You may have grounds to evict sooner under grounds of nuisance, or breach of covenant - see Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161. However, you...

You may want to review Section 37.9(a)(2) of the rent control ordinance, and the corresponding Rent Board Rules (including Rule 6.15). If you...

Can I serve them another 60 day notice to increase the rent right after the 60 day notice to move out?

Ordinarily, you can decide to rescind/withdraw a notice to quit, and serve a rent increase notice instead. However, you said "they don't want to...

What's the worse thing that can happen if I do not hire a real estate lawyer during a dispute or partition?

I agree with Attorneys Moss and Price that your best strategy would be to try to work everything out without litigation. However, in order to...

Can my landlord evict me for security deposit they say to have tacked on as rent after already accepting regular rent amount??

Under Civil Code Section 1962(a)(4) the landlord was required to give you a copy of the lease within 15 days of signing. If that hasn't happened,...

Security deposit not returned fully

You can sue in small claims court under Civil Code Section 1950.5 to recover the balance of the deposit. If the judge felt that the landlord acted...

Can I get her evicted?

If she has never paid rent, or otherwise become a tenant, she is simply a guest/licensee. You have the right to terminate such an arrangement...

Manager is aware of "as roomate"gave verbally authorization to friend,I have no lease& pay it all myself he moved out of STATE?

If the landlord accepted rent directly from you (I assume that the money orders were in your name-not in the name of your friend?), that would...

Can i have the other lease without an issue?

There are generally no legal barriers to renting as many places as you want and can afford. However, most leases limit subleasing, the number of...

What can I do to cancel the lease right away, move out, and get the remainder of my rent for the month and deposit back?

Various California laws, including Civil Code Section 1953, invalidate many types of lease provisions purporting to waive the rights of residential...