The deed for the property - if recorded - would be a matter of public record. You can check ownership records via the county...

I suggest immediately complaining to the local code enforcement agency. If you want to break your lease, you would seem to have grounds under...

IF the subtenant cooperates, you may still be able to salvage the situation with the landlord, and preserve the subtenancy, by invoking Section...

If the landlord has not signed the document, and if the agreement was not otherwise made enforceable at the settlement conference (see e.g. Code of...

That is a reasonable argument. However, AB 1482 does not specifically state the consequences of failing to provide a timely exemption notice, and...

Absent some manner of tolling (including the temporary tolling from when courts were closed in 2020 due to COVID), it sounds like any new lawsuit...

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You can almost certainly find a local attorney willing to take your case on an hourly basis. However, if you have already had the trial/hearing,...

The termination notice can only be given by someone who currently has legal standing, which would be you. You can then assign to the new master...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. The landlord may well be liable for failing to adequately investigate and deal with this issue. Andrews v....

If you want to contest the deduction (which sounds excessive), you can sue in small claims court under Civil Code Section 1950.5. There are...