My landlord is selling the building I live in. Do I have to give a set of keys to the landlords real estate agent?

The right of a landlord or the landlord's agent to enter the property are limited by Civil Code Section 1954, which only allows access for certain...

Selling a house "as is" does not relieve the seller or agent from disclosing known defects/material facts. However, if the seller/agent didn't know...

A material fraudulent representation by the seller (or the seller's agent) would normally give grounds under applicable law, including Civil Code...

Can I terminate 12 month lease early?

Under Civil Code Section 1942, a landlord's failure to promptly fix housing dilapidations (after receiving notice) allows a tenant to terminate...

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I'm sorry you are experiencing this. California law plainly requires a landlord to intervene when tenants in one unit are engaging in nuisance...

Did I leave this "sublease" lawfully? I gave notice on June 11 that I would be leaving at the end of the month.

This seems to be a duplicate posting-please see the answer I gave this morning to your earlier post.

It sounds like you had a number of legitimate grounds for breaking the lease, including for fraud, constructive eviction (based on violations of...

Can I break a sublease with 20 days notice?

From your description, you had a fixed-term sublease scheduled to expire around the middle of June, rather than some manner of month-to-month...

What is my recourse and rights as a renter when dealing with a landlord who won't do anything about a mold situation?

Have you complained to the local authorities (in SF, if would be the Dept. of Building Inspection and the Dept. of Health) about the problems? In...

THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS IS?

California law, including in Civil Code Section 1980 and following, lays out procedures a landlord must follow if a departing tenant leaves...