The sections of the Civil Code dealing with this issue are complex. The language of the statute is mandatory regarding tenant's right to access...

Can I have a roommate in my two bedroom apartment?

Typically a lease will say that additional tenants or sub-tenants are not allowed without landlord's consent, but that the landlord's consent will...

Landlord tenant attorney. Is there a difference in the time frame to evict a tenant at sufferance versus a tenant at will?

You should not attempt to rely upon Roberts v. Casey as authority in this context, that case involved a residential hotel and not a single family...

Landlords are not required to do more than abide by the terms of the lease and the laws of the jurisdiction in which the property is located. I...

What is the procedure for evicting my girlfriend of 13 yrs in California?

If "we have agreed" means you have an agreement with the "girlfriend" then you probably should plan on dealing with an "ex-girlfriend" after the...

I am vacating based on constructive eviction, landlord breached rental contract. Can I sue the landlord for moving costs?

Not possible unless the landlord had the duty and ability to control the actions of the neighbor. Prior attorney responses cited Andrews v. Mobile...

First, understand you sue the person and not the insurance. Second, typical renters' insurance covers only the property of the person who bought...

I have never run into this problem because the landlords I represent always submit the original. The court has a preference to receive the original...

Selling a house while it is leased

I do not agree that an eviction is likely to be completed in one month with a non-cooperating tenant, no matter how "aggressive" a lawyer may be...

My basement do not have a permit, I was requesting for $20 increased in rent, but my tenant refused to pay for it.

Short answer - NO! You are in what I would describe as "deep do do." Even though you are renting an illegal unit, that unit is subject to the...