As Ms. Koslyn noted, your rights are laid out in Civil Code Section 1950.5. If the landlord continues to be non-responsive and/or wrongfully...

Have you contacted the housing authority? The rental agreements are usually pretty standard forms approved by the housing authority, and 72 pages...

You can still assert defenses under both Civil Code Section 1942.5 and common law retaliatory eviction. Under Evidence Code Section 500, you would...

At least some portions of the lease provisions (especially the $75 deductible) seem invalid, including under Civil Code Sections 1668, 1942.1, and...

Most people agree that a trust is not a separate legal entity. So, the conventional approach is to sue the trustees, often in both their individual...

It is unclear form your post whether you have already made a police report for the unlawful lockout, theft, etc. If you haven't, I suggest you do...

You should have grounds to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689 for failure of consideration and (if you can prove they knew the payment...

The new owner takes the property subject to the existing tenancy, and essentially assumes the lease/rental agreement. If you are...

Bad faith violations of Civil Code Section 1954 are actionable, including under Civil Code Section 1940.2. You may wish to bring that up with the...

I suggest you immediately complain to the local code enforcement agency. If the agency cites the landlord for the adverse housing conditions, that...