Am I still entitled to request for my security deposit back?
Yes. The landlord must account for the security deposit as provided in Civil Code Section 1950.5. If you were not legally responsible for...
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Yes. The landlord must account for the security deposit as provided in Civil Code Section 1950.5. If you were not legally responsible for...
If your tenancy is subject to Mountain View's Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act, then the landlord would have the burden of proving that...
The waiver of your rights under Civil Code Section 1950.5 may well be invalid, and can also probably be rescinded (especially if you received...
The landlord is free to sell the property. However, he must comply with his legal obligations until sale (e.g. as to maintenance), and anyone...
If your ex signed the lease renewal, he has a contract with both you and the landlord, and normally would have no right to break it (the property...
It is not clear from your post that the judge made this observation during the course of some motion hearing (e.g. demurrer or summary judgment),...
You should hire a local landlord-tenant attorney to help you with this, since you will be required to comply with all applicable rules of civil...
I'm sorry you are experiencing this. However, unless your lease characterized the deposit as last month's rent, rather than as a security deposit,...
If you have an unexpired lease, you probably don't have grounds to terminate, but may have damage claims against your roommate (and perhaps also...
It is doubtful that this typo would provide a valid basis for cancelling the lease. Unless you have valid grounds to rescind (see e.g. Civil Code...