Civil Counsel

Landlords And Small Biz Push Sacramento for Legislation Against Lawsuit Abuse

Patricia Douglas, an African-American real estate business owner from Inglewood, came to Sacramento last week with over 200 other small business owners to urging lawmakers to offer them some relief from what they describe as lawsuit abuse. “I came to Sacramento to speak with members in the legislature to share what I see is becoming a trend with property owners who are being taken advantage of by tenants in the eviction process,” said Douglas. At the rally in front of the capitol, Douglas shared the story of one of her clients who rents a single-family home and issued a rent