If the eviction is not in compliance with the applicable eviction control law, and/or you have other viable defenses (e.g. retaliation), you can...

If the eviction is not in compliance with the applicable eviction control law, and/or you have other viable defenses (e.g. retaliation), you can...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Even assuming the handwritten 3-day notice was valid, it sounds like the landlord waived it by accepting...

My sympathies on your friends' situation. However, those very unfortunate personal circumstances would not be a defense to an eviction for...

My sympathies on this situation. No notice is usually required when a fixed-term lease expires. However, many leases have clauses stating that...

The instructions which came with your placard clearly limit the places you can use it, and the placard doesn't automatically override the HOA...

The deductible seems illegal, including under Civil Code Sections 1942.1 and 1953. If the landlord presses the issue with a cure or quit...

These are all issues which can be negotiated, and if there is agreement, put into a lease addendum for everyone to sign. You may wish to discuss...

Your rights depend somewhat on whether the tenancy is subject to a rent/eviction control law, such as LA's RSO, or the Cal. Tenant Protection Act....

Section 37.9(a)(1) of the SF rent control ordinance allows a landlord to evict for chronic late payments. However, under the facts you have...