Your post does not indicate whether the roommate is a subtenant or a co-tenant, and whether the release form was yours, or the landlord's. Your...

Since the rental agreement was for no more than a year, it did not have to be in writing. See Civil Code Section 1624. Even when the statute of...

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Regardless of anything else, you should timely comply with Civil Code Section 1950.5. It sounds like you have valid grounds to make deductions from...

It is hard to say without reviewing all of the relevant documentation, etc., but it sounds like - at a minimum - there would be a month-to-month...

You should seek help from a local land use attorney. You may have grounds to oppose the addition, including based on zoning.

Normally, any co-owner has the right to force a sale by suing for judicial partition. The fact that the owner who is opposed to the sale has...

State law, including Civil Code Sections 1941-1941.1, normally does not require a landlord to provide a/c. Unless the landlord falsely...

Since you are on the lease, and are a co-tenant - not a subtenant - your co-tenant has no legal right to evict you. Whether the landlord would...

Your rights would vary depending on whether the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482). Chances are, you can terminate the...

Whether or not you signed separately, if you are co-tenants on the same lease, you would normally be jointly and severally liable for all financial...