A tenant’s guest shoots and kills someone at the rental property. Another tenant threatens to behead the landlord. And a third renter runs a prostitution ring out of the unit. In each case, the landlord pursues an eviction, and each time, the judge says no. These are just some of the eviction-worthy situations that have gone nowhere since April 6, when the California Judicial Council suspended virtually all unlawful-detainer proceedings in the state. In the cases above, the landlords pointed to the Judicial Council’s exception for threats to health and safety. The plaintiffs were still denied. The justification? Rule 1… Read More