If I give up possession of my rented room am I still obligated to pay through 30 days notice?
If you breached the sublease by failing to give adequate notice, the master tenant would normally be required to minimize/mitigate his/her...
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If you breached the sublease by failing to give adequate notice, the master tenant would normally be required to minimize/mitigate his/her...
Based on your facts, you should have claims for nuisance and trespass, and could seek injunctive relief and damages. You should hire a local real...
You should try to get help from a local landlord-tenant attorney or tenants rights/legal aid organization.
You may have grounds to challenge the rent increase, including under Civil Code Section 1942.5. However, it would be safest to pay the increased...
You can apply to the court for a short stay of the eviction, but that would be in the court's discretion. There usually aren't too many other...
Unfortunately, your changed financial circumstances do not provide legal grounds for breaking the lease, and you would be liable for damages under...
As a month-to-month co-tenant, you were entitled to terminate by proper written notice. Schmitt v. Felix (1958) 157 Cal.App.2d 642. You should...
It is always safer to pay rent under express written protest, and expressly reserve your right to seek a refund (e.g. in small claims...
As stated in Civil Code Section 1950.5, deposits are refundable, and must be properly accounted for after the tenant leaves. You can sue in...
If you are month-to-month tenants, and your tenancy is not protected by a local rent control/eviction control ordinance, the landlord is generally...