Any provision of a residential rental agreement purporting to waive or modify a tenant's rights under Civil Code Section 1950.5 would be void under...

It is unclear from your post whether you still are renting/living in the unit as to which the manager is making false statements. If so, then...

Since she requested privacy, which essentially precluded you from showing the unit, I don't see a mitigation of damages problem. Damages in this...

Late fees are generally invalid in residential tenancies. Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp. 7, 12. Consequently, any attempt to...

IF (which I don't know) back rent was owed, or there was some other violation of a covenant, the landlord could serve a 3 day notice during your...

Yes, that should be a violation of FEHA, the FHA, and other civil rights laws. I suggest you complain to the Cal. DFEH, or seek help from a...

It is not your job - it is the landlord's. If you don't want to deal with it, call the local code enforcement agency. If they find a problem,...

If your tenancy is subject to rent control/eviction control (e.g. AB 1482), the notice of non-renewal would be ineffective, and the landlord could...

Civil Code Section 1942 allows a tenant to "repair and deduct," but that is not your situation. Residential tenants may also be entitled to...

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Whether or not you (or the offending tenant) are Section 8, the landlord has a legal duty to investigate and act upon such complaints, and can be...