If the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law, such as the Cal. Tenant Protection Act, it sounds like the termination notice may be invalid...

You may well have grounds to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689 for fraud/nondisclosure of material facts. You may wish to seek...

I'm sorry that you and your family are experiencing this. The availability of the new unit would normally not provide you with legal grounds for...

Assuming the master tenancy was subject to the SF rent control ordinance, the master can only evict for one of the specified good causes, unless at...

Unless you actually signed the lease, I don't think you have a binding agreement. If signed the lease without reading it, you MIGHT be able to...

You may well have grounds to serve a cure or quit notice if the short term rental activities violate local laws. You should also have the right to...

Cal. Health & Safety Code Section 1597.41 (which generally authorizes home daycare, subject to certain restrictions) provides in relevant part:...

Your post is a bit unclear about how/why the lease is being recertified. However, unless the certifying authority (is this a Section 8 tenancy?)...

Even if you dispute the allegations of the complaint, and/or have viable defenses (e.g. retaliation under Civil Code Section 1942.5), if you were...

If the landlord claims that there was a lease violation, the landlord would have the burden of proof. Moreover, most violations are considered...