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Eviction Defense Lawyer

There are many times during the prevent eviction process that the team at Stop Foreclosure California will recommend that our client take a look at hiring an eviction defense lawyer to aid in their case. Most of the time, if we find that our client has a need to defend an unlawful detainer and is facing eviction, that they need to up the bar of assistance required to work through the situation. In the state of California, unlawful detainers are a unique type of case. Many times we find that our customers do not realize that an eviction is not a criminal case. In California, they are considered civil matters which do not come with a right to an appointed counsel. The court system in SoCal will not assign you an attorney, but few people have success in representing themselves in the trickier cases. The standard of evidence in these cases falls under the “more probably than not” standard where the landlord does not have the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt to meet. Also, there is no double jeopardy in these cases. Even if successful in winning the case, the landlord can continue to serve notices and come back to court time and again. If you lose the case; however, there is nothing to stop the landlord from having the sheriff lock you out while appealing the case. During our time of being open for business, we have seen very few exceptions to these practices. We have also seen that almost all property management companies and landlords are well-represented by lawyers who are well-versed in pursuing evictions in SoCal. The last thing you will want to have happen is evidence that you have proving wrong by the landlord or management company not being allowed to be entered into evidence because you can’t get past the plaintiff lawyer’s objections. This is where an eviction defense lawyer can help you out tremendously. Most of the time, eviction cases will take less than six weeks to go to trial from the time the landlord files a complaint. Sometimes this timeframe will be even faster based on case load and the experience level of their attorney. Time is of the essence in these cases. If you are not sure what the appropriate course of action might be for your given situation. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out and ask our team. We will go out of our way to help you work through the ongoing situation and help you move forward in the most appropriate manner.