1950.5 Made an appointment with landlord for moveout inspection; when the time came he refused to speak with me, what to do?

Here's the thing about these inspections. They are designed to provide the tenant with the opportunity to make minor repairs that can be pointed...

30 Day Lease Termination Notice and Property Sold

The terms being used are extremely confusing. A lease is a tenancy that starts on a certain date and ends on a certain date. During that period,...

Should I request receipts, or demand a full refund?

Even if the walls needed painting, if you did not get receipts, you did not get a proper accounting. Go to small claims as urged by others. You...

I am renting a house through a property mngt company but over six months ago the homeowner stopped paying the payments .

The fact that a property may be "in" foreclosure doesn't change the relationship between you and the property's owner, or his agent. It is only...

What legal action can I take?

Verbal agreements aren't worth the paper they're not printed on. As to his stuff. First the dog. Call the pound. The animal has been abandoned....

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Can i legally break my lease if i'm dealing with a roach infestation?

Several questions being posed here. Habitability is a valid reason to be permitted out of a lease, but to do so requires that you notify the...

Small Claims. You are entitled to the receipts if your landlord uses more that $100 of your dollars for repairs. Even if he got back to you...

My landlord wants to deduct my SD for damages I wasnt aware that I did when moving in 9months ago. Can he/she do that?

Pictures Pictures Pictures. If you still can, get some. Any time a landlord uses more that $100 of your security deposit, he needs to provide you...

Landlord changed terms of tenancy to limit attorney's fees, then sued me for unlawful detainer.

Limiting Attorney's fees is quite common in rental agreements. Two issues that need to be addressed. First, if you are in an area of Los Angeles...

If you have answered an unlawful detainer and inhabitablity was one of the issues, as a tenant, do you need an attorney in court

One additional issue that should be discussed about a habitability defense is what happens if you prevail. Demonstrating that the defense exists...