If this went to court, and your friend denied making the agreement, it would be up to the judge/jury to decide whether the agreement existed. If...

Tenants are allowed to give notice any day of the month. So, if they paid the May rent, you would be entitled to deduct pro-rated June rent...

A verbal/email notice is not valid. See Civil Code Sections 1946-1946.1. If there is a main house and two rented guesthouses, it sounds like the...

When a fixed-term lease expires, and rent is paid/accepted, the contract continues on a month-to-month basis. See Civil Code Section 1945. Since...

It sounds like the landlord is not accepting rent because it was tendered after the 3-day notice expired. You can still try paying as per Civil...

It doesn't sound like the notice was validly served - email doesn't count, and simply posting the notice on the door was insufficient. See Code of...

The lease was extended on a month-to-month basis. Probably both under the terms of the lease, and by Civil Code Section 1945. And, since at least...

If you put him on title, then he becomes an owner, with all of the rights of an owner (including to force a sale of the property by suing for...

The landlord can (including by serving a notice to cure or quit) require you to properly clean the deck, etc. However, the landlord would normally...

Service of the notice is deemed complete on the later of the posting or mailing, and your compliance period begins from that date. The landlord is...