How can I ask my roommate to move out legally, the agreement signed states smoking outside only!

Preliminarily, I am assuming that you are the owner or the master tenant. If the roommate is a co-tenant, who pays rent directly to your landlord,...

After answering UD case, the landlord started fixing my apartment?

The fact that the landlord is belatedly making repairs should not undermine the habitability defense raised in your answer, because that defense is...

You may have grounds to obtain an injunction against the neighbor under either the law of nuisance (see e.g. Civil Code Section 3479) or civil...

My tenant is breaking the lease, should I accept his request to find a new tenant to continue his lease?

I agree with Mr. Moss' sound advice, especially since I doubt the validity of the penalty provision of your lease. Contractual penalties are...

You should timely respond to the lawsuit regardless of what the guarantor does. Unless the guarantor is actually a party to the lease, as...

How can I represent myself in court to effect a judgement I won against deadbeat tenants?

It is hard to say what your rights are without reviewing the settlement/judgment, and knowing more facts. If (as would be common) the parties...

How do i raise the late fees on my rental property?

Late fees are generally unenforceable/illegal in residential tenancies - see Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp 7. It is seldom worth...

HOW do you serve a 30 day notice to a tenant who may have a fixed term lease agreement that has lived in bldg less than 3 mos ?

I agree with Mr. Moss. You can try to evict for nuisance or breach of covenant under Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161, but would have to meet...

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I gave a tenant the 90 day notice to vacate, she claims is retaliatory

I agree with Mr. Moss' good advice, but would add the suggestion that you work with an attorney to draft a termination notice that complies with...

What do I need to do to get an illegal eviction off my name?

If a default judgment was obtained against you without proper service of process, you can move to set it aside as void, including under Code of...