Single family homes are normally exempt from California's eviction control law, AB 1482. However, if the landlord/property manager failed to give...

If the landlord is making entries in violation of Civil Code Section 1954, then you can refuse access, and may have damage claims (including for...

The email should be adequate to establish defenses of waiver/estoppel in the event of a dispute. In addition, a lease provision requiring 60 days...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Assuming you can prove those facts, you should have grounds to either rescind the lease under Civil Code...

From your description, you should have grounds to either rescind the purchase under Civil Code Section 1689 for fraud and partial failure of...

Your post is a little confusing, including because the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to lawsuits in state court. Was this somehow...

Unless you have established a separate relationship with the landlord (e.g. by paying rent directly to the landlord), whatever rights you have to...

It sounds like the notice from the Court about the trial date was never received - have you been having any other issues with your mail? In any...

The rodent issues - if proven - would constitute a habitability violation (including under Civil Code Sections 1941-1941.1), and would normally...

Assuming you have made complaints to the landlord, and the problems were not corrected within a reasonable time, you may have grounds to terminate...