What can I do because I have rats in my apartment ?
I'm sorry you are experiencing this. You should promptly complain to the local code enforcement agency, especially since doing so can increase...
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I'm sorry you are experiencing this. You should promptly complain to the local code enforcement agency, especially since doing so can increase...
Unfortunately, if you are month-to-month, and your tenancy is not somehow protected (e.g. by a local eviction control ordinance), the owner would...
You might have an argument on that basis. Moreover, if the landlord accepted rent after learning about the cat, that would normally waive any...
The landlord can't force you to become a co-tenant, although he may well have the right to enforce lease provisions which restrict your GF's...
If you are a tenant, rent is generally owed through the last day of the termination notice. If you owe rent, and don't pay, the owner would be free...
Unlawful detainer can be pursued whether or not there is a written rental agreement, and whether the occupant is a tenant, or a licensee. Your...
Unfortunately, there is no state or federal law providing for that. Some cities have such laws, as part of their rent control/eviction control...
You may have a common law defense of retaliatory eviction, although the scope of that defense is narrower in commercial tenancies. You should...
There is a one year limit on back rent for purposes of a 3-day notice - see Code of Civil procedure Section 1161. However, the landlord would be...
The attorney was presumably only acting as an agent for the owner, so your claim would normally be against the owner. If the owner did not...