Can I be evicted if my landlord is not the owner?

Whomever tries to evict you must have legal standing, and would have the burden of proving that if the case went to trial. Your landlord could have...

Most leases require prior landlord approval for any alterations. You can certainly request that the landlord accommodate your religion, but it...

How would I go about an unlawful detainment that got served due to late rent payment, but I have the late rent payment?

As noted by Mr. Piotrowski, the landlord is not legally required to accept rent after the 3-day notices expires. If you want to fight the...

Can tenant pay lease 6 months in advance by issuing 6 post dated checks on commercial office space

If both parties are fine with this arrangement, I see no problem.

How does a landlord terminate a lease for habitability issues?

If the tenancy is subject to LA's RSO, it is not clear from your post that the landlord could force the tenant to terminate. However, that can be...

I agree with Mr. Dorfman, but would add that if the landlord retaliates against you for refusing to sign the estoppel statements, or otherwise...

Unless a code enforcement agency has red-tagged the building, the tenants would normally have the right to stay, and you would have no obvious...

Is this paragraph legal in a 12 month lease agreement?

Most of it would seem to be invalid, including under Civil Code Sections 1668, 1942.1, and 1953.

What can I do for living in uninhabitable living conditions?

I agree with Mr. Kane, but would add that there may be a local landlord-tenant attorney who would take that kind of case on a contingency fee...

If a landlord sells his rental property during an unlawful detainer case, does that stop the unlawful detainer?

If title passes before trial, the landlord should lose legal standing to sue for unlawful detainer. However, the landlord could assign the cause of...