Is the landlord liable or responsible to accommodate me if I have a roach infestation 7 days into my lease? Can I sue?

The answer is "yes" and "yes", but it might not be so easy. If you and your girlfriend do not have time to pack up all your stuff, and the landlord...

Can my cousin be evicted for helping me and my son from being homeless?

The answer is a solid "it depends." If you are in a rent-controlled unit, the landlord cannot evict for additional occupants if the additional...

If you give someone 30 days notice and they refuse to leave. Change the locks and discard there stuff or must proceed legally?

You must proceed legally. This is the answer to every legal question you will ask.

Replace it with a regular closet door doorknob, and I bet it never comes up. If you want to, you can replace the lock and give the landlord a key.

That's a no. Some leases have clauses that say, for example, if we have a dispute, and we go to court, the prevailing party is entitled to recover...

What is the law regarding making a change on a lease for a rent-controlled apartment?

The landlord cannot reasonably withhold the right to have roommates--this would be a reduction in housing services under the Rent Stabilization...

You can be evicted on a 60-day notice, so you should probably leave. Inglewood does not have rent control, and therefore so long as you are given...

A party cannot go into court on an ex parte (emergency) basis and ask the Court to do something without giving notice to the other side....

I am a 28 year old gay male. I am being evicted out of my refusal to engage in sexual acts with my landlord.

First, the Sheriff does not post a 5-day notice to vacate unless there was an unlawful detainer action filed against you, and the landlord obtained...

Multiple rental properties in a "trust" landlord thinks he's judgement proof...who gets sued for intentional DFEH violations?

Of COURSE he can be sued. The law does not allow you to shield your assets by putting them in a trust. He can be named individually and as trustee...