No, under Calfornia law, the email agreeing to the lease extension (without a mutually signed amendment to the original lease or a new lease), even...

Can a landlord doing a saftey and health check on my apartment tell me to have dishes put away and not on the counter or sink?

A landlord can ask a tenant to keep the rental dwelling neat, clean, sanitary and organized (see California Civil Code section 1941.2) but cannot...

In California am I permitted to have my +18yo 3rd party serve papers on the respondent inside of the courthouse building?

Yes, he can be served at the courthouse, and yes, you can accompany the person effectuating the service to confirm the identity of the person being...

I believe you are referring to the so-called "Arrietta claim". Any tenant, not named in the summons and complaint, can assert this claim as late...

Can mediation/arbitration clauses be so one-sided that courts can disregard them?

Yes, it is possible. For example, in Lhotka v. Geographic Expeditions, Inc. (2010) 181 Cal.App.4th 816, a California appellate court refused to...

If you filed a Notice of Stay of Proceedings with the superior court, there should not be any need for you to appear at the status conference or...

In California, the statute of limitations for negligence (which includes injuries resulting from exposure to mold) is two years. You will need to...

No, unless the lease itself provides otherwise, such as automatically converting to a month-to-month tenancy (or unless the rental property is...

In California, there are 3 ways to serve the notice to pay rent or quit: personal service, substituted service, and posting and mailing ("nail and...

Can a 3 day notice to pay or quit have to be handed to the tenant?

In California, there are 3 ways to serve the notice to pay rent or quit: personal service, substituted service, and posting and mailing ("nail and...