All Forum Posts by: Nicole Nicholas

Thank you so much for all of your advice. Sorting through all of these options and the timelines for implementation now. 

I own a triplex under LA rent control. In court, I got a stipulated judgment for one of the tenants to leave and she was given 90 days to vacate. All 3 units are on 1 water meter and historically I have paid the water bill. The other tenants have called me to tell me that the disgruntled tenant runs the water and hose into the street all day outside and they can hear it inside. When I got the first water bill after this judgment, it is x4 the previous bill. I have stopped by several times since to check the meter outside and the water is running constantly on full power and the meter read is climbing. 

Has anyone dealt with this before? When I keep calling the DWP, they say there is absolutely nothing they can do and they do not get involved in matters like this. Any advice on how to respond to a tenant like this or any companies or levers you have used in the past - rather than just pay thousands in a water bill?

The lease clearly states that she is only occupying supposed to be one room. Thank you so much for the referral!

Looking for eviction attorney recommendations in Los Angeles, who knows the nuances of rent control and represent landlords. My case isn't straightforward.

I have talked to multiple eviction attorneys in LA and most of them are factories, and churn through the traditional 'tenant not paying their rent on time' cases. They make their money on volume.

I currently have a case where the tenant is renting 1 room in a 2 bedroom apartment but has taken over both bedrooms. So she is illegally occupying the 2nd bedroom. She has ignored multiple asks and notices to vacate that 2nd bedroom, and now I need an attorney to pursue this.

This is a nontraditional case so if you have any referrals for eviction attorneys who are not factories and can take the time on a more nuanced case, please let me know.

Thank you!

I own a property in the Third Ward in Houston that I have decided to sell. The property hasn't been occupied in years and is in such bad shape, it likely needs to be torn down. I'm out of state but travel there frequently. Please send any agent referrals who know this area or have experience moving a completely dilapidated property.  Thank you!

@Aziz Raji Thank you so much!  I have been listening to the BP podcasts and reading some of the books for a while. Glad to be a more active part of the online community now as well!

I am a new investor with a multi-unit property in a Los Angeles rent controlled building with a tenant that has come with a lot of challenges and has recently escalated to preventing me from doing an inspection. 

My seller recommended a law firm that turned out to be a mill that makes their money on doing a large volume of straightforward eviction cases.  The firm was happy to keep charging me but didn't really spend the time to understand my case and provide actual directional guidance.

After 5 months of paying this law firm and getting the runaround, I had to cut my losses and am looking for a good lawyer in LA who takes on more challenging and nuanced cases (not just rent nonpayments).