I don't practice in San Diego, so have little knowledge of the local eviction control laws. However, my very quick look at §98.0704 of the...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Foreclosures often wipe out leases which post-date the mortgage being foreclosed upon. However, if (as...

I'm sorry that you and your mother are experiencing these personal difficulties. However, from your description, it sounds like the landlord...

I'm sorry for the personal difficulties you are going through. Unfortunately, however, they would not provide any kind of defense to an eviction...

Preliminarily, is the tenancy subject to San Jose's Tenant Protection Ordinance, or any other eviction control law? If so, then you probably don't...

Single family homes are often exempt from rent control. However, if you were rented the whole house, and the landlord did not reserve use of the...

I agree with Mr. Rafter, but would add that I am not sure you can sue out of state defendants in small claims court, as opposed to Superior Court....

The no subleasing clause may not matter much - especially if the landlord was aware of the subleasing, and continued to accept rent from the...

If the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482), the landlord could only serve the 60 day notice for one of the reasons...

I suppose the landlord could try to make a claim based on nuisance (see e.g. Civil Code Section 3479 and following). However, the landlord would...