015 · 19 posts · 0 votes
I'm interested in purchasing a property but it is under rent control in LA county and has tenants inside of it. How can I remove the tenants? Can you give tenants a 2 month notice to vacate?
If there rent is very low money will not likely get them out.
Make their tenancy miserable and hope they leave on their own. Do renovation/repair work on the property, give notices for lease violations, make regular inspections. Anything that would, over a period of time, convince them that they no longer want to live there. Plenty of ways but legally would be best.
Study your state landlord tenant regulations and find a loop hole. Best option would be to evict for personal use (close relative) if that is allowed.
If there rent is very low money will not likely get them out.
Make their tenancy miserable and hope they leave on their own. Do renovation/repair work on the property, give notices for lease violations, make regular inspections. Anything that would, over a period of time, convince them that they no longer want to live there. Plenty of ways but legally would be best.
Study your state landlord tenant regulations and find a loop hole. Best option would be to evict for personal use (close relative) if that is allowed.
I'm interested in purchasing a property but it is under rent control in LA county and has tenants inside of it. How can I remove the tenants? Can you give tenants a 2 month notice to vacate?
Nope. Unless you intend on moving into it, or using it as a property manager's unit, or one of 7 valid reasons. And then, if you have a valid reason (selling the property is not one of them), you have to pay them relocation assistance. Here's some info:
Investor · West Covina, CA · Member since 2015 · 19 posts · 0 votes
10y
hmm.. what about a property that is rent controlled but was purchased through a trustee's sale. The previous owner put a tenant in their which he/she should not do. The tenant falsified a lease agreement to extort a cash for keys situation. If they don't have a lease agreement they are month to month. What is the recourse for a month to month tenant? Are they still bona fide tenants? When will California change laws to prevent a previous owner to put in a "squatter" and make a false lease agreement to collect a higher cash for keys offer?
Investor · West Covina, CA · Member since 2015 · 19 posts · 0 votes
10y
@syndey hall good luck with that. I spoke with an investor who had a rent controlled apartment and they bought out all the tenants. They picked a day and time and sent 2 people to each unit and negotiated an agreement to have everyone move out. Luckily all the negotiations were made and accepted on that day.
Home Stager · San Luis Obispo, CA · Member since 2016 · 312 posts · 49 votes
10y
hhmm... i'll mention that to him. will keep watching the post as well to see if anything else transpires. the place needs much work apparently, but the rent control has kinda been a hindrance in that capacity as well. friend's dad did not keep up with stuff so it slid. now everything is all out of proportion. ugh.
That's called harassment, and CA law is more on the tenant side.
If it can be proven it is harassment. I operate in a extremely pro tenant environment and face the same problem but..... smart landlords can be successful and escape charges. Personally I have had to do it and have had mixed results in evading the harassment issue but getting rid of the tenant was always worth the cost. It is not a quick fix to make a tenant miserable but with patients and a firm commitment it does work.
There are plenty of legitimate actions on the part of a landlord that can drive out a tenant. Some times all it takes is a landlord rigidly enforcing the rules.