Verbal consent and/or accepting rent with full knowledge of the washer/dryer should bar your mother from claiming that the arrangement was...

If the roommate is a co-tenant, as opposed to a subtenant, you have no legal right to evict her - only the landlord can. Even if the roommate is...

If the default has not already been entered, you should immediately file an answer or other suitable responsive pleading. If the default has...

There is no specific formula for this. However, it is best to err on the side of generosity to avoid any Rent Board petitions, etc. If the...

If legal aid timely filed a response, then no default should have been entered. It is possible that the landlord served a request to enter a...

You may have overlooked the following provision of Civil Code Section 1953: "...(b) Any provision of a lease or rental agreement of a dwelling...

Locking a tenant out, or engaging in other self-help eviction tactics, is generally illegal and actionable. See e.g. Civil Code Sections 789.3 and...

You may 1sr want to confirm with the City that the landlord is working with permits, and if so, what restrictions the City has place don the...

I agree with Mr. Daymude, and would add that if you are month-to-month, and the landlord is being unreasonable/greedy, then it may make sense to...

Civil Code Section 1950.5 does not specifically address these issues, nor does it impose express penalties on a landlord for failing to comply with...