They can charge it as long as the lease refers to a late charge. The legal question is whether it will stand up as an enforceable liquidated...

Depending on the language of the lease and if you accepted rent after learning of the damage, there could be contractual and waiver related issues....

Yes, see Code of Civil Procedure section 36(d): (d) In its discretion, the court may also grant a motion for preference that is accompanied by...

Not if you file the Amended Complaint prior to any Answer, Demurrer or Motion to Strike is filed, or after they are filed but before the opposition...

If the unit is not permitted with no certificate of occupancy, then it would be an illegal rental. In that situation, the rental agreement would...

The steps are to prove up your case when the Court sets the Trial Date. However, that could be upwards of a year or so out since it is a civil...

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 472(a), "A party may amend its pleading once without leave of the court at any time before the answer,...

Your post doesn't provide a lot of detail, but it seems like you are a tenant-at-will since you are squatting and don't have a rental agreement and...

As with a lot of things in the law, it depends. Whether or not it was a fixed term lease (e.g., one year) or a month-to-month will govern (See...

Potentially now, but likely later if your appeal is unsuccessful. You can always try and challenge it, but it generally takes around 3 months or...