Since you are month-to-month, the landlord would normally have to serve a written notice of change in terms of tenancy under Civil Code Section...

The purpose of Doe amendments is as a placeholder for defendants whose names you don't yet know (including because you don't know that they were...

Unless there is some local ordinance saying otherwise, it is normally legal for the lease to provide that the landlord will retain exclusive rights...

If the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law, the departure of your co-tenant would not normally provide the landlord with grounds to evict...

Unfortunately, state law generally does not require landlords to provide a/c. So, unless there is a local ordinance imposing such a requirement, I...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. IF the tenancy is actually subject to the Tenant Protection Act, then you could not validly waive your...

I'm sorry for your loss, and for the difficulties you are experiencing. However, if you living in the house as a guest/licensee, rather than a...

The former tenant would have the burden of proving that there was a habitability violation, that you knew of should have known about the problem,...

You can try complaining to the local code enforcement and/or zoning agencies. If these issues are causing you problems, then you may have grounds...

I suggest you complain to the local code enforcement agency. Depending on the facts, you may have the right to repair and deduct under Civil Code...