What are my rights if I am not on a lease, but the party that left is being evicted?

You also need to file an ex parte application to stay (temporarily stop) the eviction until your motion to vacate the default and judgment can be...

What happens if I was renting a garage conversion. He changes the locks and takes my stuff. Do I have any rights?

You have several issues. The first issue is the lockout and your stuff. It is illegal to lockout a tenant. A landlord is required to give proper...

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My apartment has been without a working heater for a month. what are my rights?

While repair and deduct works fine in theory, a tenant may end up spending thousands of dollars in attorneys fees to defend an eviction lawsuit...

As a tenants' lawyer who used to represent injured persons in personal injury claims (such as this one), I strongly feel that the injured person...

If you establish a place of residence w/only a verbal agrrement, do u still get a 30 days notice?

I disagree. If you bought groceries and/or did housework, you tendered payment to live there. If you had exclusive possession of any part of the...

The bathroom ceiling came down on top of my kids I had mention the leak to the manager and the inspectors way before this happen

You may want to contact the LA Housing Department to have the landlord cited for the defective conditions. This will strengthen you claims against...

What are the Tenant rights in san francisco if bank of america will not do repairs after requesting for 6 months

I am a San Francisco tenants attorney. You can file a complaint with the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection. See the link below to...

We moved out of a condo after 8.5 years and the landlord wants to keep 1,800 security deposit to replace carpet. Can he do this?

Commercial grade apartment carpet has an expected lifetime of about 7 to 10 years. After that, the carpet should be replaced by the landlord. If...

Rental agreement

While Mr. Paul's answer about contains important information, it omitted some things that you should consider. You say that you live in a "garage...

Should i answer the Unlawful Detainer on my foreclosed home, if yes, how?

You should absolutely file a response to the lawsuit with the court. Using your information that you had the the court papers hand delivered to...