FAQ

Evictions

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Notices to Quit:

A landlord must ensure that before evicting tenants that the landlord has a notice to quit that will stand up in court.  When serving a tenant with a three-day notice to pay rent or quit, a landlord must give the tenant specifics as to how the landlord may be reached in order that the tenant may pay rent during that three day period.  The three-day period starts on the next day, and if the last day falls on a weekend or a court holiday, then tenants must be given until the next court day to pay their rent.  Rent may not be overstated on a three-day notice to pay rent or quit.  So time is not wasted, a landlord would be well advised to have any notice to quit reviewed by an attorney prior to service on the tenant.  For no extra charge, Attorney Aimee Morris is happy to review her clients' notices to quit prior to service to ensure proper drafting prior to service.  Remember, that errors in a three-day notice may cause unlawful detainer lawsuits (evictions) to be dismissed at trial, so it is important for landlords to get it right from the beginning.  Given that it can take over a month get to trial when a tenant stops paying rent, it is financially crucial that landlords take all precautions to make sure that their notices to quit are flawless.

Debt Collection

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Unfair Debt Collection Practices:

A creditor's attorney must be just as careful as a debt collector when collecting debt against a California consumer. By definition, a creditor's attorney is considered to be a debt collector under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 

Revocable Living Trusts

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The most common reasons that people choose revocable living trusts:
1. You may want to choose specifically who receives your estate and not leave it up to the Court
2. You may want to maximize recovery for your chosen heirs.
3. You may have heirs needing protection:
   • until the heirs reach adulthood
   • because the heirs have special needs
   • because the heirs have creditors

Other benefits of a Revocable Living Trust include:
• A Revocable Living Trust
• Pour-Over Will (pouring your assets into the trust upon your death)
• Durable Powers of Attorney over your Assets
• Durable Powers of Attorney over your Healthcare
• Advanced Healthcare Directive
• New Deeds to hold your Real Property as Trustee of your new Trust
• Instructions and Forms for the Operation of your new Trust

Please call the Law Offices of Aimee R. Morris to help you establish your new Revocable Living Trust. Our prices are highly competitive, and we always give discounts to current and former military personnel