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Getting someone evicted in California might take 2 years in court. For it to be that hard, they have to be in residence for over 2 years. There are all kinds of
by stcredzero 7y ago
Getting someone evicted in California might take 2 years in court. For it to be that hard, they have to be in residence for over 2 years. There are all kinds of shenanigans lawyers can pull to draw out such processes.
- wahern 7y agoEvictions usually happen much faster than that, like on the orders of days or weeks. See https://www.attorneydavid.com/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-evict-a-tenant-in-california/ https://www.attorneydavid.com/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-...
- stcredzero 7y agoI've spoken to Bay Area attorneys about this. Non-disputed evictions take 4-6 weeks. That's non-disputed. That's on the long side! Other jurisdictions take a few days to 2 weeks for non-disputed. An additional month for disputed evictions is an average, so that's up to 10 weeks or so. It can drag out for much longer. It depends on how good the case is for each side.
- Waterluvian 7y agoIn the parts of Canada I've lived the rules very much bias in favour of the resident, based on the logic that the cost to the landlord is financial but the cost to the residents is safety, health, etc. If I recall, in some places you can't even evict in the winter. Same applies to utilities: it's illegal to disconnect heat (whether gas or electricity) in the winter even if for non payment. Personally I prefer protecting residents at the cost of some people who exploit the system.
- stcredzero 7y agoThis is the logic behind California's laws.
- TomMckenny 7y ago>An additional month for disputed evictions is an average Because we know in advance the tenant can never win.
- stcredzero 7y agoTaking 4 months to get the tenant out isn't exactly a "win" for the landlord.