Can I sue?

You may well have potential claims for nuisance, trespass, etc. However, you should first try complaining to the city - probably the Dept. of...

In small claims court in California can I add punitive damages to my claim? I am suing my landlord wrongful eviction ?

Yes. You should have claims under a number of legal theories, including wrongful eviction, and violation of Civil Code Section 1940.2.

Landlord yell towards my window "move out", and "nobody like you here"...

Your landlord may well have a duty to intervene if your neighbors are creating a nuisance and violating your quiet enjoyment rights. See Andrews v....

What "bad faith" protections cover tenants if a landlord actively holds onto rent checks instead of depositing them as normal?

You probably have no remedy unless there is a local rent control/tenant protection ordinance dealing with this issue. You should simply keep a...

Can my master tenant limit my internet use?

You may have remedies for breach of contract, including suing in small claims court or otherwise to recover the cost of obtaining your own internet...

Many CC & Rs place restrictions on rentals, and virtually all require owners to refrain from nuisance activities or allow nuisance activities to...

You may well be entitled to some rent refunds and/or damages under legal theories of habitability, quiet enjoyment, nuisance, etc. The amount would...

Could new owners come and give a one week notice that our parking spot will be take away? I've had that for 15yrs.

If the parking spot was included in your tenancy (regardless of whether the agreement was oral or written), the landlord could only take it away by...

Your rights would vary depending upon whether the roommate is a co-tenant (e.g. on the lease and/or paying rent directly to the owner) or a...

We got a 3 day Notice to Perform Covenant or Quit from the landlord for delay in paying part of the deposit

Paying the disputed amount was prudent, since fighting evictions is costly, uncertain, and stressful. It seems unlikely that this would even be...