Your post does not indicate how title is currently held, whether the widow has any current or pending ownership interest as a result of your...

Bad faith violations of Civil Code Section 1954 are actionable, including under Civil Code Section 1940.2, and may also be grounds for seeking a...

Regardless of the lase language (which seems invalid, including under Civil Code Sections 1942.1 and 1953), the bedbugs are the landlord's...

Unless your lease has some unusual provisions, selling the property would normally not give the landlord the right to terminate an unexpired...

California does not have commercial rent control, so it is quite likely that the landlord is acting within his/her rights. You may wish to do...

You could try checking with the city to see if the massage business is licensed, and whether the zoning, etc. permit that use at the...

(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (4), a landlord may not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value...

Yes. That is one of the landlord's responsibilities, including under Civil Code Sections 1941-1941.1. I suggest you immediately make a complaint...

The new owner took the property subject to your rights, including those afforded under the lease, and can't evict for at least the balance of the...

You can't be evicted without the landlord filing and winning a lawsuit (usually for unlawful detainer). Regardless of the expiration of the...