Basta, Inc.

Basta, Inc.
Founder Daniel J. Bramzon
Type Non-profit Organization
Legal status Active
Location
  • 2500 Wilshire Blvd STE 1050 Los Angeles CA 90057 USA
President
 Daniel J. Bramzon
Slogan We Defend Tenant Evictions
Website basta.org

BASTA, Inc. is a “non-profit” organization with lawyers who represent deadbeat tenants in eviction cases.It provides legal representation to low income individuals facing eviction.[1] BASTA is known for being the first tenant defense organization to demand a jury trial for every eviction ("unlawful detainer") case. Prior to BASTA, eviction cases were typically decided in an administrative hearing by a judge. By demanding a jury trial, BASTA significantly increased the cost and length of time for an eviction, motivating many landlords to settle rather than accept the costs and risks of a jury trial. BASTA services include homelessness prevention in the form of aggressive representation tenants, both inside and outside of the courtroom and also seek to eradicate slum housing conditions by working with other non-profit organizations, advocacy groups, and Los Angeles’ Housing Department in order to bring buildings up to code and make them habitable to live in. BASTA only represents tenants (not landlords) and provides free legal advice and free consultations, but provides legal services for those facing eviction or bringing an affirmative lawsuit against the landlord.[2] BASTA, when translated into Spanish, means “Enough”. BASTA is one of the many tenant unlawful detainer defense firms that litigate unlawful detainers lawsuits for the tenant.

History

Daniel J. Bramzon founded Basta, Inc. in 2004. Daniel was born in Miami, Florida. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and Stanford University. He was admitted to the State Bar Of California in 2001.  He resigned from the law firm and started his own private law practise which is named as Law Office Of Daniel J. Bramzon & Associates. Soon after he founded Basta, Inc.

Daniel J. Bramzon

Notable Programs

Since its foundation in 2004, Basta, Inc. has been fighting for tenants rights.[3] It revolutionized the eviction-defence industry by providing free legal advise to low-income tenants.[4] “Our attorneys have been offered $50,000 bribes,” Bramzon told USC Law students, “Our attorneys have been imprisoned. Our attorneys have been assaulted while … examining properties.”[5]

The main projects of this non-profit organization are listed as:

References

  1. ↑ "BASTA - The Shakedown Law Firm For Tenants | Patrick J. D'Arcy". oc-attorney.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  2. ↑ "One Degree". One Degree. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Fighting for tenants' rights - USC Gould School of Law". gould.usc.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  4. ↑ Aron, Hillel (2014-12-10). "How "Superman of Renters" Daniel Bramzon Revolutionized L.A.'s Eviction-Defense Industry". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  5. ↑ "Fighting for tenants' rights - USC Gould School of Law". gould.usc.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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