Screwing your windows shut could well be a violation of health and safety codes, and also would seem to be a violation of your quiet enjoyment...

If you received a valid notice of rent increase, your expressed desire to negotiate would normally not provide a legal excuse for failing to pay...

If the tenant is not cooperating with repairs, you can serve a notice to cure or quit. If the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law...

If your lease has an anti-waiver clause, that could help, I also believe that there are 1-2 precedents holding that inadvertent acceptances of rent...

I agree with Ms. Strauss, and would add that statements of intent are not the same thing as a will or trust, and may well not be legally binding -...

The landlord appears to be violating Civil Code Section 1942.8. In addition, if your lease has not expired, the landlord generally can't make...

I agree with Mr. Cortright that you should timely object to the Commissioner. However, that could well delay your trial, unless the court has...

Unless the lawsuit was for personal injury (which is somewhat narrowly defined by case law), it may well not have been necessary to serve a...

If your daughter is a co-tenant on an unexpired fixed-term lease, she could only terminate for some lawful ground, such as under Civil Code Section...

Unless you have some right to possession independent of your BF's rights (e.g. your own separate rental agreement with the landlord), then you...