It sounds like you should have some significant claims, including for fraud, and violations of Civil Code Section 1942.4. The owner may well...

Your post seems to imply that the tenancy is subject to the Tenant Protection Act. If so, then you are correct that the tenant would not have to...

A partition may ultimately make sense if you no longer want to co-own the property with Richard. However, even if you go that route, it would be...

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A motion to quash is the vehicle for raising improper service of the summons/complaint. It is not a proper vehicle for raising improper...

Most single family homes are not subject to either rent control or eviction control. However, there can be exceptions, sometimes including if the...

From your description, the tenant has no right to violate the rules. Under some circumstances, a disabled tenant can demand (under FEHA and...

You may have a good argument under principles of waiver and estoppel that regardless of what the (lost) lease said, you and the landlord agreed...

You can contact code enforcement whenever there are code/habitability violations, and I suggest you do so. If the agency cites the landlord, that...

Since I gather this would be a commercial tenancy, the issue of deposits is regulated by Civil Code Section 1950.7, which places no limit on the...

Mr. Arrasmith is incorrect - when you move out in response to a 3-day notice, there is normally still liability under Civil Code Section...