It sounds like you may have grounds to rescind the agreement under Civil Code Section 1689, if the master tenant did not adequately disclose that...

The tenant would normally have the right to enforce the lease you agreed to, and is also entitled to be compensated for you renting him a partially...

Most early termination clauses are set up as an option, and having a mandatory early termination fee would probably violate applicable law,...

Since you are in San Francisco, you may well have tenancy rights as per Section 37.9F of the SF rent control ordinance. Even if that law didn't...

You can either file a motion to quash, or simply answer (often the best approach, since even if you win the motion to quash, the landlord can...

If you have evidence that the landlord has been refusing valid rent tenders, then it is debatable that you need to keep offering rent for now (keep...

Your post is a bit unclear. If there was some defect in the title, your brother may have a claim against the title insurer. However, it somewhat...

Landlords are generally not required to accept rent offered after a 3-day notice expires. If the landlord had sued you for unlawful detainer, you...

Yes, That power is granted by statute. As one treatise explains: "[8:512] “Possession-only” judgment; immediate issuance of writ of possession: A...

Both tenants would be jointly and severally liable for the entire amount of the rent. If the rent keeps getting paid, there is nothing you need do...