It sounds like you have some viable defenses, but if you want to fight this, you need to timely file an appropriate response with the court...

You need to timely file a memorandum of costs (the Judicial Council form should be on the court's website), obtain a judgment, and then (if the...

You can voluntarily dismiss defendants form the complaint by completing and filing the appropriate Judicial Council request for dismissal form....

I suggest you complain to the local code enforcement agency about these issues. You MAY also be entitled to invoke the "repair and deduct" remedy...

It is unclear form your post what kind of rental agreement was in effect when you gave your termination notice. If the old lease had expired,...

It is unclear from your post what kind of eviction notice you are talking about. If it is a pre-litigation termination notice of some kind, it...

Single family homes are often exempt from eviction control laws (e.g. AB 1482), but that may depend on whether the deceased owner timely gave a...

If you did a good job of cleaning, and the landlord doesn't have any proof that the fumigation was necessary - and for reasons beyond ordinary wear...

If the lien predated your ownership, it should have shown up on the title report. If it somehow didn't, then you might have a claim against the...

Unless the family members have a power of attorney, or are appointed a conservator, i ford not seem that they would have any legal right to evict...