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We recently signed a 11 month lease agreement and discover the apartment was infested with fleas. Can I void the lease?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
You may have the right to rescind the lease for fraud/nondisclosure under Civil Code Section 1689, or to cancel the lease under Civil Code Section...
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I live in Hawthorne Ca how much or what percent can my landlord raise the rent ?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
Unless your tenancy is subject to a local rent control ordinance, the landlord would normally be free to raise the rent by virtually any amount by...
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Can I keep the security deposit if tenant want to cancel the lease agreement and I agreed?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
If you agreed to cancel the lease, you would have pretty limited grounds for withholding any rent, and would in any event have to process the...
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I was served a 60 day and it is past that date , would overpayment of rent be the same as my landord accepting rent beyond 60 d?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
Unless your tenancy is subject to a local rent control ordinance, it is not clear how your rent was illegally raised. If proper notice was not...
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My roommate moved and said I had to be out of the apartment by tomorrow. My name was not on lease. Do I have to leave?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
If you have been paying rent directly to your roommate/master tenant, as opposed to paying rent directly to the landlord, the roommate would have...
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Can my husband kick me out of our apartment, I’m not on the lease. We have lived together since before we we were married?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
I will re-post this under family law. However, independent of any family law considerations, if the landlord has been accepting rent directly from...
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My landlord raised my rent 6 months into my 5 year lease. Is that legal?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
That would depend on the language of the lease. Most leases specify the rent owed during the lease term, or provide some mechanism for yearly...
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How do I kick my roommate out fast??? URGENT!!!
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Answered on July 02, 2018
If he is a co-tenant (including by paying rent directly to the landlord), as opposed to your subtenant, you have no legal right to evict him - only...
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My tenant breach of contract due to(noise/nuisance) can I give a 3 day notice or need to give 30 day notice?
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Answered on July 02, 2018
Noise complaints can be considered a nuisance if severe enough (see e.g. Civil Code Section 3479). That might justify giving a 3-day notice to...
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Can I Sue spirit airlines?... Trip from Las Vegas to Chicago the Chicago airport was a nightmare.
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Answered on June 29, 2018
I shall re-post this under aviation.
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