Oral monthy agreement with a family. Rent always paid by eldest who now claim she is not a tenant as never lived in the unit

You don't have to occupy the rental unit to be a tenant. The deciding factor is the right to possession. That right to possession is usually...

I rec'd an Unlawful Detainer Eviction and I have 5 days to reply for a past due rent nov 2010

When you received the 3-Day notice to pay or quit, simply telling your landlord that you had the money is not sufficient; you must make a tender in...

I recieved an Unlawful Detainer Eviction and I have 5 days to reply The notice is dated 11-18-2010 but was on my door 11-19

If you do nothing and allow default to be entered, the lockout date could be 3 to 4 weeks give or take.

Ive been served a sixty day notice, unfairly, what can I do?

You sound like a tenant at will, i.e. someone who comes onto the propety with the permission of the owner who now wants you leave the premises....

Can only 2 of 4 tenants on a lease respond to an unlawful detainer-eviction, because the other 2 moved without notice?

When more than one person enters into a lease as tenants, each person can be held responsible separately for the full amount of the rent....

Root damage to neighbor driveway and foundation existed, before I purchased my house. Improvement made w/o permit by neighbor

As a practical matter you and the previous owner may both be liable under the nuisance theory. The statute of limitations may not have run because...

The only law that protects tenants against shutting off of services generally has to do with services that would have direct impact on habitability...

Can I break my lease and sue for pre-paid rent? Help ASAP!

I agree with you wholeheartedly that "if a landlord wants good tenants, they have to be good landlords" or vice versa. Landlords have to fulfill...

Do we have eviction attorney who also experienced in real estates in Fresno/Clovis area?

If you wish, you may go to my website and send me an email from there and let me know what you would like to inquire about real estate that's...

I own a rental house and the tenants have been there for four months.

Yes, since you have a month-to-month tenancy and the tenant has been there for less than a year, a 30-day notice is the right kind of notice to give.