I agree with Mr. Gross, but would add that depending on how the management arrangement is set up, you will probably want to talk to a business...

A month-to-month tenant can give the 30-day notice any time during the month, and is only liable for rent through the termination date.

What the landlord did could well have violated criminal statutes. However, it seems unlikely that the local DA would act upon it if you made a...

As Mr. Bui correctly notes, you can both complain to the city/county code enforcement agencies, and sue the landlord. In addition to suing for...

Your grandmother may well have grounds for seeking a restraining order, suing for defamation, etc., and may have further rights under elder abuse...

The roommate who wants to depart has no legal right to terminate his/her co-tenancy unless all parties agree, or the lease expires. If the...

If you can prove that the burst pipe was the landlord's fault (e.g. because the pipe was past its projected life, and had not been inspected for a...

That depends on the terms of the lease. Some leases have a clause which exonerates the landlord from damages for delayed move-ins, at least if the...

Technically, no. However, the landlord is still entitled to sue for whatever damages the landlord can prove, or raise his/her damages claims as an...

You may have grounds to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689 - perhaps on grounds of partial failure of consideration. However, you may...