Mr. Arrasmith - who apparently does not practice law in San Francisco - is incorrect. Under the SF rent control ordinance and Rent Board rules...

Your post is a bit confusing, since it doesn't sound like the landlord rescinded (see Civil Code Section 1689) - the landlord is simply refusing to...

The police reaction seems unsupportable, since these were guests/licensees - not tenants - and the "guests" have engaged in illegal activities and...

From your description, it sounds like it would be the tenant's responsibility, but it would be impossible to give a definitive answer without...

If the Legal Aid organization only represented you on a limited scope basis, then they may not have had any obligations beyond the original...

Since you were the plaintiff in the small claims court case, you would normally have no right of appeal. In any event, Civil Code Section...

Allocation of maintenance expenses is usually spelled out in the lease. You may wish to hire a local landlord-tenant attorney to review your lease,...

The rent increase would normally only be illegal if the tenancy was subject to some rent control law (e.g. AB 1482), and the amount of the increase...

Many of the items sound excessive and inappropriate, especially if the landlord didn't comply with the PRE move-out inspection procedures mandated...

I'm fairly certain that there is no such state law, and courts do not make law - they only interpret them. You may wish to contact the City, or...