Do I need a lawyer?

1. You are renting a house 2. The owner has a life estate in the property--but she does not own it. 3. 'The court' sent you (the tenant)...

Do your lease terms, even after you've completed your entire 12 month lease, supercede state law for notice to vacate?

A lease agreement provision will NEVER supercede state law where the two conflict unless the state law says it will. By my simple one finger...

If lease doesn't have automatic renewal clause, does every single item in original lease continue in effect after expiration?

In most states, absent an automatic renewal, your lease becomes a month to month lease--with 30 day notice (21 in some states) required by either...

Oral (EMAIL) promises VS. Lease Agreements in California (Misrepresentation)

As attorney Doland indicated, you MAY have a couple options, however, if you stopped paying rent, you WILL be open to an eviction process and the...

Maybe. Maybe you should be suing the manufacturer of the water heater, or the City's code enforcement office, or a plumbing service company, or...

Rental late fees

The first place to look is your lease agreement. Your lease agreement should have a paragraph about late fees. Many states do not specifically...

RETALIATORY EVICTION

I suspect you will not get a whole lot of positive responses. Here's why: 1. You eschew a bar referral--because you already know their advice...

You wrote that you received a clemency discharge and did your alternative service so you have a Certificate of Completion that should negate your...

Can my landlord from a year ago try and charge me?

If you've no proof you paid, and LL can convince court you didn't pay, yes he can sue, and yes LL might win.

Never received 5 day summons only a 5 day notice from landlord to pay rent or deliver possession

Short answer is probably not. But your statement is a little sparse on facts and its not possible to tell for sure. See a local LL-Tenant...