Real Estate/Development,
Law School
Apr. 14, 2025
Stanford study spurs Eviction Court reforms in LA County
When a tenant missed his eviction deadline after a ceiling collapse, he found himself lost in a legal system stacked against the unrepresented. Now, a sweeping Stanford Law study is driving reform in L.A. County eviction courts, highlighting the access-to-justice gap and offering concrete solutions--many already in motion.
When his ceiling collapsed, a Los Angeles apartment dweller named John moved out and stopped paying rent. His landlord sued. Then John made a critical mistake: he missed the 5-day answer deadline.
Later, John did something else: he told his story to researchers from Stanford Law School who this month released a massive diagnostic report on how the overload of eviction cases in Los Angeles County Superior Court challenges the justice system--and what can be done.
As John e...
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