I have bed bugs in my apartment. Is it the landlords responsibility to pay for my hotel? I cannot stay in my apartment.

Dear tenant, The landlord is absolutely responsible to put you up in a hotel while you cannot stay in your apartment due to bed bugs. You...

Can a landlord disconnect water service for unpaid rent?

Dear tenant, That is completely illegal. A landlord cannot turn off utilities to try to force a tenant to move. See Civil Code section 789.3. ...

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My daughter received a 3 day notice to pay or quit can she get her security deposit back if she leaves?

Dear Mom, Your daughter has to be very careful that she does not end up with a judgment for eviction after she's moved out. She needs to...

Can I be evicted under these circumstances?

Dear tenant, A text message is not proper notice and will not support an unlawful detainer action. Also, if you've lived in your place for...

CA RENTER Can I get reimbursement:property damage, health suffering inconvenience clean up moving work regarding mold situation?

Dear tenant, You have a very serious situation there. Certain molds can be very dangerous and it is very common for people, especially...

Do California's renting laws apply to short-term vacation rentals?

You need to sue this guy in small claims court. Landlord tenant laws don't apply here, because you were not a tenant entitled to exclusive use and...

Follow up question on how exactly to state a 30 day quit(what do you mean when you say quit) notice to a unstable hostile cousin

Hiring a lawyer to evict someone and hiring a lawyer to file an unlawful detainer action is the same thing. After the notice expires (and the...

I live in a mobile home park & own the coach. Manager said a 3-day eviction notice was sent. I never received it. Is this legal?

Dear tenant, Under the mobilehome residency law, in order to evict you for non-payment of rent, the management has to serve you with a 60 day...

Tes I have , i was dirty and dusty

Dear tenant, This isn't really much of a case, by which I mean that you probably won't get much money. It's probably not worth your time to...

Can we break our lease if the landlord didn't hold up his end of it?

If your landlord is in material breach of the lease, you have no more obligations under the lease. I think you are fine giving 30 days notice and...