Unfortunately, the landlord is not required to agree to a payment plan. If you were served with a pay or quit notice, and didn't timely comply,...

Civil Code Section 1942 allows a tenant to repair and deduct within certain specified limits. However, it is not clear whether the statute would...

Many commercial leases specify how notices must be sent/served. If yours doesn't, the termination notice can be served in any of the ways permitted...

If this is a legitimate service animal, shouldn't you be able to take the dog to work? If you work remotely, then the service animal should be...

Under Civil Code Section 1654, any ambiguity must be interpreted against the landlord, since it is the landlord's lease form. I also agree that the...

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It sounds like there was an assignment of your lease, as opposed to the lease being terminated, and the landlord signing a new lease with the new...

The landlord can't accept your check without waiving the termination notice and reinstating your tenancy. I suggest you just bank the money,...

I applaud you for taking these steps to help out. However, unless the landlord agrees to pay you for those services, you would normally not be...

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Any lease provisions purporting to change the statutory requirements/deadlines for security deposits would be void, including under Civil Code...

If it was a month-to-month tenancy, you were free to give notice (as per Civil Code Sections 1946-1946.1) at any time during the month. However,...