Residential security deposits are generally governed by Civil Code Section 1950.5, which does not clearly address what is supposed to happen when...

If you break the lease, the landlord can sue for damages - usually computed as per Civil Code Section 1951.2 (unless your lease incorporates the...

Independent of anything in the rental agreement (which is presumably an oral month-to-month at this point), Civil Code Section 1954 allows a...

Yes - the loan will presumably be paid off in escrow.

The tenants probably have no obligation to let you make duplicate keys, or to allow you to change the locks. However, if they improperly deny...

Since the parking was not included, and was offered under a separate agreement, it would probably not be subject to rent control, even if your...

The landlord would normally be bound by the rent specified in the lease until the lease expires. After that, rent increases may be limited by any...

If the proof of service is for the pay or quit notice, then you probably have not been sued yet. If the proof of service seems to (falsely)...

You can try to find an attorney by such means as the find a lawyer tab on this site, searching Yelp, or using the local bar association's lawyer...

Since you are only dealing with a new management company - not a new owner - I should think that the 2006 agreement (assuming it was valid) should...