My sympathies on your situation. However, it is certainly possible that the rent increase violated applicable rent controls, including those...

Late fees are generally invalid in residential tenancies. Orozco v. Casimiro (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th Supp. 7. The landlord may still be entitled...

I agree with Mr. Doland, and would add that if this ever went to court, a judge could very well agree that the situation qualified as an emergency...

You would respond to the notice as the notice instructs (assuming it complied with Civil Code Section 1951.3), which would be to timely notify the...

The law is not crystal clear on this subject. You could try doing replace and deduct, and see what happens. If the landlord objects, the...

Most people use the 30 date method, and since the rent is the same every month regardless of the actual number of days (including months with 31...

The lease expiration may not matter if the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482) and/or eviction control law. In any...

You should hire a local landlord-tenant attorney to make sure that the notice was properly drafted and served, complies with any applicable...

You may have rights under Civil Code Section 1946.7 and other laws. Try to get help from a local landlord-tenant or family law attorney, or...

The landlord would normally not have the right to do anything like that to the property unless/until your tenancy has been validly terminated (the...