Can you break a joint lease? What are the consequences?

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Your lease is a contract with both your roommate and the landlord. If you break the lease, you are...

I agree with Attorney Moss that you should have gotten permission in advance for having your girlfriend stay, and that it would be good to try to...

Do I or my brother have pay for back due rent on apartment that was never actually in my name for the year I lived there.

If you paid rent, and it was accepted, you became a tenant - regardless of whether the lease was ever formally changed. And if the lease was...

Can I sue ex landlord for wrongful eviction

Most litigation-related claims (such as one based on the service on an invalid notice) are barred by the litigation privilege - see Civil Code...

Can I charge my tenants for past 12 months rents unpaid if I now have my unit legal and it was not legal befor?

The courts have definitively ruled that a landlord can't charge rent for an illegal unit. See Espinoza v. Calva (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 1393, 1400;...

Do I have to served with another 30-day notice?

Depending on what was said during the negotiations, and in the notice, you might be able to argue that the notice was invalidated under principles...

Since you moved in with your husband, the landlord knew about you, and did not promptly serve what is commonly referred to as a Rule 6.14 notice...

It would be a good idea to both document everything you can, and to also call the local code enforcement agency. In most areas, the agency acts...

Bed bugs problems in an apt complex

The presence of bugs and rodents plainly violate the landlord's responsibilities under a number of laws, including Civil Code Sections...

Inconsistent implementation of rental rules/ policies

From your description, your landlord is engaging in illegal discrimination on the basis of familial status, which violates multiple state, federal,...