Your post is a bit unclear, but it sounds like a default judgment was entered against you, even though you have no legal liability. If so, you...

As you say, whatever the contract said about watering should have been superseded by applicable drought laws. Moreover, any valid damage claims...

If you want to avoid potential liability, you should follow the procedures laid out in Civil Code Section 1980 and following. If you didn't...

The answer form has separate sections concerning denials and affirmative defenses. So, for example, if the landlord alleges that you were served...

If you are month to month, any changes would have to be have to be by serving a written notice as per Civil Code Section 827. The change in...

If your tenancy is subject to AB 1482, and the proposed rent increase exceeds the AB 1482 cap, then the landlord is subject to that cap. AB 1482...

Your post is a bit unclear. You can generally sue in small claims court for up to $10k. If your potential damages are significantly higher,...

If the property is in probate, then the court-appointed representative of the estate should have legal standing to terminate the occupancy rights...

If the landlord chooses to file an eviction/unlawful detainer lawsuit against you, the landlord would have the burden of proof. However, the...

Facts and evidence usually only have to be shared if you serve appropriate pretrial discovery (e.g. Judicial Council form interrogatories and a...