How can I effectively handle a resident manager's constant harassment when the landlady refuses to get involved ?

Physical threats require a civil restraining order which, because he resides in the same house, may or may not be granted. Your application should...

Can my landlord charge fixed cleaning, carpet cleaning, and painting costs?

You have no ability to be proactive. Your interpretation of 1950.5 is proper. They may use your security deposit to place the unit back into...

Does an exclusivity clause of a pool/amenity agreement prevent a landlord from using it for private use?

You have a potential breach of your rental agreement by the landlord. Your injury would be the difference in value between your unit having access...

Can I evict a CA tenant from a house she shares with other tenants after a police-involved incident between them?

There will be an incident number for the request for service. Whether or not the officers write a report is generally up to the officers. A report...

Who is responsible for paying a tenant's relocation allowance after a foreclosure, the old owner or the new?

The Cliff Notes answer to your question is simply who ever wants possession of the property you occupy. The old owner has no rights and other than...

Our apartment has bed bugs and this is a repeat issue with the complex. At this point we want to move and a reduction in rent.

Heat is the only way I've found to properly treat a bedbug infestation due to this insects life cycle. Bedbugs do migrate and as a result, heat...

You need to focus on the concept of estoppel, and not the labels attached to it. One is estopped from taking a position during litigation which...

I am planning to dismiss my WC case, do I send the dismissal letter to WC Board, defense attorney, &insurance adjuster? others?

Yes, serve your dismissal on everyone and file it with the board.

How much are sufficient facts with which to plead affirmative defenses?

One does not plead facts for an affirmative defense, one pleads the defense which is applicable upon a showing at the time of trial, but which will...

My neighbor keeps harassing me about a loan I am paying back as agreed.

If her behavior is escalating in intensity and you feel physically threatened, seek a civil restraining order.