The deposit was for the benefit of the landlord, so the landlord can waive that requirement. Since everyone signed the lease, you may well be stuck...

Unless the lease gives the tenants rights to park in the driveway, they should have no right to do so. This is particularly true if the cars...

Your post does not indicate whether in addition to properly requesting a jury trial, you also timely posted jury fees as per Code of Civil...

I would argue that changing the parking rules required more notice than that - and possibly even service of a notice of change in terms of tenancy...

If you bring the violation to the court's attention, the court could conceivably impose monetary sanctions on the plaintiff for violating the...

Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161 generally allows a landlord to go back one year if the landlord is seeking to collect rent via a 3 day notice....

The 30 day stay probably applies, including because the landlord may wish to appeal the adjudication that you were released form the...

Landlord can only enter for one of the limited reasons authorized under Civil Code Section 1954, and on proper notice. Bad faith violations are...

Landlords are required to disclose material facts concerning the unit/building before you rent. If yours didn't (or didn't sufficiently - which is...

I suggest you complain to the local code enforcement agency. If the agency cites the owner, that should strengthen your legal position - see e.g....