Help! Tenant not paying rent claim property condition not livable and they try to seek for an attorney after I ask for rent.

Look before you leap! You may want to think twice before you evict these tenants. If you evict for non-payment of rent and your tenants raise...

There is a guy living in my daughter's garage in Oakland. It was bank owned and we bought it in June. He will not leave.

In Oakland a rental unit is exempt from eviction control if there are three or fewer "rental units" on the property, and an owner of record lives...

In California (San Francisco), I am the master tenant, may I evict my roommate or have courts have him stop harassesing me?

I am a San Francisco Attorney who practices Landlord Tenant Law. Evicting a subtenant is possible but may be difficult depending on your situation....

I am a San Francisco Attorney. In essence it appears that you have an oral month-to-month tenancy agreement which is protected by Rent and Eviction...

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Both answers are correct to an extent. The landlord does not have to replace your dishwasher since it does not affect the habitability of your...

A landlord need not itemize deductions from a security deposit if the total deductions for cleaning and repairs do not exceed $125. Anything over...

The building i rent a unit in was put up for sale one month after i negoitated a yearly lease with the owner.what are my rights

Under California law a landlord or his/her agent may enter a tenant's dwelling unit to show the unit to perspective purchasers. However a 24 hour...

Do I need an attorney?

Your other option, is possibly using the fact that your mother (who has a right to live in the apartment) has a restraining order against this...

Who do I report a landlord that rents an unsafe home and neglets to fix problems such as termites, mold, gas and water leaks.

This sounds like a very serious problem and what we call in the legal field, a breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability. You should start...

Question about landlord holding part of my security deposit. Please read and suggest what can I do?

Deductions for Rent Your landlord cannot charge you for rent for anything beyond January 31, 2011, unless you were living there after this date....