You should contact the police about violence/threats of violence/property damage. You can also seek a restraining order. You may well have...

If the lease pre-dates the mortgage which was foreclosed upon, the new owner would have to honor it. Otherwise, the lease would normally be wiped...

You may wish to complain to the local code enforcement agency, as well as the landlord. The situation may give you grounds to break your lease...

If your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law, such as LA's RSO, or state AB 1482, the landlord may well have the right to require you to...

If it is an illegal unit, and lacks a certificate of occupancy, the lease would be void, and no rent would be owed. As Mr. Iloulian noted, you...

Various laws, including Civil Code Sections 1942.1 and 1953, limit a landlord's ability to contractually alter your rights as a tenant. If you...

Locking a tenant out is illegal, and the police may be willing to intervene. Lockouts are also actionable, including under Civil Code Section...

You can withhold rent if there is a substantial breach of the implied warranty of habitability, but not because you have some manner of claim...

Since the tenant has not turned in the keys, and has stated that he will be coming back to clean, etc., he has not surrendered possession, and you...

I generally agree with Mr. Doland. However, if you have not yet terminated the tenancy, and the tenancy is month-to-month, it may be possible to...