I arrived home to my rented apartment to find it flooded. I got shocked and a lot of my personal property was ruined

Dear tenant, You certainly have a right to a habitable dwelling, and a flooded dwelling is not habitable. Your landlord may also be liable to...

Nope. You cannot be locked out of your residence. That's a self-help eviction, and you could sue anyone who did that to you under Civil Code...

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Hey Mr. Landlord, One of the reasons people rent instead of buy is so they don't have to deal with maintenance. It doesn't mean anything that...

I have a boyfriend and girlfriend with kids living in my rental and they were on a one year lease and now that is up, .

If you want to have NO problems, serve them with a 60 day notice to move. Let them figure out where to live. Otherwise, you'll find yourself in...

If your landlord advertises "cable ready," you've got them. However, you would have to file a lawsuit to force the landlord to make the repairs,...

How do we break a rental agreement!

Leases are made to be broken. There is no way out except through negotiation with your landlord. Try to find a new tenant for him or negotiate a...

My landlord's Attorney is requesting an entry of default on my ex roomate, my children and all other occupants for restitution

The landlord, in order to evict you, has to evict everyone in the premises, so they typically name "all unknown occupants." The fact that the...

Bed Bugs in apartment.

It really tees me off when lawyers from out of state who don't know anything about California law try to opine on California law (and extermination...

What can we do?

Dear tenants, You may be the victims of retaliation. Furthermore, if your landlord has not made repairs to the premises after being cited by the...

In California, can you get evicted for growing medical cannabis in an apartment?

As a practical matter, you are not violating state law. Unless you have reason to believe that the federal government is investigating you for...