The listing did not need to list all of the lease terms, and it sounds like the lease had a clear prohibition on smoking. If you violated that...

No lease provision can validly waive habitability rights, etc. - see Civil Code Sections 1668, 1942.1, and 1953. You may wish to complain to the...

There is nothing inherently unlawful about serving two notices together. However, in order to avoid possible confusion, the landlord should have...

If you timely paid the full rent demanded in the notice, then you would have a valid defense if the landlord tried to sue you for unlawful...

Mr. Arrasmith is incorrect. Late fees are generally invalid in California residential leases/tenancies - see Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121...

If you have already made a general appearance in the case by filing an answer/general denial, then you basically waived any defects in the service...

You can sue for breach of fiduciary duty, and potentially seek both damages and a constructive trust. Get help from a local real estate litigation...

You can certainly contact your landlord and/or the landlord's attorney, and make arrangements to be either served with process, or just agree that...

Since those facts were plainly material, the landlord had a duty to disclose them before you rented, and you should have a claim for fraud. You may...

I am not aware of any court precedents speaking to that issue. My own view is that the landlord can't use Civil Code Section 827 to get around...