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...

The landlord can work through agents, including third party companies. However, you can certainly ask for proper ID, and require that any entries...

If the landlord didn't comply with the procedure laid out in Civil Code Section 1980 and following, you should have grounds to sue for conversion,...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Regardless of who is on the lease, if you ever paid rent directly to the landlord, or otherwise were...

The first question is whether your tenancy is subject to a state or local eviction control law. If so, that law may limit the right of the landlord...