I agree with Mr. Kane, and suggest you promptly hire a local landlord-tenant attorney to help you navigate this process. You should also make...

I agree with Mr. Moss' advice, but would add that you should not accept rent (if offered) while all of this is going on, since that might waive...

Can I get off the lease if my co-tenants does not agree/sign my termination in a month to month lease ?

Regardless of what the lease says (and the clause you have described sounds like it speaks to joint and several liability of existing co-tenants,...

Can i fight a 60day lease termination notice?

If your tenancy is subject to a good cause for eviction law, including AB 1482, you can only be evicted upon proper notice, and for one of the...

If you are the person who filed the small claims action, as opposed to being the defendant in the action, there is generally no right of appeal. If...

Does a wrongful eviction case become "stayed" if there is an appeal pending in the UD that could affect whether to proceed?

I would re-frame the question as being when the cause of action for wrongful eviction accrues. The answer to that would depend on the facts,...

Unless your husband's lease prohibits smoking, it should be OK (although there is a body of law developing which says that such second hand smoke...

Garage door situation

I agree with Ms. Routledge-see Civil Code Section 1942. However, if the landlord refuses to accept the validity of your deduction, and serves you...

Can I get out of a bad living situation due to covid-19?

If you are a co-tenant under the master lease, then you would normally remain jointly and severally liable for rental payments and other financial...

Can a subtenant break the lease when the apartment is not ready when they move in?

You may have grounds to rescind/unwind the sublease for fraud, failure of consideration, etc. under Civil Code Section 1689. You may wish to...