If you are a co-tenant as opposed to a subtenant, including by you directly paying rent to the landlord, or you being added to the lease as a...

Even if your tenancy is subject to rent control (e.g. AB 1482), unless your base rent is very low, my guess is that a $45/month increase would be...

If the tenants made affirmative misrepresentations to you, that might provide a basis for rescinding the lease under Civil Code Section 1689....

If you haven't already done so, complain to the local code enforcement agency. The agency would normally inspect, the the landlord, and order the...

It is hard to give precise answers without reading the relevant documents. However, unless the stipulation contained a mutual release, either party...

Since the payment is late, it is totally up to the landlord - they can either accept the money late (ad let you stay), or move forward to enforce...

It is certainly arguable that by accepting the prepaid rent, the landlord agreed to a one year lease/lease extension, especially since a lease of...

Unless you can show that the landlord began receiving rent from a new tenant before August 23, there was no "double dipping," and I see no basis...

The statute of limitations for breach of a written contract is normally 4 years, so they should be able to pursue the debt. You can look into...

I agree with Ms. James, but would add that you may have the right under FEHA and other disability rights laws to demand that the landlord...