If your tenancy commenced after the amendments to Civil Code Section 1950.5 went into effect, then you might have a claim. However, as you note the...

The lease provisions you describe don't sound like they give the owner any type of early termination rights. Consequently, you would normally have...

Because the landlord has been accepting rent for the past 18 months, the landlord should have waived any right to try to evict for the alleged...

I agree with Mr. Harkness. However, if the tenancy is now month-to-month, subject to any applicable restrictions (e.g. any rent control law, and...

The amount of the delay is not long enough to justify a motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute. If you have viable defenses, you can assert...

My sympathies on your very challenging situation. However, unless there was a pending lawsuit (in which case you should be able to get the mold...

The owner is free to sell the property. However, if you have an unexpired fixed-term lease, the landlord would normally have no right to force you...

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

Single family homes are potentially exempt from the Cal. Tenant Protection Act, but only if you give an appropriate exemption notice as per Civil...

If you don't want to live there, your best option may be to rescind the purchase under Civil Code Section 1689 for fraud. However, that is not...