Can a roommate change the house locks if we both signed the lease?
Don't I get any kind of notice to vacate?
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Answered on June 21, 2017
If you are both co-tenants (including because you are both on the lease, and both pay rent to the landlord), she has no right to lock you out or...
Is there anything we can do to reopen an eviction case that the judge already heard and put a default on us?
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Answered on June 21, 2017
You could try to apply for a stay of the eviction, and bring a motion to set aside the default and default judgment under Code of Civil Procedure...
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How do i get my ex to move?
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Answered on June 20, 2017
Assuming she has never been a tenant (e.g. by paying you rent), and has no ownership interest in the property, she should be what the law...
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My relationship with my partner has ended and I might be kicked out.
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Answered on June 20, 2017
If you have been paying rent, and have been doing so at least a year, you'd normally be entitled to at least 60 days written notice served in...
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Can I get part of my security deposit back?
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Answered on June 20, 2017
If you can prove that the whole $1800 actually went to your master tenant, then you might have a shot. However, I'm wondering whether part of it...
What is the law regarding rental of an illegal unit?
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Answered on June 19, 2017
If the unit is illegal, then the rental agreement is also illegal, and you normally would have no obligation to pay rent. See Carter v. Cohen...
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Do I have the right not to pay my rent for the previous month if the landlord didn't fix a repair until the following month?
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Answered on June 19, 2017
State law does not require the landlord to provide a/c, so you probably did not have the right to withhold rent unless there was some other...
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Can Notice to Vacate filed against a person who has never lived here be contested as it has only been My daughter and I for 2yr?
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Answered on June 19, 2017
If you were never properly served with the summons and complaint (e.g. because your ex submitted a fraudulent proof of service), you can apply to...
If there is an oral agreement(tenant/ landlord, do I still qualify for a monetary compensation ?
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Answered on June 19, 2017
If your tenancy is under rent control/eviction control, the landlord can generally only evict you for one of the reasons specified in that law, and...
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How to stop my sheriffs lock out? they give me 6days.
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Answered on June 19, 2017
I'm sorry you are experiencing this.
it is unclear from your post what kinds of papers the sheriff served upon you.
If a default and default...
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