You would normally not have legal standing to pursue claims on behalf of your brother. You normally would have the right to terminate a...

If the UD was for non-payment of rent, habitability violations and the illegality of the unit would have been viable defenses at trial if you had...

Accepting rent would generally waiver the notice and/or reinstate the tenancy - unless (perhaps) the landlord asserts that the $ were accepted in...

If the tenancy is exempt from any eviction control laws, including the Cal. Tenant Protection Act, then you should only need to give notice in...

If you think the deductions were excessive (such as if the carpet was relatively old anyhow), you could try suing in small claims court. However,...

I agree with Mr. OBrien, but would add that if the landlord knew about the problem with homeless trespassers, and didn't disclose that to you...

Despite the waiver of contingencies, you may have grounds to rescind the contract for fraud under Civil Code Section 1689. Even if you did not,...

From your description, this is NOT a commercial claim, and would not be for a fixed or readily ascertainable amount. Consequently, attachment would...

Unless your lease has an applicable guest restriction, or the conduct violates some other portion of the lease, there is not much you can do,...

The rent increase seems invalid, because it did not comply with Civil Code Section 827. Also, if the habitability complaints and/or repair and...