I moved into a single family home 10 days ago. Roaches and a smell throughout that irritates the throat, can I break the lease.

You don't have to break the lease--the owner has broken the lease by not providing you with a habitable premises. Once the owner breaks the lease,...

Received 60 day notice after paying rent

Dear tenant, This may be illegal under the Oakland rent control law. You should not move out in 60 days, and you have 60 days to find a local...

We put our tenants up in a hotel while we did work on the house. Can they withhold any part of the rent for the days in hotel?

No, since you put them up in an extended stay hotel, they owe the rent.

I as in a apartment i was served by the server i responed within the five days. 3 days later i moved out gav owner the keys to a

This is a complicated issue. You will need to hire an attorney to deal with this--you can't do it alone or with legal aid. You might have to file...

Landlord's verbiage for 30 days notice to vacate

I would be very careful here. San Francisco is a rent-controlled jurisdiction, so you might have a lot of hoops to jump through before you can...

Late Fees Illegal?

Generally speaking, in residential leases late fees ARE illegal, unless the amount is agreed upon between the landlord and tenant in advance and...

Does eviction have grounds if management co. says i haven't paid rent since aug but they cashed my rent for sept.

If they have a wrong amount due stated in the 3-day notice, that is a defense to the action. Also, if you tried to pay, that is a defense to the...

The fact that your tenant was arrested is a non-issue. First of all, you do not even know if she will be convicted. Second of all, even people on...

My landlord's tree trimmers damaged the paint on my car.

Yes, the landlord damaged your car paint through his employees, the tree trimmers. You can sue the landlord and the tree trimmers in small claims...

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If you daughter has a lease with the landlord, her only obligation is to adhere to that lease. There is no legal concept called an "apartment...