Can I break my lease due to uninhabitable conditions.
Based on the facts you describe, you should be able to terminate your lease without penalty under Civil Code Section 1942 and the doctrine of...
San Francisco, CA
Litigation Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Landlord & Tenant, Real Estate
Based on the facts you describe, you should be able to terminate your lease without penalty under Civil Code Section 1942 and the doctrine of...
My sympathies. Your mother's disability does not give you legal grounds to terminate your lease. However, many landlords would be humane about...
If a tenant fails to pay rent, the landlord has a choice between simply suing for breach of contract, or giving a 3-day notice to pay or quit under...
I'm sorry you experienced this. I am re-listing this under the civil rights Q & A portion of the site. You could talk to a civil rights...
I'm sorry you are experiencing this. The landlord's rights of access to your leasehold (including the yard, unless it is shared space) are...
I don't believe that San Diego has rent control/eviction control, so your potential remedies may be limited, especially if the landlord did not use...
Especially if the tenancy is subject to the SF rent control ordinance, removing the stove would be illegal and actionable, including because you...
The owner can only evict through the legal process, which would mean validly serving you an appropriate written notice (e.g. 3-day notice to pay...
If you serve a pay or quit notice, then you are offering to let the tenant stay. If the tenant pays the rent, this would normally waive your right...
If they don't pay rent, and have not otherwise become tenants, then they would legally be characterized as licensees/guests, and you can terminate...