After my tenants moved out, I kept receiving mail in two other person's names. How much can i charge for unauthorized occupants.

Agreed. You deduct damage to the apartment, within the limits of the law (ie, not for normal wear and tear). You don't get to deduct to punish for...

Do i have grounds for an appeal on an unlawful detainer

Appeals are expensive. It's hard to imagine a lawyer wanting to take on an appeal without a very sizable contingency case potential. As to the...

Renting out a room in my home in LA, CA

You should thoroughly check out anyone you are going to have living in your home. You should definitely have a written lease. And if the rent is...

1. Why dont' you want to sign them off? 2. You cant discriminate against the new roommates but you dont have to give them the right to pick the...

Are we liable to pay rent again cuz the manager cant find the rent $ allof sudden we either find receipts or pay, is this legal?

This is very messed up. You only have to pay the rent once! Once you've paid the rent and they've accepted it, that's the end of the story. They...

Landlord Violating Lease

It sounds like you are within your rights to vacate the property and break the lease, if the lease clearly states exclusive use of the barn. It...

My tenant hired an exterminator last year to get rid of roaches. He says he has them again. Am I responsible for this?

However, if the tenant is contributing to the problem by being unclean, leaving food out, etc., then he is breaching his duties under the lease...

Can i still be evicted if i was served a 3 day notice, but paid partial payment on rent due

So, there are two things going on here. First, did they waive the three day notice by accepting half the rent? The answer is it depends on whether...

Can landlords raise the rent more than once a year for no specific reason?

are you in a rent controlled district? then, no. is there a lease? then no. does the month to month lease specify rent increases? then the language...

Do we have to rent an apartment to a currently residing tenant?

NO, you dont