Many leases have a clause saying that the tenancy will automatically continue on a month-to-month basis unless one of the parties gives notice by a...

Even if the owner had grounds under the RSO to evict (which seems questionable), any termination notice would have to be in writing, served as per...

You should have grounds to seek a civil harassment restraining order, and may also have grounds to break the lease under Civil Code Section...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Because you weren't actually injured by the defective conditions, it would seem that your current damage...

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Civil Code Section 1980 and following discuss the procedures applicable in this situation, and don't seem...

If your tenancy is subject to the Cal. Tenant Protection Act, or some other eviction control law, the landlord can only evict you for one of the...

Civil Code Section 1954 only allows non-consensual entries on proper notice, and for one of the limited reasons authorized in that law, which do...

You can raise retaliation as a defense (that requires specifically pleading it as an affirmative defense - a general denial would not be enough)....

Regardless of anything else, you must file with the court a timely response to the unlawful detainer, or a default judgment will be entered against...

The Ellis Act is statewide, and so you would be required to at least 120 days notice. I suggest you seek help from a local landlord-tenant attorney.