It certainly sounds very suspicious. You may want to complain to the DFEH, and also seek help from a local housing rights attorney or tenants...

It is not clear from your post whether you have attempted to work with your landlord to get the landlord paid through SB 91, etc....

Unless your landlord is threatening to evict you on the basis of the false accusations, it is not clear that you need to do anything. If the...

If the landlord (and/or the landlord's agents/employees) knew about the neighbor's nuisance activities/quiet enjoyment violations and/or that car...

If the rent to own deal was never consummated, then the tenant certainly had no rights as to whatever personal property you had in the house. Even...

Even if the termination notice was validly drafted and served (unclear), if your tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482)...

You may have the right to rescind the lease for fraud under Civil Code Section 1689, if you can prove that the landlord (or landlord's agent) knew...

I agree with the other suggestions, but would add that if your potential damages are no more than around $10k, small claims court is always an...

Is the ADU a legal unit? If not, then no rent is owed, and you can't evict for non-payment. If it is a legal unit, you are correct that late...

If the complaint just alleged damages according to proof, then due process may well preclude entry of a default judgment (although there are some...