The security deposit should be handled as per Civil Code Section 1950.5, and if a new tenant is moving in, there is no valid reason to wait six...

I'm sorry you and your family are in this situation. You can complain to the local code enforcement agency about any current habitability/code...

You may well have grounds to get out of the lease under Civil Code Section 1946.7. In the meantime, it certainly sounds like there are grounds for...

If the hearing officer violated the rules, you can pursue whatever internal appeal process may exist. If there is none, or if the appeal is...

If this tenancy is subject to an eviction control law (e.g. the Cal. Tenant Protection Act), the landlord can't evict you simply because the lease...

Even if a lease had been signed, it sounds like there would have been valid grounds to rescind the lease under Civil Code Section 1689 for...

In the absence of some agreement between all of the parties, co-tenants share common space, and no one has the right to ban anyone else....

From your description, you should have grounds to break your lease without penalty under Civil Code Section 1942 and/or the legal doctrine of...

You can certainly complain to the local fire department and code inspection agency. However, if you sued, it might be difficult to prove that you...

Although single family homes are potentially exempt from the Cal. Tenant Protection Act, proper written notice of that exemption must be timely...