Is my landlord required by any civil code statute to maintain dilapidated lighting in the common areas ?

There might be a local ordinance. I would check with your local housing authority first.

Do I have a retaliation claim if my landlord gives us a 30 day notice to vacate immediately after I filed a small claims suit?

That does sound retaliatory. If the landlord file an unlawful detainer against you, you will need to time and properly assert this defense.

Refi'd house in 2006, I have "borrower's copy" of closing doc's. The address is wrong,

I don't understand your question at all. Are you saying that the loan that was paid off during refi refuses to recovey the deed of trust because...

Can I sue someone for money they owe me from a loan I took out on a currently foreclosed property?

Your use of nouns and verbs is confusing. Did you borrow money or lend money? Did you foreclose (meaning you were the lender) or did you lose...

It sure sounds like rent to me, regardless of the label attached.

My tenet signed lease in only her name and she moved her boyfriend in. Can I evict her for that?

Does your lease with this tenant prohibit subleasing?

My mothers filed a small claim against a subtenant in her house but the case was assigned a continuation for a trial with a jury

Small claims? There is no jury in a small claims case. Do you mean that your mother has filed an unlawful detainer "eviction" case?

Looking for lien sale professional My trucks were parked at the yard I rented. I was late on my rent landlord filled lien.

You are putting us in the awkward position of criticizing your attorney when we know so little about the case. On the one hand, what you describe...

What happens after an appeal is won and then the case is remanded back to the trial court?

I agree with Mr. Spirtos. Normally on remand, the case is retried in accordance with the instructions in the opinion. Service is not normally an...

An appeal question for appellate attorneys:

I think you are making some incorrect assumptions. There is no "code" - meaning a statute - governing the time to appeal in the California state...