All fees/costs should be properly disclosed in the contingency fee agreement. It is usually a percentage of the gross, plus reimbursement of...

If your tenancy was month-to-month, you would normally only need to give 30 days written notice as per Civil Code Sections 1946-1946.1. Any...

The police will sometimes intervene when the landlord unlawfully shuts off utilities. You probably also have the right to sue, including under...

This is arguably a curable violation, so I think you needed to serve a proper cure or quit notice. Even is it was an incurable breach, you would...

Lease provisions can't validly waive your right to receive a pay or quit notice, to require the landlord to evict via an unlawful detainer lawsuit,...

Unfortunately, your (legitimate) quiet enjoyment complaints do NOT give you grounds to withhold rent (as opposed to suing the landlord and/or the...

Because of the litigation privilege (see Civil Code Section 47 and the derivative case law), you could normally only potentially sue for malicious...

Even if you don't qualify for protection under 1946.2, some other state/local laws provide for relocation benefits when the government orders...

The master tenant is required to provide a permanent source of adequate heat. However, if the master tenant did so, and your roommate keeps turning...

IF your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482), the landlord can only terminate a tenancy for one of the authorized reasons,...