Rental unit has broken windows, no doors or locks,can I back out of lease and get deposit and first months rent refunded?

You should be able to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689 (including for misrepresentation/fraud), and may also have grounds to cancel...

Does a current tenant have to provide check stubs as often as owners require?How much of a check stubs info has to released?

If your tenancy is subject to LA's RSO, then the landlord normally could not evict without having one of the specified good causes, which do not...

Signed a lease, havent moved in yet but the landlord is backing out.. Can he do this? I'm in california

If both parties have signed a lease, then it would normally be enforceable, unless there is some valid ground to rescind (e.g. fraud in the rental...

Can I be sued by my aunt I have been trying to help her, and she wants the tenant gone.?

Anybody can sue, but unless you have breached some legal duty owed to your aunt, AND that breach has somehow damaged her, she would have no basis....

How can i get the house under my name instead of my mothers?

If your father did not leave a will or trust, and the property was not held in joint tenancy, you may wish to open a probate to accomplish the...

Can I be evicted from an illegally rented out garage/shed that I have been renting from my step mother who is the home owner?

If she has given you a valid termination notice (unclear from your post), and you fail to vacate, she can evict you by filing an unlawful detainer...

How do I evict my in-laws who aren't authorized to stay in the apartment we are currently renting through a property management?

Unless they have somehow become co-tenants (e.g. by paying rent directly to the owner), they are either subtenants or guests/licensees. In either...

I am a month to month tenant in a rent control area.

Whether or not the tenancy is subject to rent control, the landlord was required to comply with Civil Code Section 827, which entitled you to at...

If they are your tenants, you should be able to terminate them for nuisance, etc. You may also be able to get a restraining order under Code of...

Will I need to start over with a new 3-day to quit notice due to violation by accept a money payment that the tenant owed to me?

Acceptance of rent would normally waive any right to evict for tenancy violations you knew about as of when you accepted the rent, and could also...