The first question is whether your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482). If so, the landlord can only evict you for one of...

You may wish to start by complaining to the local code enforcement agency about the broken shower and any other habitability...

If the HOA is not the landlord, they would have no right to evict. However, the HOA could, depending on the facts, pursue claims against the...

Who paid the rent while you were gone? If your brother paid rent directly to the landlord, or was otherwise accepted by the landlord as a co-tenant...

The letter form the court is simply notification that the lawsuit has been filed, and does not constitute service of process. Unless and until you...

I suggest you complain to the local code enforcement agency. The agency should inspect, cite the landlord, and order the landlord to fix the...

Unless the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (single family homes are potentially exempt from AB 1482, but the landlord must give a...

Unless there was some local law requiring the landlord to provide a/c, this situation normally would not qualify as a habitability violation. See...

Cal. law only allows tenants to withhold rent under very limited circumstances, and the missing drawers would not (in my view) qualify as a...

As note din my answer to your earlier post, it sounds like you have grounds to rescind under Civil Code Section 1689. This part of the site is...