How do I rent when I have an unlawful detainer on record?

I agree with Mr. Chen. There is really no way to erase the past. The system would be of no benefit if people could simply hide what they wanted...

My landlord gave me a 30 day notice to get out of our lease that expires in August, but she just emailed it to me, does she need

No, she doesn't need to formally serve this. However unless email was your routine and accepted form of communication (or specifically provided...

Statute of Limitations for an Apartment lease break in S. California

The statute of limitations in CA for a written contract is four years. While a divorce is unfortunate, it will not alter the statute of limitations.

I rent a room in a house with owner living downstairs. He entered my room on two separate occasions so I put a lock on the door.

You have to give more facts regarding the landlord's earlier entries to opine as to their lawfulness. Also, you don't state what the terms of the...

Can a Housing Rental Agent back out of an already signed rental contract ?

It sounds like you may have a breach of contract since you may have performed by executing the contract and paying required amounts. See a...

The lender does not honor the GFE. They refuse paying the credit on the GFE

The other answer pretty much sums it up. Unless you want to spend money litigating over whose fault the delay was, your only options are to take...

Can I recoup expenses on a condo purchase that was listed as a standard sale but became a short sale during the process?

The sale was assumed to be standard unless it was listed as a short sale, or disclosed to you in or before the contract. As the other attorneys...

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When buying out spouse, is the equity in home, based on appraisal, simply divided in half and owed to spouse?

I would negotiate with him for an amount that you two would naturally net if the house was simply sold. He will probably counter with raising that...

Question regarding my "lease break" addendum. Explained below...

Agreed. Plus, even if he does provide the addendum, it could include exhorbinat terms. There is no good faith reason why he can't include the...

Do I need a landlord-tenant lawyer?

I agree with the other attorneys' answers, and would like to add something. I can't speak for another jurisdiction, but the general rule is that a...