My girl friend moved out have 8 monthes left on year lease cant afford by myself what can i do ?

You are responsible for the entire lease payment. You need to find a roommate so you can afford to pay the rent. That's all you can do, apart...

Can tenant get reimbursed by owner for major improvements made to rental (i.e., roof, etc.)?

Wow, what a mess! To answer your question, the landlord can only seek four years of back rent. If the landlord sues you for back rent, you can...

We signed lease - states it begins 7/1/ 2010. We were given keys, so moved in on 6/19. Now, mngmt co wants add'l rent for June

The management will deny saying that they waived rent for June, unless you have it in writing. If I were you, I'd pay the rent just to avoid a...

My landlord asked me to come over when his wife is not home. Is this a sexual harassment? It is my word against him.

Civil Code section 51.9 specifically prohibits sexual harassment by landlords. Sexual harassment is defined as "sexual advances, solicitations,...

Does "bad faith" apply to renting a room that is supposed to be a storage room?

It's illegal to rent a storage room to live in. If you are subletting, you are the landlord, and are breaking the law.

Can the need to find handicap accessible housing help me in my response to eviction notice?

Dear tenant, You should write a letter to the landlord or property management company advising them of your brother's disability, offering to...

I live in a duplex, I rented for four years here. Am I supposed to pay water and is this considered a single dwelling?

By the way, your duplex is not considered a "single dwelling." If it has been illegally subdivided, you may be paying rent illegally.

I live in a duplex, I rented for four years here. Am I supposed to pay water and is this considered a single dwelling?

If the duplex was built before 1979, you are in a rent-controlled dwelling. The landlord cannot change the terms of the tenancy to charge you...

Can my landlord make me "surrender my keys" and not refund the rent I paid in advance?

Dear tenant, if your rent is paid in advance, your landlord cannot evict you. You do not have to "just take" the eviction either. An eviction is...

There is only one thing to do--- defend the eviction in Court. I normally would try such a case to a jury, not a Judge, because Judges have a...