I respectfully disagree with Mr Brown, but not for legal reasons. My thoughts come from decades of managing landlord tenant conflict as an asset...

LANDLORD/TENANT question; Thank you Mr. W. Tomas Tanner for your quick response. I think I didn't explain myself clearly.

Perhaps it is time to hire a property management company to assume the joys of leasing and managing the property...

"Can I get back my deposit?"

Here's the CA Tenant Handbook, where you can read about the rules Mr Price points to. Use the handbook to guide you in future lease dealings....

In mediation we settled I would move in 60days & get sec dep back.today I got documents saying i got $ for relocation asst. ???

Call your attorney and do what she says. Move, don't look back, get happy.

HOA issue

Agree with my colleagues Fuson and Straus. Here are some other thoughts. Were you occupying your unity during this period? If so, it seems the...

Privacy

That's not the question. The question is why are you still living there? You have described unsafe and probably illegal conditions. Get out and...

I have a tenant who moved out a fully furnished apt but is threatening to take me to court of I dont give back 100% of deposit

Do not change the locks. Follow the rules on security deposit in this handbook: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf. Take...

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I signed a lease with a party who abandoned the premesis, are they still responsible for their half of the rent.

You have two choices to protect yourself. One, pay the entire rent on time. Two, sit down with landlord and work out a solution. That might include...

Do tenants in an apartment have a reasonable right to privacy as a renter.

If it is true that the video maker has mental health issues, then before doing anything, muster up some compassion for him/her. Doing so will help...

What sort of rights, as a tenant, do I have for pro-rated rent for vacating a unit early?

In theory, if landlord takes back space on the 26th, they have duty to lease it quickly and refund you money. But with the close timing, why get...