Moving to quash, and to set aside the default/default judgment seems like the right approach. Since the judge will be weighing conflicting evidence...

You may wish to talk to the Cal. DFEH or a local disability rights organization about whether the landlord would have a duty to reasonably...

The owner of an illegal unit is not owed rent, and can't evict for non-payment of rent. However, so far as i know, there are no reported Cal....

The illegal entry might conceivably give you a claim for damages, but probably would not be a defense to the eviction. However, if the landlord is...

If you paid rent directly to the landlord, that would normally have made you a co-tenant, and you could stay so long as you paid the full amount of...

If your brothers legally became co-tenants (including from being named in the lease, or if the landlord accepted rent payments directly from them),...

Any rent increase notice would have to comply with Civil Code Section 827, and might also be limited by any applicable rent control law (possibly...

The landlord can force you to provide access for necessary repairs by giving proper notice under Civil Code Section 1954. However, if you have an...

As your post indicates, the landlord seems to be violating Civil Code Section 1947.3. You could try complaining to the local DA/City Attorney's...

If you had a binding rental agreement, and the tenant breached, you would be entitled to damages under Civil Code Section 1951.2. Nonetheless,...