You may well have grounds to evict for nuisance and breach of covenant. Seek help from a local landlord-tenant attorney.

Lockouts are illegal and actionable - see Civil Code Section 789.3. I suggest calling the police, who will sometimes intervene. Since your...

If you have an unexpired fixed-term lease, you have no right to prematurely terminate the lease, and would normally owe rent through the expiration...

Late fees are generally invalid in Cal. residential tenancies. See Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp. 7, 12. Under Code of Civil...

The nonrefundable deposit may well be invalid under Civil Code Section 1950.5. Moreover, I think you could make a pretty good claims for...

The most conservative approach would be to promptly pay the disputed $, but do so under express written protest, and reserving the right to seek a...

Your post is a bit unclear. If this was a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit, it had to specify what the landlord claims you owed. If you...

If you accepted rent after learning about the dogs, then you may have waived any right to evict for that reason. Nonpayment of rent cases can...

Once title passes, you would lose legal standing to evict,and the new owner would have to step in. I suggest you consult a local landlord-tenant...

Assuming that the flood was caused by the negligence or other misconduct of your upstairs neighbor, you should have claims against him for...