Is retaliation a viable defense for me? did I amend my answer too late?

If the landlord filed the unlawful detainer before serving you with the 3-Day Notice, and while you were still current in the rent, you will win;...

Can he charge me for the full month when my unit was untenatable for half of the month and 8 months prior.

If you can prove at trial that your apartment was uninhabitable for half the month, the judge will discount the rent. But it would be a lot less...

Once a tenant is locked out, is there a way to restore possession to tenant, based on fraudulent eviction?

You should move the trial court to vacate the judgment for failure to appear if you have a good excuse for not attending and you point out the...

The Three-Day Notice is your landlord's first step in legally evicting you. After three days, the landlord may legally evict you by bringing an...

How to end a tenancy if the rental agreement has no specific expiration date?

Assuming the rental is located in the City of Los Angeles: If a single family home, you will have to give a 60-Day Notice to Vacate--as the tenancy...

My landlord won an unlawful detainer by default and held the writ of possession over my head for 3 years.

If you paid rent to the landlord after the default judgment, a new tenancy was created that would require the landlord to serve a new eviction...

The judge did you a big favor advising you to dismiss your UD because you overcharged your tenant under LA Rent Control. Don't even think about...

WHAT DO I DO if my property is not under the jurisdiction of the the LAHD and I need to have the tenants relocate to

You can give the tenants a 30-Day Notice to Vacate if they have resided in their unit under a year or a 60-Day Notice if they have resided over a...

How much does Los Angeles Rent Control favor landlords?

LARSO protects tenants and causes difficulties for landlords. There is no rent control in Long Beach except for cases from the San Pedro-Wilmington...

How many times can a landlord demand rent increase over 12 month period?

Yes. Parking rent is different from apartment rent. The SCEP reimbursement is not rent.