Is there a city, county or state agency I could contact about the rights of office tenants?

City departments may be able to answer questions about the status of permits or permit applications, or whether there are outstanding citations for...

Do you need to pay rent in California after receiving a 60 day notice?

Rent is due through the termination date, and you can be evicted (via a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit, and subsequent unlawful detainer) if you...

If i want to make the gas line and shower legal, do the tenants need to be relocated?

Assuming that the work could not be safely/easily/very quickly done with the tenants in possession, you would need to do a temporary...

Do I have to renew my residental Leae with my tnant every year or can we both

I agree with Mr. Moss' good advice. I would only add that if the tenancy is subject to rent control/eviction control, the tenant would normally...

If you want to enter the unit, you have to give proper notice under Civil Code Section 1954, and you have to have one of the reasons for entry...

If our lockout date was 1/10/17 but our landlord accepted our rent $. Now he's asking for double our rent to stay another month.

By accepting rent, the landlord established a new month-to-month tenancy with you. However, the landlord would have the right to terminate the...

What can be done about this?

The safest approach would be to timely comply with the 3-day notice, and then sue in small claims court for breach of contract and fraud (your...

Can my landlord tell me my friends can't come and visit?

Unless there is language in the lease restricting such visits, the landlord would seem to be out of line. However, if you are month-to-month, the...

How do I fight an unlawful detainer that stemmed from an unlawful eviction?

A tenant generally does not have the right to subtract from rent money owed by the landlord. This is particularly true in commercial tenancies,...

What can I do to get my daughter's exboyfriend out of her condo?

Unless he paid rent, he would be a licensee/guest-not a tenant. If he is a licensee, no written notice is required-she can give him oral notice...