A settlement would typically only waive claims through a specified date (usually the date the settlement is signed), so you should be free to seek...

Termination notices may not validly be served by text. See Civil Code Sections 1946-1946.1. However, even if your tenancy is subject to an eviction...

Landlords are generally required to disclose facts material to the desirability of the rental space. It sounds like you have grounds to rescind...

Non-consensual entries are only permitted on proper notice, and for one of the limited reasons authorized by Civil Code Section 1954. The notice...

I generally agree with Ms. Brown. However, many commercial leases include a clause authorized by Civil Code Section 1951.4 which basically shifts...

Unfortunately, the landlord is not required to agree to a payment plan. If you were served with a pay or quit notice, and didn't timely comply,...

Civil Code Section 1942 allows a tenant to repair and deduct within certain specified limits. However, it is not clear whether the statute would...

Many commercial leases specify how notices must be sent/served. If yours doesn't, the termination notice can be served in any of the ways permitted...

If this is a legitimate service animal, shouldn't you be able to take the dog to work? If you work remotely, then the service animal should be...

Under Civil Code Section 1654, any ambiguity must be interpreted against the landlord, since it is the landlord's lease form. I also agree that the...

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