If you are the owner; he has paid no rent; and has no rental agreement, then you could tell him to leave or you will consider him a trespasser. If...

Can I use repair and deduct to put grass in yard area that is dirt?

You say that you were willing to pay landscaping costs because you thought it was worth it to have a large yard. Does the lease talk about who is...

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Unsafe living conditions. How to fight notice to pay or quit.

Do you have any evidence of trying to contact your landlord? It didn't have to be a certified letter, but you do have to notify the landlord if...

Do I have rights and need an attorney?

If it's not a legal rental, then you don't have to pay. This was decided in the case Gruzen v. Henry (1978) 84 Cal. App. 3d 515 [148 Cal.Rptr. 573]...

It sounds like you're on a shared utility meter. First, you have to pay the bill if it's in your name. Your recourse is against the landlord. ...

Can I move to dismiss a small claims case?

Only the person suing you can dismiss you as a defendant. Is it the landlord or the roommate suing you?

Landlord liable for renewing lease to nuisance-causing tenant AFTER being notified of tenant's nuisance off LL's property?

Depending on how loud the music is and what hours its being played, you can advise your tenants to call the police to make a noise complaint.

You count the 30 days from when your notice is given, and it doesn't have to be given on the 1st of the month. Once given, it's up to the landlord...

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How do I get these people out?

Since it sounds like you have multiple "lodgers," you couldn't California Civil Code Section 1946.5 to get them out. You did the right thing...

If you smelled something, then it probably was the gas, and not carbon monoxide. CO is odorless. There may have been CO, but hopefully it was...