What can I do to stop eviction?

You should determine if your tenancy is subject to LA's rent control/eviction control ordinance. If so, the landlord could only evict you for one...

Landlord having an issue with father of infants babysitting while tenant is at work.

Unless your rental agreement limits day-time guests, your landlord has no right to prohibit this day care arrangement. Such a prohibition could...

Can a roommate hold you hostage. Not letting you give 30 notice ?

The landlord is wrong - each co-tenant has the right to terminate by giving a proper written 30-day notice. Schmitt v. Felix (1958) 157 Cal.App.2d...

I live in Long Beach ca. Can the owner raise my rent after he took 80% of my patio without asking or discussing with me ?

Unless your tenancy is subject to a local rent control/eviction control ordinance, assuming your tenancy is month-to-month, the landlord is...

Your rights will depend in part on whether your tenancy is subject to Mountain View's Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act. You should check...

Civil Code Section 1946.5 allows law enforcement personnel to remove a lodger (as defined in that law) if the lodger refuses to leave after teh...

We have no rental agreement. Tenant refuses to acknowledge or sign anything Should I give her 30 day notice to terminate?

Late fees are generally illegal in residential tenancies. See Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp. 7. I suggest immediately...

In a Los Angeles RSO apartment--what's the best action to take when new LL will not honor parking in the lease by the old LL?

I agree with Mr. Kane. However, given the importance of the parking space, you also need to consult a local landlord-tenant attorney to sue for...

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Depending on the facts, your former landlord may have been entitled to additional damages under Civil Code Section 1951.2 or 1951.4. I also...

Depending on the facts, you may be able to rescind your rental agreement under Civil Code Section 1689 (including for misrepresentations), or...

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