Landlords are required to provide a permanently installed and adequate source of heat. I suggest that you immediately complain to the SF Dept....

The first and perhaps most practical question is whether you think the tenant has any money/assets. If not, and if you don't see that changing...

If the court has jurisdiction, and the venue is proper, that is sufficient. You can sue for the violations of the applicable laws in that same...

Objections which are not timely are waived - see e.g. CCP Section 2030.290(a). As others have noted, you should go through meet and confer, and can...

Unless the city has red-tagged the unit, or ordered you to leave, the landlord could normally only terminate upon proper written notice, and might...

There is no set deadline - it is normally what is reasonable under the circumstances. If too much time has passed, I suggest that you...

If you were served with a pay or quit notice, and did not come up with the rent until after the deadline had passed, the landlord normally would...

Ordinarily, you would sue in small claims court. However, if you have moved to TX., then suing in Cal. could be impractical for you. If you plan...

You should have the right to repair and deduct as per Civil Code Section 1942. However, if the landlord is pushing back, it would be safer to sue...

If you violated a no pets clause, and can not establish a viable defense (e.g. that the landlord waived the restriction by accepting rent with...