Unless you have been ousted/excluded from the jointly owned property, you may ultimately have to compensate your sibling for half the of the...

It is not clear how the forgery is relevant to the dispute about your deposit. If you want to challenge the deductions form your deposit, you...

If the landlord chooses to file an unlawful detainer based on the (false) 3-day notice, you would have to timely respond to the lawsuit, or risk a...

Rent is generally owed through the termination date. If conditions exist which substantially violate the implied warranty of habitability, it...

Shutting off the utilities would be illegal and actionable, including under Civil Code Section 789.3. The police sometimes will help if there is...

Any rent increase notice must be in writing, and comply with Civil Code Section 827 and any applicable rent control law (e.g. AB 1482). Even IF you...

You can withdraw your notice to quit - at least if the tenants have not already made firm plans to move (e.g. signed a new lease). You should...

The conversion work was probably done without permits, and also probably violates zoning, etc. I suggest you complain to the local code enforcement...

Since more than one room is rented, this makes them tenants, rather than lodgers - see Civil Code Section 1946.5. Your friend should be able to...

If you didn't tell the tenant that the fireplace was nonfunctional, then the tenant may have grounds to rescind the lease, or sue for damages (e.g....

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