Am I required by law to continue pay rent on my lease after sending landlord notice of termination of lease?

Unfortunately, your nephew's medical issue normally would not give grounds to terminate the lease. In addition, unless you have a valid durable...

My wife and I was served with a eviction how can we get more time to find a new house ?

Unless the City red-tagged the building, if you are month-to-month, you should be entitled to at least the notice required under Civil Code...

How to go after landlord who tried to create criminal charges against me in order to evict me and then lied under oath?

Depending on the facts, you may have valid claims for malicious prosecution and wrongful eviction. However, malicious prosecution cases are often...

Can the daughter of a slumlord who died after evicting 5 yrs pass and get a judge to garnish my pay in her dads name

If a 2nd lawsuit was filed, the landlord obtained a valid default judgment (e.g. because you had been validly served with process, and did not...

What can I do?

I agree with Mr. Quintana. Read Civil Code Section 1054 for more specifics.

Unless the property passed to the sister outside of the probate process (e.g. a trust), which does not sound like what happened, she would normally...

My housemate let his girlfriend move in without even informing me. What rights do I have?

If the lease is only for the two of you, and has restrictions on guests and subleasing, then you may have rights. However, it is not clear whether...

Can my landlord accept partial rent and then serve me with a 3 day? Can he add up late fees for previous months?

Yes, the landlord can serve a 3-day notice for the unpaid portion of the rent. However, late fees are generally unenforceable in residential...

Why did my landlord not return my security deposit?

If the landlord did not comply with Civil Code Section 1950.5 concerning your security deposit, you can sue in small claims court. You may also...

If you were served, and don't timely file a response with the court, the plaintiff can obtain a default judgment, and you will lose the case...