Assuming that the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (such as the Cal. Tenant Protection Act), the landlord would have the burden of...

It is unclear from your post whether you surrendered possession, or temporarily vacated pending repairs. If you surrendered possession, then...

You can certainly try to negotiate with the landlord. However, my assumption is that the payment obligation was absolute and unconditional. If so,...

Civil Code Section 1946.2 expressly requires that the tenant sign the exemption notice. So, in my view, it is not adequate to simply serve a notice...

I am sorry you are experiencing this. You can check with the local small claims court advisor, but I don't believe a small claims court judge...

Assuming this is a residential tenancy (unclear from the post), your landlord is legally required to investigate complaints about quiet enjoyment...

Unless your lease/parking agreement gives you exclusive rights to the lot, the landlord is probably free to allow other tenants to park there, so...

I don't know what kind of tenancy/rental agreement you have, but this sounds like something which would - only justify a notice to cure and quit,...

You should check with the Berkeley Rent Board, but it may well be that the owner is not entitled to accept rent if the unit is unregistered....

You can certainly communicate with the landlord to deny the allegations. If the landlord wanted to press the issue (e.g. by suing for unlawful...