If you are breaking your lease, the landlord would normally be entitled to damages calculated as per Civil Code Section 1951.2. The landlord...

Your right to seek damages against the landlord largely depends on the language of the lease. Many leases have a clause that basically exonerates...

Your post indicates that the tenant/lodger has made some complaints. It is possible that whatever issues she is raising provide valid grounds to...

Unless you notified the landlord that you moved out, and did so before the lawsuit was filed, the landlord was arguably entitled to serve you with...

You are normally not responsible for pre-existing defects, and are only responsible for items caused by your negligence or beyond ordinary wear and...

Any ambiguities in the lease as to the scope of your responsibilities would be interpreted against the landlord. Civil Code Section 1654. Unless...

Unless you and your roommate have separate agreements with the landlord (which does not seem to be the case), you would normally be jointly and...

Your obligations as to fees and expenses should be laid out in your contract. Some contracts do require the client to advance at least some...

I agree that Civil Code Section 1953 probably precludes a landlord from demanding more than 30 days notice from a month-to-month tenancy. See...

If your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law, then you would normally have the right to stay regardless of the lease expiration - the...