You had every right to complain, and f the landlord tries to retaliate against you, there would be remedies under Civil Code Section 1942.5. You...

How do I get out a person out of my home, that doesn't pay the rent? She is also a x 5150 and afraid she might harm herself?

I she has not paid rent, or otherwise become a tenant, I assume she would legally be considered a guest or licensee, in which case you would be...

Property Manager collected rent from tenants without dispersing the money to land lords and filed bankruptcy. Is this fraud?

The property managers misconduct would violate a host of civil and criminal laws (conversion, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement,...

Do I have any rights or options regarding my roomate giving a 30-day notice on our apartment without my knowledge/consent?

If you were a co-tenant (as opposed to a subtenant), your roommate had no right to give notice for anyone other than himself, and you have the...

I've been served with a 60 day notice to vacate my home. Can I fight it ?

If you complained about the defective housing conditions (e.g. the heating issue) shortly before receiving the 60-day notice, you might have a...

Is there any legal way to enforce when a roommate says/writes out an intent to let another person take his place on our lease?

If he is a co-tenant, rather than your subtenant, you have no legal right to evict him. If he breaches a contract with you (including a promise...

The landlord is responsible for providing hot water, as well as certain other basic housing services (see e.g. Civil Code Section...

Landlord represented home was not affected by a bankruptcy - it was.

From your description, the bankruptcy was dismissed, and no bankruptcy trustee ever tried to evict you from the property while the bankruptcy was...

Law Re: renter's right to stay after 3-day notice

As Mr. Kane notes, the landlord would have to go through the unlawful detainer process to evict you. However, you should make every effort to...

Wanting to rescind/cancel lease agreement before tenants move in

I agree with Mr. Moss' advice. In order to rescind, you would need to have adequate legal grounds (see e.g. Civil Code Section 1689), which are...