Is my issue a landlord's responsibility and can I sue?

Yes. Yes. Yes. Call the Los Angeles County Environmental Health Department and report this. I have provided you with a link below. You should also...

Who is responsible for paying for a pest control company? The tenant or the landlord?

The landlord is 100% responsible for paying for extermination services immediately, because this is the landlord's legal obligation. See Civil Code...

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After "3 day notice pay rent or quit" posted at the door, how many days required prior files complaint?

You count weekend days too, unless the three days ENDS on the weekend. Then the deadline is extended to Monday.

Can a landlord replace your damaged carpet with used carpet? Is that a health code violation? If not it should be...

Well, your landlord can replace an old carpet with another old carpet, so long as the carpet is safe and does not have holes in it. I can't imagine...

Retaliation and discrimination eviction- landlord favors male tenants

Of course, a landlord cannot discriminate in favor of male tenants, but I suspect something else is going on. I would wager that your landlord just...

Landlords discrimination

Yes, that is illegal under federal and state law. It's called "familial status discrimination." I would suggest contacting the US Department of...

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Am I entitled to relocation fees being over 62 yrs old and another adult who is also a tenant?

As a tenant in a non-rent-controlled jurisdiction, your tenancy is subject to State, not local, laws regarding termination of your tenancy. As...

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Late fee for late rent: how to enforce it and collect it?

Late fees that are more than around $5.00 are illegal in California, because generally they do not represent liquidated damages but rather...

Will it hurt my case that I left the house I was staying in before being evicted

Your question is not very clear. If you leave the house, you will not be evicted from the house. That would be a good thing.

Most people, and even other lawyers, do not agree with this, but I find it is usually a waste of time to write to your landlord to him or her to...