You should at least pay the rent in effect before the unlawful increase. If the landlord follows up with a pay or quit notice, you can either not...

It would make sense to do so, unless you have some basis for claiming a rent reduction (e.g. a substantial violation of the implied warranty of...

That depends on whether the basis of the eviction was contract or tort, and on how broadly the attorney fee clause was worded. Under Civil Code...

No. Summary adjudication used to have a broader scope, but the Legislature amended the statute several years ago, and it now provides in relevant...

If the landlord continued to accept rent from you after the lease expires, then you became a month-to-month tenant under Civil Code Section 1945...

You may well have claims against the landlord for failing to protect your quiet enjoyment rights. See Andrews v. Mobile Aire Estates (2005) 125...

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Your landlord should be able to evict the upstairs tenant for nuisance, etc. - disability rights laws may require a landlord to reasonably...

The fact that the lease has not yet started doesn't somehow make it unenforceable. If your daughter is breaking her lease, she would normally be...

If your landlord has a separate rental agreement with the offending tenant, then the landlord has a legal duty to investigate the situation, and...

I respectfully disagree with Ms. Obiamiwe. If the person is a subtenant, rather than a co-tenant, then your son would have legal standing to...