Is your tenancy subject to rent control/eviction control? If so, then the threat to raise rent seems pretty toothless. Even in the absence of...

Did the landlord break our lease?

It is hard to say without seeing your lease, the advertising/listing for the property, knowing more facts, etc. For example, it is possible that...

What do I do if I want to renovate a rental property with tenants living there?

I agree with Attorney Moss. The most prudent thing is to just evict the tenants first. Unless some local law provides otherwise, you would not be...

Can Landlord post a AVAILABLE real estate sign on property during Unlawful Detainer

Whether or not it is actionable (which is impossible to say without reviewing the relevant documents, getting more facts, etc.), it would not be...

Can a Verbal Agreement be valid in court?

California generally recognizes oral joint ventures and partnerships involving land, and also recognizes that under some circumstances, the owner...

Who is liable for my injuries? Shouldn't there have been any arrest made?

If you can actually prove that your landlord incited the other people to injure you, the landlord would have some liability. If you don't have...

Landlord to my store increasing the rent twice within a year for a total of 25% ($3600 to $4500).

My sympathies. Since you are month-to-month, and since there is no commercial rent control in California, the landlord is free to raise rent as...

Never was served 30 day termination of tenency, but the declaration of service says i was on 7-1 10am, no way i was in court .

A thirty-day notice to quit is just another name for a termination notice. You should immediately consult a local landlord-tenant attorney,...

How many years back can an opposing party ask for documents pursuant to the code?

Subject matter relevance is pretty broadly defined under Code of Civil Procedure Section 2017.010, and there is no hard and fast restriction on the...

How long am I required to keep a "Tenants" belongings left after a voluntary move out?

If your friends provided some money or other considerations for staying with you, then it is at least arguable that a tenancy was...