I agree with Ms. Koslyn, but would add that it might be helpful to consult a local land use attorney, including to see what restrictions may exist...

I sympathize for your situation, but a landlord normally has no legal obligation to allow you to pay late or in installments. If you don't pay, you...

Even in residential tenancies, landlords generally are not required to provide a/c. Your rights would basically depend on the language of your...

It is unclear from your post whether you have grounds under Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161 to serve any manner of notice. If you do, you...

As your attorney may have explained, if the landlord failed to provide the exemption notice required under Civil Code Section 1946.2, the lease...

If you are co-tenants, your roommate has no legal right to evict you - only the landlord can do that. If you are a subtenant, the master tenant...

The security deposit is usually owed by the landlord-not a roommate. If you have formally terminated your co-tenancy (including by giving...

Based on what you say, you may well have grounds to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689 (for nondisclosure of material facts, and at...

Unless your ex turned his keys in to the landlord, and formally surrendered his possessory rights, he is still a co-tenant, and would normally have...

Your housing rights largely depend on whether you are occupying the unit as a tenant (including because you pay at least some rent), or as a...