Real Estate/Development
Apr. 21, 2025
Landlords push back on Stanford study criticizing eviction practices
A new Stanford Law School study examining tenant outcomes in Los Angeles eviction courts has drawn sharp criticism from landlord attorneys, who argue it paints an unfair picture of the system and ignores the financial and procedural burdens on property owners. Tenant advocates, however, maintain legal representation is essential to protecting renters' rights--even when eviction is inevitable.
Landlords and their lawyers said a new Stanford Law School study on the plight of tenants in Los Angeles eviction courts was unfair and unrealistic.
The report, released earlier this month after a year-long collaborative study by L.A. court officials and researchers at the law school, detailed an increase in eviction filings by corporate landlords, a widening gap between the number of landlords who have lawyers and tenants who are represented and a decline in the number of tenant...
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