Can I be evicted for adding a deadbolt lock to a bedroom door?

Different landlords would react differently. However, there is always some risk, although you would normally be given a chance (via a cure or quit...

What can I do

Have you called the local code enforcement agency? They usually send out an inspector fairly quickly, who will inspect, cite the landlord for any...

How long can I stay to find a place

It sounds like you did not pay within the deadline set by the 3-day notice, and that the landlord then moved forward with an unlawful detainer...

If your rental agreement does not prohibit cooking in your unit, and doing so would not violate any local law (which it may, since your room does...

If your rent is paid late, does this mean that you will lose an unlawful detainer case automatically, if your rent check late?

If the landlord served you with a valid 3-day notice to pay or quit, and you did not pay within the deadline, the landlord was not obligated to...

Can my landlord do a lockout?

Because the landlord has only changed some of the locks, and has not given you a notice to quit, it is unclear whether the remedies available under...

Need a bulldog to close out an 18 month battle

I suggest you search using the find a lawyer tab. Many qualified attorneys do not read the Q & A posts.

Can my landlords prohibit indoor decorations?

Unless it is somehow prohibited in your rental agreement (and many rental agreements do have restrictions on making holes in walls, using adhesives...

Once you are served with the UD, you must timely respond (you would normally have 5 days, if the summons and complaint were personally served), or...

Landlord is insisting on entering on a Saturday to spray for pesticides and inspect home. What can I do?

Civil Code Section 1954 does not define normal business hours, and at least one court has ruled that it can at least sometime include...