Can a landlord require me to find a new tenant for 12 months rather than subletting for the remainder of my lease?

I agree with Mr. Moss' good advice, but would clarify that it would be necessary to review your lease to see what right (if any) you have to...

It is unclear from your post who actually has legal title to the home. Normally, only that person would be legally able to evict someone. In any...

What can I do now?

I'm sorry you experienced this. The unlawful detainer against your mother probably named "Doe" defendants, and you should also have been served...

Do i need to file a Amend to answer for my unlawful detainer notice to include my lease agreement or can i present that on cour

If your answer pleaded an affirmative defense based on the existence of your unexpired lease, that is fine - you don't need to actually include a...

Do I have to leave ?

If you are a month-to-month tenant, and your tenancy is not subject to a local eviction control ordinance, the landlord is generally free to...

You can, of course, sell the property with the tenant still there. Your realtor should be able to advise as to how (if at all) that would impact...

Can my landlord charge me a late fee of 8% of my monthly rent and then add an extremely late rent fee of $10/day after the 4th?

Late fees are generally illegal in residential tenancies - see Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp 7. If the landlord tries to evict...

What Can I Do?

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. You must file a timely and legally-sufficient response to the unlawful detainer (e.g. the Judicial Council...

We have been served with an eviction notice for breach of lease agreement. The breach has been fixed, can we stay?

If your tenancy is subject to Alameda's rent control/eviction control ordinance, you may have a defense. If not, and if your tenancy is...

Can a landlord decide to evict a tenant simply because he wants to rent the house to someone else?

If your tenancy is month-to-month, and is not subject to any local rent control/eviction control ordinance, the landlord normally has the right to...