I am renting a condo to a tenant whose contract expired Jan 2016. What proper amount of days notice for tenant to move out?

Most condos are exempt from rent control, but not necessarily from eviction control. If your condo is not subject to rent control, you can...

How Do I Get My Deposit Back

The person to whom you gave the security deposit generally remains responsible, except if there has been a change in ownership, and the selling...

How can I have my name removed from the lease on my apartment?

Any co-tenant in a month-to-month tenancy has the right to terminate their co-tenancy upon proper notice. See Civil Code Sections 1946-1946.1;...

Landlord is asking me to pay for Mold Repair and remodeling

To the degree that you violated a duty to report the mold, you are only liable for the damages caused by that breach of duty. The work you describe...

It is always risky renting out illegal units, and the fact that your lease says it is for storage space is probably not going to matter, since the...

How can i get my fired property manager off my property

Resident managers are usually licensees, rather than tenants, so eviction is generally easier. If the fired manager has refused to leave, hire an...

What are the privacy protections against entry by landlord into a commercial rental space?

A landlord's rights of entry are generally regulated by Civil Code Section 1954. However, in commercial leases, the parties can validly contract...

Can I ask my landlady to pay me back for repairs and improvements that I have done in their apartment?

California's "repair and deduct" law is found in Civil Code Section 1942. If you gave the landlord a reasonable opportunity to fix something which...

Do we pay rent while fighting a case of eviction against my landlord

The landlord will normally not accept rent while an eviction dispute is pending, since that usually waives any eviction notice, and reinstates the...

I just received a Notice of Termination of Tenancy 1 week after complaining about rats, that still have not been addressed?

Retaliatory eviction is illegal under Civil Code Section 1942.5. You should promptly consult a local landlord-tenant attorney to help you with this...