Your best option may be to sue in small claims court.

Suing the City would be difficult, expensive, and complicated. It would make a lot more sense to sue the landlord for habitability, nuisance,...

You may well have a defense and a claim for damages under Civil Code Section 1942.5. Moreover, if the tenancy is subject to an eviction control...

Nothing happens automatically. If the court is informed that the tenant has moved out and surrendered possession, then the judge is supposed to...

Yes. You should be able to charge at least be able to charge 10% legal interest under Civil Code Section 3289.

My sympathies on your loss and other challenges. It is unclear from your post whether you have simply been served with a complaint for unlawful...

Your possible defenses would depend on the facts, such as whether retaliation is a factor (see e.g. Civil Code Section 1942.5), whether the notices...

Assuming that the landlord has been accepting rent after learning of the presence of your kid, the landlord would normally have waived any right to...

So long as at least one of the original rent controlled tenants is still around, the landlord generally is not allowed to raise the rent to market....

You can certainly try suing in small claims court. However, unless you got proof that the daughter was actually authorized to act on behalf of her...