Single family homes can sometimes be subject to the Cal. Tenant Protection Act if the tenant was not provided with a proper exemption notice. If...

You might have a claim IF you can prove that the landlord had an unlawful motive (see e.g. Civil Code Section 1942.5) for not offering you the...

If you want to get out of the lease, you should have grounds to rescind under Civil Code Section 1689, and can pursue any compensation claims under...

You should be able to repair and deduct as per Civil Code Section 1942. You should also be able to sue for breach of contract damages (probably in...

There is a 4 year statute of limitations for breach of a written contract. And I assume that the online payments grow stale at some point. If...

If you want to get out of the lease, you may have grounds to rescind under Civil Code Section 1689 (and seek compensation under Civil Code Section...

Unless the housemate was authorized to act as your agent, she could not validly sign on your behalf. So, unless you somehow otherwise adopted...

You can sue in small claims court for breach of contract, habitability, nuisance, etc. If you want to get out of your lease, you should have...

Even though the tenant was uncooperative, you still need to refund the $. However, because of the lack of cooperation, I see no exposure for either...

You may have rights IF your tenancy is subject to AB 1482 or some other eviction control law, since the landlord would then have been attempting to...