Changing the terms of your month-to-month tenancy would normally require either a signed addendum/amendment (which I gather didn't happen), or...

I suggest you immediately complain to the local code enforcement agency. They should order the owner to address the problem. You may well also...

Unless you have consented to the multiple delays, you should be able to cancel the contract by serving a notice to perform, etc., or perhaps...

You should be able to get it in via a request for judicial notice. However, if you can afford it, I strongly advise you to subpoena the code...

I generally agree with Mr. Anson, but would note that if your sister's funds were used in the purchase, she might have some equitable ownership,...

As Mr. Straus notes, Cal. law requires that many kinds of contracts be in writing - see e.g. Civil Code Section 1624. However, the law also...

Under Civil Code Section 1950.5, there is no such thing as a nonrefundable security deposit, and application fees are limited by Civil Code Section...

Your post is a bit unclear, but if you were a subtenant of the person who locked you out, your claims (including under Civil Code Section 789.3)...

Depending on the severity of the problem, you could potentially have claims against the offending neighbor for nuisance, and perhaps even grounds...

If you have an unexpired fixed-term lease, then the landlord would normally be precluded from changing the terms until the lease expired. If you...