d. Common Tenant Defenses Generally, the defendant may submit a written answer to the court by the date set forth in the summons, or may appear at the show cause hearing to present their defense orally. The tenant may defend…
Read MoreIf the tenant properly has been served notice and the period allotted for cure (if any) set forth by statute or the lease has expired without compliance, then the tenant is in unlawful detainer. At this point, the landlord may…
Read MoreFor otherwise savvy planners practicing outside the community property states – Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and since 1998, Alaska, under a nonmandatory “elective” regime [1] – community property is often the largest “blind spot”…
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