My sympathies on your situation. Civil Code Section 1942.5 prohibits a landlord from engaging in certain kinds of conduct-including raising your...

I read in San Francisco that they have to give you a renters money . to move out and amount for anybody that is disable.

The law requiring relocation benefits in San Francisco is a local ordinance, and so does not apply to a tenancy anywhere else. Unless your city...

Is he allowed to serve me with an eviction note while I am pregnant? How long can I still live here before and/or after birth?

My sympathies on your situation with your boyfriend, and congratulations on your pregnancy. This is really a family law question-not a landlord...

How can I break my contract without having to pay 2 months of rent and a concession fee? I don't have a job since I moved-in

California law generally prohibits penalty provisions in residential leases, although it does allow for valid "liquidated damages" clauses under...

Can the landlord be held responsible for breach? if so, how? Of what can they be held guilty?

It isn't clear from your description whether the pool heater used to work, but then broke, or whether the pool was never heated during your...

What should I do?

You would have a lot of civil remedies under California law, including for quiet enjoyment violations, wrongful eviction, etc. However, if the...

Commercial Sublease: How long do I have to stay before I can leave without liability? Can I go anytime after receiving notice?

If you have a fixed-term sublease, and she is telling you that she is going to breach that agreement by requiring you to leave early, than you...

The failure of a a residential landlord to provide hot water is normally a violation of the tenant's rights under the warranty of habitability...

Landlords have a lot of latitude in regulating activities in common areas, especially if the activities might cause health or safety concerns,...

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What should i do to ensure succession rights?

I assume this is a rent-controlled apartment, and you are trying to perpetuate the rent-controlled tenancy? If so, you should promptly consult...