In the state of CA, in San diego County, can a landlord deduct late chages from the tenants security deposit for failure to pay?

You cannot collect late fees on a residential tenancy in California. So the answer is no.

It has been three weeks since I've moved. My landlord has not given me either my deposit or receipts for any deductions.

When your landlord does not return your security deposit, you should sue him in small claims court for three times the amount of your security...

Dear landlord, You can, and should, evict these tenants. Your ground is that they are creating a nuisance and committing waste. (That means...

Do I need to pay my landlord rent if he foreclosed on the house I'm staying at?

Whoa, wait. Don't move. If there was a short sale, there was no foreclosure. It just means that the bank approved a purchase of the property for...

Can a landlord file two identical yet sepearate Unlawful Detainer cases in the same court simultaneously on the same matter?

If the question is "can he", then the answer is yes... he "can" file 1,000,000 lawsuits against you in one day if he has the time and the money. ...

Can a landlord take all my stuff and put it on the lawn

The answer is absolutely not. This is completely illegal. If the landlord wants to evict you, he has to give you 60 day's notice (30 if you've...

No termination rights on month to month rent?

You sure can fight it--for one thing, your landlord needs to give you a 60 day notice to terminate your tenancy. (Assuming it's not a...

Can my landlord ask me to replace screens before I move out ?

Your landlord seems a little kooky. I think it's your right not to make the repair now, but if the landlord is insisting on it, and it's not too...

Tenant at will via accepted rent checks. Lease states "2 people". Original roommates on lease not occupying. New roommate ok?

If your landlord has been accepting your rent, and the original lease was with two people, you should be OK to add a roommate.

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Refused to sign a new agreement which is similar to the old agreement, can I be evicted?

If you didn't sign the new rental agreement, you should be fine. There are lots of defenses to unlawful detainer actions in West Hollywood, so...

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