Do I have to pay while my landlord finds a new tenant if signed an 8 month lease and found many issues with the apartment?

In your situation, you can argue that the lack of habitability of your unit forced you to break your lease. Being forced to vacate under such...

If you are actually behind on your rent, a 3-Day Notice to "pay or quit" is both proper and not harassment. Repeatedly knocking on your door and...

Short answer: text messages are just as admissible as emails. There are not special rules for texts in California courts. In California,...

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My water heater seems to not be working . How long is reasonable to give her to fix it?

There is no hard and fast rule. I would say that 24 hours is reasonable depending on where you are located and the availability of repair-persons...

Can an apartment manager keep a security deposit for a month to month apartment when occupants have lived there for 3 months?

No part of the security deposit can be “non-refundable.” (Civil Code section 1950.5(m)). It is totally irrelevant how long you have lived in your...

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My landlord gave me 30 day notice as retaliation for my complaints to city code enforcement. Do I have any recourse?

Also note that a cause of action for retaliatory eviction also exists under state law (Civil Code section 1942.5). This means that independent of...

Can I Legally Break my Lease? Landlord keeps letting herself in!

Another potential option is to seek a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that requires your landlord to only enter the premises in accordance with...

Are these conditions enough cause to leave the unit for being inhabitable?

In your situation, you can argue that the lack of habitability of your unit forced you to break your lease. In addition you could claim that the...

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Can a landlord charge me and withhold cost from deposit for an item I admitted to breaking if landlord did not get it fixed?

Mr. Fitch is generally correct with the one proviso that if the landlord reasonably intends to fix the issue but simply can't prior to the 21 day...

Question about breaking a lease and tenant rights in California

After a tenant breaks her lease, the landlord is required by law to mitigate his monetary damages by making a good-faith effort to re-rent the unit...