What should I do if my roommate wants to break the lease and refuse to pay for full termination fee?
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Answered on July 19, 2016
It may be that no early termination fee will be required unless you both leave. If so, and you want to stay, perhaps you could find a new potential...
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My mom lives in Glendale, CA and just found a 3 day eviction note on her apartment front door
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Answered on July 15, 2016
It is hard to say without reading the notice, and knowing more about the facts.
Some kinds of (alleged) tenant misconduct, such of nuisance,...
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My landlord is a big bully..please advise.
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Answered on July 15, 2016
Your landlord may be a bully, but on this issue, he is not doing anything unusual or unreasonable. Under most rental agreements, the co-tenants are...
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Question regarding late fees on rental property.
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Answered on July 15, 2016
Late fees are generally not enforceable in California residential rental agreements. See Orozco v. Casimoro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp 7. However,...
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What are the options of a landlord to vacate a tenant, if both parties do not consent on renewal lease terms / rent rates?
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Answered on July 15, 2016
Unless the tenancy is subject to rent control/eviction control, or there is something in the lease requiring notice, under Code of Civil Procedure...
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I'm a onsite Motel manager told I got 3 days to vacate
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Answered on July 15, 2016
If (as is common for such positions) you were a licensee, rather than a tenant, your right of occupancy can lawfully be terminated informally, and...
Landlord asking to sign Bed Bug addendum, mold prevention addendum and lead based paint hazard document
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Answered on July 15, 2016
The types of addenda you mention are not unusual, but the actual language in the forms may or may not be appropriate/legal.
If you have...
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What should i do if my landlord wants to get rid of me?
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Answered on July 15, 2016
Civil Code Section 1942.5 generally prohibits landlords from retaliating against tenants (including by trying to evict) for peacefully and lawfully...
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I received a request for entry from my landlord what's next I failed on him then he failed on me
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Answered on July 15, 2016
At least if this was a residential tenancy (commercial leases can validly provide otherwise for entry), the landlord's right of access is regulated...
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What is the penalty for a landlord found to be in indirect civil contempt of court?
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Answered on July 14, 2016
Depending on how the settlement was entered into, you could seek enforcement by a number of means, including contempt, or a motion under Code of...
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