You may have grounds to rescind your lease under Civil Code Section 1689 for fraud. If your landlord has refused to make needed repairs, you...

The answer would depend on the facts of the case, especially what arrangement/agreement they had concerning finances. If they had no...

If your tenancy is subject to LA's RSO, or another eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482), you can only be evicted for one of the specified reasons -...

If the yard was included in your tenancy, the landlord has no right to occupy it. Any entries to the property must comply with Civil Code Section...

There is case law indicating that the landlord had an affirmative duty to disclose material facts. See Hassell v. Denning (1927) 84 Cal. App. 479,...

If the tenancy is subject to rent control including under AB 1482, you may have a claim for diminution in housing services, but may not be able to...

I am not aware of any penalty provisions in that law. You should be able to sue for declaratory relief and/or injunctive relief, and can again...

Since you are month-to-month, you are free to give your notice any day of the month. If you can prove that the landlord is substantially...

If your mother is the owner, she is the person who would have legal standing to evict your wife and/or to seek a restraining order. Your mother...

Any good local landlord-tenant attorney should be able to help with such advice. And even if the tenancy is subject to an eviction moratorium,...