If your tenancy is subject to rent control/eviction control (e.g. AB 1482), the landlord generally can only require you to sign a new lease on the...

If you are on the lease you should be fine - especially if you have been otherwise treated as a co-tenant (e.g. if the landlord has accepted rent...

I suggest they complain to the local code enforcement agency. Based on your description, it seems likely that the agency would cite the landlord,...

Depending on the facts, the utility interruptions and other maintenance issues may provide you grounds to terminate under Civil Code Section 1942...

The Ellis At generally overrides local eviction control laws. So, if the owners follow the correct steps, they should be able to evict you.

As you note, you don't have to agree, and can serve a pay or quit notice. Whether that would make practical/economic sense is debatable,...

Unless you can actually prove that the residual levels of toxins exceeded legal standards, it seems doubtful that you would have legal grounds to...

Your rights and depend on a number factors, including whether your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482), and how long you...

You would probably have to serve a cure or quit notice before attempting to evict. You should also stop taking rent, since doing so may waive your...

Your post is a bit unclear, but it sounds like you are the master tenant, and the roommate is an unapproved subtenant. In any event, if the...