Tenant refuses to give key to landlord after changing lock on storage room. Landlord permitted usage without charging fee.

As a landlord, you have the right to have set of keys to the house including the storage room, whether or not it's stated in the lease that the...

Is the second loan has the right to come after me if the lender foreclosed on january 2008?

Your second appears to be a recourse loan, i.e. it was a refi, not purchase money loan. A wiped out second which is a recourse loan may come...

Can a landlord not except payment of rent if utilty bill is past due?

Now if your lease states it is the tenant's obligation to pay utility bills, when you fail to pay the utility bills, you've violated a term of the...

Can my landlord require new lease and 10% hike because my wife and cat are not in original contract?

No, they can't demand that you sign a one-year lease. But you're a month-to-month tenant. So the landlord may raise the rent every 30 days if...

If you're the former property owner, the new owner can serve you with a 3-day notice to vacate whether or not he's occupying the property as his...

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How do I turn in the keys?

It is best to review the lease to find out if an agent has been designated as a person authorized to receive all legal notices on behalf of the...

Landlord kept $561 of our $3000 security deposit with no itemized explanation . Can I cash the check he returned and sue him

Yes, you may sue him in small claims court after you've cashed the check. Civil Code 1950.5 requires him to list out the items of deductions. If...

Tenant allowed boyfriend to move in 30 days ago without notification, can I give him a 3 day notice to vacate?

Boyfriend is not a tenant. So when she gave you a 30-day notice to terminate the lease, she was supposed to deliver the keys to you. Possession is...

What Can I do if the Landlord is telling my potential replacement tenants that there are no units available.

I have no idea why they would turn away a potential tenant by telling them there are no units available. Certainly if the reason why they said that...

After extinguishing a small fire in the house we are renting ,inspectors detected significant amounts of asbestos. should landlo

The landlord is required to abate the asbestos. In doing so, you should relocate temporarily to some place safe. This is a breach of warranty of...