Can restaurant owner nullify a restaurant rental agreement when San Francisco orders all restaurants to close indefinitely?

No, unless lease contains the right cancellation clause. However, help is on the way for small merchants in SF. You can great free consultations...

New home owner with a lodger in place, can i move my family into the house empty rooms ?

Regardless of any lease or law that allows you to move in, I urge you not to do it. I’m working on three lodger-from-hell cases that cropped up...

So you could call city hall and report it. And you might make someone homeless and trigger long term consequences with neighbor. Is the rental...

Will this hold up in court?

Please call Bay Area Legal Aid for a free consultation. There’s too much going on here to answer thoroughly and someone needs to ask you a bunch of...

Do I have no claim to this garage?

Sadly no. Without a lease that provides you parking, you have no rights to enforce. Landlords do not have to provide you parking.

What are the effects of non-payment of lease breakage charges for an apartment due to COVI-19 and what's the recourse?

It is reasonable to pay 1 to 2 months rent to cancel a lease. If you had moved in and were flexible about moving out, you could take steps to...

Can I be prosecuted for vandalism if it is defined under my housing contract?

Pay the damages in exchange for an agreement that they won't prosecute you. If this incident is part of a pattern, you should seek legal help after...

What are my rights as one member of a lease-signing party?

Apartment manager is not correct, though someone needs to see the lease to be sure what is going on. There is no law or lease provision I have...

Landlord transferred lease deposit without permission

Sorry to report that landlord has no obligation to reimburse one co-tenant who moves out, even after lease expires if the other co-tenant stays....

Would I have to pay rent, for my station, in a hair salon, if the salon is closed during the corona virus regulations.

The owner of the salon or the landlord of the salon? Either way there may not be a clear answer in today's crisis. I would say that if landlord...