I agree. While bed bugs are a newer issue to California landlord-tenant laws; California is clearly on the tenant's side when it comes to ensuring...

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A roommate owes me a little over 2 years of money for her share of the utility bills. How much can I collect?

Yes. The applicable statute of limitations generally runs from the date it happened (with some exceptions, of course). So debts over two years...

Helping with noise nuisance, I have witnesses the noise is unbearable apartment uninhabitable

If you have written management with no response, your realistic options are likely limited to moving out. The situation you describe seems dire,...

If we paid the rent for the room, can roommate put her stuff in our room without permission?

Your problem is with the other roommates / tenants and is seemingly something simple to resolve. If you're all on the lease together - absent a...

How can I sign myself off as a dependent on a lease when the person on the lease disagrees?

This is a common issue with roommates (especially with couples). The landlord is the only person who can take you off the lease, and even then it...

House foreclosed /sold while I was renting. Landlady was rent skimming. Am I liable to make sure she gets her stuff back.

If you've actually been sued, you need to retain an attorney immediately or otherwise respond ASAP. Generally, you have 30-days from service to...

Who pays to repaint our property's interior upon the tenants' moving out?

Correct, the lease will be controlling on the issue. If you granted them permission to paint and failed to request they restore it to the original...

How can we ensure we are represented fairly in a dispute with one of the HOA Board Member?

The member whom you are complaining against will have to recuse himself from the hearing. That's a no brainer. If he does not, then it's rigged...

Generally, the HOA would be responsible for this and it seems your CC&Rs specifically reference plumbing. If the HOA is contending the issue is...

Been divorced since 2012! Mortgage is still in my name! What steps can be taken to have my name removed!

This is a potentially significant problem that, frankly, should have been clearly addressed in the divorce. I would consult your divorce attorney...