What legal recourse does a tenant have when a landlord is bullying them to break the lease so he can sell the house vacant?

The landlord's rights of access during a tenancy are strictly limited by Civil Code Section 1954. If you don't want the repairs/renovations, and...

How can I get my money back from the landlord?

If there were multiple people involved on the landlord side (e.g. multiple owners, or an owner and a property manager), the statute of limitations...

Can you break a joint lease? What are the consequences?

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Your lease is a contract with both your roommate and the landlord. If you break the lease, you are...

I agree with Attorney Moss that you should have gotten permission in advance for having your girlfriend stay, and that it would be good to try to...

Do I or my brother have pay for back due rent on apartment that was never actually in my name for the year I lived there.

If you paid rent, and it was accepted, you became a tenant - regardless of whether the lease was ever formally changed. And if the lease was...

Can I sue ex landlord for wrongful eviction

Most litigation-related claims (such as one based on the service on an invalid notice) are barred by the litigation privilege - see Civil Code...

Can I charge my tenants for past 12 months rents unpaid if I now have my unit legal and it was not legal befor?

The courts have definitively ruled that a landlord can't charge rent for an illegal unit. See Espinoza v. Calva (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 1393, 1400;...

Do I have to served with another 30-day notice?

Depending on what was said during the negotiations, and in the notice, you might be able to argue that the notice was invalidated under principles...

Since you moved in with your husband, the landlord knew about you, and did not promptly serve what is commonly referred to as a Rule 6.14 notice...

It would be a good idea to both document everything you can, and to also call the local code enforcement agency. In most areas, the agency acts...