Can a landlord forbid a tenant from playing with a visiting dog/cat

A visiting pet in the rental premises may or may not violate the lease. However, unless the tenancy is covered by rent control/eviction control...

Should I sue my ex-landlord in small claims court or have a lawyer sue in civil court for constructive eviction?

Unless your tenancy is rent-controlled, the potential for rent differential damages is probably pretty small, since your rent was probably not that...

Defective 3 Day Notice to Pay or Quit, what's the best course of action?

The case law is somewhat in flux, but probably the best way to respond would be to demur (on the grounds that the notice is facially ambiguous and...

It is ever justifiable to apply security deposit to last month's rent?

If you contest the eviction/unlawful detainer (which could only be filed after you had failed to comply with a pay or quit notice), you could...

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Courts generally discourage (or outright forbid) a second demurrer after the first one is overruled. However, sometimes you can get away with a...

No. The Court of Appeal ruled on this issue several years ago: "Motta argues that section 1013's extension of time for service by mail...

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How do I collect on a judgement received against a non-payment tenant who has been evicted

I am re-posting this on the debt collection part of the site. A couple of cheap/easy options would be to record an abstract of judgment, and...

Can I rent the extra room that I have on airbnb ?

You would need to talk to a local land use attorney to be sure. There may be local zoning laws, business license laws, etc. that could apply.

What's my right.

You mentioned that you had a letter from your doctor, but did not say whether the letter was somehow related to your pet. If the pet is a...

How do I force real estate co who has LOCKED me out of my foreclosed home to let me remove my personal property ?

You should have civil remedies under a number of possible theories, including for forcible entry [Code of Civil Procedure Section 1159(1)] and...