If your lease says that the landlord pays utilities, then that should control, unless the tenancy terms are validly changed (e.g. via Civil Code...

The California Rules of Court - and in some case, local court rules - set deadlines and procedures for objecting to a judgment. Such objections...

Those two bases for eviction are not mutually exclusive, so it may be possible to pursue the 2nd one, if the first one failed. However, doing an...

Your post is a little unclear, but if your lease gives the tenant the option to pay a flat $3500 for an early termination, then the tenant would...

Unless you obtained either a release, the landlord can still seek the back rent, etc., and you can dispute whatever claims you think are erroneous...

Before doing any thing else, I suggest you make sure you have a good insurance policy, including coverage against wrongful eviction claims....

You would normally have no right to unilaterally change the terms of your rental agreement (I am assuming that you didn't have a separate parking...

That doesn't change the judgment already entered against you, and the actual eviction will presumably take place soon.

You may well have the right to terminate without penalty and seek damages under Civil Code Section 1942 (although there may be a question as to...

I suggest that you immediately complain to the local code enforcement agency about the hot water and any other habitability violations. You may...