If you want to play it safe, and avoid a potential unlawful detainer lawsuit, timely pay the $ demanded in the notice, but do so under express...

Civil Code Section 1950.5(g) provides in relevant part: "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises, but not earlier...

The landlord was required to timely account for the deposit as per Civil Code Section 1950.5. However, any noncompliance would not preclude the...

Accepting rent directly from you, in your name, would normally create a tenancy, even if you were not previously a party to the lease. Also, since...

You might have a claim for retaliation, including under Civil Code Section 1942.5, since the timing seems pretty suspicious. On the other hand,...

From your description, it is unclear whether the landlord breached the stipulation. If the stipulation didn't define the term, the neutral...

The lease can't validly shift most repair costs to residential tenants - see Civil Code Sections 1942.1 and 1953. I suggest you complain to the...

I suggest you sue in small claims court for fraud, violations of Business and Professions Code Section 17200, etc.

In my view, Civil Code Section 1954 does not even authorize general/annual inspections - the landlord may only enter for one of the authorized...

If a tenant voluntarily leaves after after receiving a notice -even an invalid one - it is normally not actionable under general state law (but...