CA tenant eviction

If you did not use an attorney to draft and serve the termination notice, you should check with one immediately to make sure it was done correctly....

Can I fight a 3 day pay or quit when house was not up to code?

It sounds like the notice is invalid for multiple reasons, and that you would have good defenses to any attempted eviction. However, since...

Can I break my lease

You may well have grounds to break the lease under Civil Code Section 1942 and the doctrine of constructive eviction, especially if some of the...

Rental/tenant I'm renting a condo and it has black and green mold everywhere

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Have you already complained to the local code enforcement agency about this issue? In most cities, the...

Is a tenant entitled to collect past rent paid to a landlord for an illegally built room or addition?

This is an unsettled area of law. There are published Court of Appeal precedents holding that a landlord can't collect rent for an illegal...

Can you collect attorney's fees if your landlord unlawfully "converted" your property after an eviction and you sued him/her?

Generally speaking, attorney fees are only recoverable if provided by an applicable contract of statute. See Code of Civil Procedure Section...

Am I legally obligated to pay a utility bill that covers the past 10 months?

I sympathize for the inconvenience. However, it is doubtful that any court would find that the failure to provide you the bills on a more timely...

Wrongful Evection. Should my mother take legal action?

Both the Section 8 program and Oakland's Just Cause For Eviction allow at least some evictions for owner or relative occupancy purposes. However,...

I'm going to re-list this under family law to get some insight from specialists in that area. However, my sense is that you can terminate with...

I agree with Mr. Moss' sound advice, but would add that you can complain to the local code enforcement agency about both the ongoing problems, and...