Can a lease option just disappeare

I agree with Mr. Moss. There are procedures allowing someone to try to prove the contents of a lost document, but you would have the burden of...

Can home owner make me leave without written notice?

If you are a non-paying guest/licensee, rather than a tenant, then the owner can require you to vacate immediately. If you don't do so, the owner...

My new apartment my be an illegal rental

If the rental unit is illegal, then the rental agreement is void, and the landlord is not entitled to rent. See Carter v. Cohen (2010) 188 Cal....

In this instance is my landlord committing defamation of character?

I am re-posting this on Avvo, under the specialty heading of libel and slander. This is really not a landlord-tenant issue. You should promptly...

The manager returned my rent they told me I'm on eviction status for nuisance issue..what does that mean

Accepting your rent would normally waive the landlord's right (if any) to try to evict you for a tenancy violation, including nuisance. If the...

Can I get out of my lease within 24 hours of signing and moving in? Especially if I found bed bugs!

You may have grounds to rescind the lease for fraud under Civil Code Section 1689. You may also have the right to cancel without penalty under...

Can I get out of my newly signed lease and receive my deposit back ?

There is no "cooling off" period for leases. However, you may have grounds to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689, based on the...

We have given a tenant 60 day notice to vacate. However, he's disappeared without paying rent. What do we now?

You can wait out the 60 day notice, or serve him with a 3-day pay or quit notice (which can be served by posting and mailing under Code of Civil...

Yes. The landlord is required to intervene when anyone under his control is engaging in nuisance activities or violating a tenant's quiet enjoyment...

What is the correct process to have a person leave your house who lives with you but doesn't pay rent.

If your boyfriend was only your guest, and never paid any manner of rent, he would seem to be what the law characterizes as a licensee. You may...

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