You can check with the city to see if that numerical occupancy limitation includes minor children. If not, you may well have claims under the FHA,...

You may well have grounds to seek a stay of the eviction, while you file an appropriate post-trial motion (perhaps for a new trial). I suggest...

Landlords have a legal obligation to undertake a prompt and diligent investigation under these circumstances, and take appropriate corrective...

I agree with Ms. Koslyn, but would add that it may also depend on the language of any applicable eviction control law (possibly including LA's...

Unless you have an unexpired fixed-term lease (in which case, the landlord could not do much until it expired), your rights would largely depend on...

I suggest you complain to the landlord, and perhaps the local code enforcement agency. It is unclear whether you would have grounds for suing,...

The purchase agreement would normally require the seller to provide rent rolls, leases, and sometimes estoppel certificates. If that didn't happen,...

If the landlord fails to timely comply with Civil Code Section 1950.5 (and the deadline dates from when you vacate), this technically means that...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. You should have grounds for seeking a restraining order under Code of Civil Procedure Section 527.6, and...

It sounds like you would have valid claims against your landlord, including under Civil Code Section 789.3. I don't practice in your area, but...