How much is a landlord allowed to increase your rent if you are a month to month tenant?
Unless your tenancy is subject to rent control/eviction control, or the rent increase is being done for some illegal reason (such as retaliation,...
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Unless your tenancy is subject to rent control/eviction control, or the rent increase is being done for some illegal reason (such as retaliation,...
Under Civil Code Sections 1941-1941.1, it is the landlord's responsibility to deal with pests and vermin, which should include cockroaches. If...
That is unclear. The implied warranty of habitability generally does not apply to cosmetic defects-only significant health and safety issues (see...
There is not a one year statute of limitations for collecting back rent. However, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161(2) only allows the landlord...
I think you had a similar post earlier. Although some cities that have rent control limit how much a master tenant can charge subtenants, I...
If your tenancy is subject to East Palo Alto's rent control ordinance, then it is possible that this would be considered a diminution in housing...
If this is a residential tenancy, and you accepted rent, this would normally result in waiving the pay-or-quit notice, or creating a new...
If before doing the work, you told the landlord that he'd need to pay you, and he agreed, then you might have some kind of claim. However, if you...
My condolences on your loss. You can't prevent the landlord from proceeding with an unlawful detainer, if you don't comply with the notice by...
That is an illegal rental unit. You can call the city/county to inspect, and they will cite the landlord for the various code violations, order the...