We have asked that the landlord wait until after the holidays as we'll be out of town to install heater, Can he still enter?

First of all, you should take a look at your written lease to see if this issue is covered. While your request is reasonable, I would side...

What Can I do if the Landlord is telling my potential replacement tenants that there are no units available.

When you are breaking the lease, the obligation of a landlord to mitigate damages is not always clear-cut. It depends upon what it says in your...

My tenant vacated 25 days early from 30 day notice and now wants to move back in for remainder of days left. Landlord rights ?

You as the landlord have the right not to let this tenant back in.

Lawsuit answer to a complaint submitted ?

No, the first appearance filing fee that you paid to the Superior Court is not refundable.

Our landlord is renting a house to us that has untreated raw water. Is this legal under the Ca. habitability laws?

A rental unit may be considered uninhabitable (unlivable) if it contains a lead hazard that endangers the occupants or the public, or is a...

Tenant allowed boyfriend to move in 30 days ago without notification, can I give him a 3 day notice to vacate?

You can evict both of them, but the type and amount of notice depends upon the reason, as well as whether or not there is a written lease. In some...

It depends on the facts. While the most common way of serving an LLC is by personally serving the registered agent for service of process, the...

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Could a trial be set when the judge continued the previous hearing and there is a motion pending that the judge has not ruled?

Yes, certainly, the trial judge can set the trial date notwithstanding any pending law and motion matters. In fact, Superior Court judges need to...

Landlord kept $561 of our $3000 security deposit with no itemized explanation . Can I cash the check he returned and sue him

If the landlord failed to comply with Civil Code section 1950.5 (requiring refund of security deposit within 21 days, plus providing an itemization...

I lost a case in small claim court (a tenant deposit issue). Will it affect my credit?

An unsatisfied judgment will affect your credit, but not merely a judgment. So once you pay off (or otherwise settle) the judgment, make sure you...