So far as I know, there are no Cal. precedents allowing a tenant to obtain a refund of rent paid for an illegal space, and there is an unpublished...

A month-to-month tenant is generally free to give a 30-day notice any day of the month, so you should only owe rent through the termination...

Generally speaking, any month-to-month co-tenant has the right to terminate his/her co-tenancy on proper notice. See Schmitt v. Felix (1958) 157...

If your tenancy is subject to the SF rent control ordinance, you should be OK, because the good causes for eviction listed under Section 37.9(f) do...

If there are habitability/health and safety code issues, I suggest you complain to the local code enforcement agency. This can strengthen your...

Unless you complied with Rent Board 6.15C (to properly preserve your right to evict subtenants without good cause), any eviction/eviction notice...

Assuming your answer preserved this issue by way of appropriate denials and/or affirmative defense, you can raise this issue at trial, or via a...

I suggest you seek help from a local probate litigation attorney who handles financial elder abuse matters. In addition to cleaning up title...

If your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (including the Cal. Tenant Protection Act), the landlord can only evict for one of the...

I suggest you immediately complain to the local code enforcement agency. They should inspect, cite the landlord, and order...