Late fees are generally invalid in Cal. residential tenancies. See Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp. 7, 12. Theoretically, you...

I'm sorry your parents experienced this. From your description, they should have grounds to sue for waste, breach of contract, etc. However, if...

Late fees are generally invalid in Cal. residential tenancies. See Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp. 7, 12.

Including because of the "...Tenant may..." language, this seems to be an option. If you break your lease, and don't exercise that option, you...

You should complain to the local code enforcement agency. If you have an unexpired fixed-term lease, and want to move out, you should have...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. You may wish to complain to the Cal. Civil Rights Department [https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/ ], or seek...

Depending on the facts (including whether any of these problems were properly disclosed), you may have grounds to rescind the contract under Civil...

You can certainly contest the validity of the service of the 3-day notice. The court could only rule on this in the context of an evidentiary...

I assume you made this demand under Civil Code Section 1962. That law doesn't specify a remedy in the event of noncompliance, but you should be...

You may be able to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689, based on the tenant's fraud. Once the lease is rescinded, you may then be able...