Unless you're in West Hollywood, where they actually have a statute that says a landlord has to replace the carpeting after x years, then your...

Rent check returned

Your landlord cannot receive rent from you while he's trying to evict you, but returning the check is not considered a breach of the lease. You...

If a tenent is given a 30 day notice only having tenants name & address landlords signature but no date or info is it legal

First, if you've been in your place more than one year, the landlord needs to serve a 60 day notice, and the 30 day notice is no good. Second, if...

If a tenent is given a 30 day notice only having tenants name & address landlords signature but no date or info is it legal

First, if you've been in your place more than one year, the landlord needs to serve a 60 day notice, and the 30 day notice is no good. Second, if...

Can I pay my rent to my landlord's lienholder directly when my landlord is himself in arrears?

You can certainly raise a defense of retaliatory eviction, but it is difficult to win on this issue without an attorney. You may have a lot of...

Can I sue someone over my husbands wrongful incarceration?

The statute of limitations on a civil rights claim (under federal law) is two years. To make a claim under state law, you had to file a Government...

30 day notice

You are not supposed to use your security deposit as last month's rent. However, so long as your landlord does not serve you with a 3 day notice...

A long-term guest left behind property and won't remove it. Can I throw it away?

Just put them in a box and ship them to the tenant. It's fairly cheap and easier than creating a potential problem by junking them.

Is it legal for a landlord to not give a tenant use of the facilities?

I'm not sure what you mean by "use the facilities," but while the tenant is in possession of the premises (still there while the lawsuit is...

CA landlord can they proceed with filed evictions and served summon if landlord accepted partial payments with verbal agreement

You have to start over. A tenant is "guilty of unlawful detainer" when he remains in the premises after the notice expires without the permission...