60 day Notice to Vacate

It doesn't matter if you are on the lease or not. You have been residing in the unit and paying for it for 3 years so you are a tenant. The...

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Is formal eviction required to remove an adult offspring (who is not paying rent, room or board) from the parent's home in CA?

Wow, that's a lot of problems in one question but I'll answer the easy landlord-tenant question. You need to prepare and serve a 60 day notice to...

Can any person enter at any time my apartment?

Dear tenant, That is a trespass and an invasion of privacy. Tell your landlord to change your locks immediately. Then I would put one of...

When, as a tenant you abandon due to habitability, how long do you have to move? Can a landlord interfere by calling a sheriff?

Dear tenant, You are not abandoning the property. "Abandoning" the property has a specific meaning under California law that does not apply to...

Can my neighbor legally force my landlord to evict me for a non substantiated noise complaint?

Well, you have really two questions there. One, your landlord can sue you (and maybe your landlord) for nuisance. Will the neighbor or the...

Can my girlfriend move back to NYC and leave me with the expenxes after we I moved in together and signed a two year lease?

If she made a contract with you (written or oral) that she would pay for half the rent and utilities, then she is on the hook. I bet she won't...

My lease is expiring and the apartment I am moving into will not be ready for an additional 7 days. Do I have a grace period at

Dear tenant, No, the landlord will charge you. The daily holdover charge is your rent divided by 30.

How long is long enough for repairs

30 days is presumed a reasonable amount of time. After 30 days, you can replace the screens yourself and deduct the cost from the rent. (Make...

I was renting a room and my neighbors complained when my sister came to visit. now my landlord is asking me to leave. what right

The landlord can give you a 60 day notice to quit whenever he wants because you are not in a rent-controlled area. However, the landlord sounds...

Can a landlord give you a 3 day pay or quite or ask for rent when they are 6o days past code violation for a rat infestation

You are correct, Civil Code section 1942.4 prohibits a landlord from collecting rent or evicting you if the landlord is not in compliance with a...