You can complain to the local code enforcement agency about the rats and any other code violations. With respect to the stove and refrigerator,...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this, and I was unaware that Legal Aid charged fees. If you can meet your burden of proof, you can seek a civil...

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Unless the lease has language requiring you to give notice to avoid an automatic extension/renewal, you normally have no obligation to give notice...

If you actually have a lease signed by both parties, then it is unclear that the new landlord has any right to add new conditions, delay occupancy,...

I agree with Mr. Kane, but would add that you may have additional rights under any applicable eviction control law, possibly including AB...

If you were going to pay monthly, then it was a month-to-month agreement, and 30 days notice would normally be required. However, if there are...

It is a complicated process, and not something suited for this kind of message board. You can find templates and information in various treatises,...

If the tenancy is subject to the RSO or some other eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482), you can only evict for one of the authorized reasons, and...

I agree with Mr. Shields, but would add that the document was probably sent to you by the court clerk, and (if so) did not constitute service of...

Your tenancy is almost certainly subject to the SF rent control ordinance, and you would therefore be considered a tenant for purposes of Section...