Under some extreme circumstances, the City can seek to put a property into receivership, and can certainly seek fines/penalties, etc. in code...

Depending on the facts, the tenant may have valid claims for quiet enjoyment, nuisance, diminution in housing services, etc. You should promptly...

Unless there are some special circumstances (see e.g. Civil Code Section 1946.7), your ex and/or landlord have no legal right to terminate her...

Your tenancy may well be subject to the Oakland Rent Adjustment Ordinance and/or other laws which limit the landlord's ability to increase rent...

If your roommates is your co-tenant, as opposed to being your master tenant, she would have no legal right to evict you - only the landlord would...

Since you have been there over a year, you would normally be entitled to at least 60 days written notice under Civil Code Sections...

Your right to evict may be limited if the tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. AB 1482) and/or an eviction moratorium...

If the owner is making demands and setting conditions which were not disclosed and agreed to at the time the deposit was made, your niece can...

The termination notice may or may not be valid, including because the master tenant had to draft and serve it in compliance with state law, and her...

Your mother may have some legal options, including under financial elder abuse laws. I suggest that she consults a local attorney who handles...