Eviction lawsuits, also known as unlawful detainers, involuntarily propel California tenants into rapid fire litigation. Typically, landlords file unlawful detainers to remove a California tenant…
Nearly every tenancy in California requires the tenant to furnish a security deposit in exchange for moving into the rental premises. Although usually an afterthought…
Amid the post-COVID-19 California eviction wave, many California tenants report being charged a fee related to their landlord serving termination of tenancy notices ahead of…
In the age of microtransactions, “junk,” fees, and usury landlord pricing schemes, California tenants can often face daunting amount of fees, including tenancy initiation and…
Amid the post-pandemic eviction wave, California tenants facing unlawful detainer actions based on deceit may wish to fight back against their duplicitous landlords. In addition…
In Garcia v. Myllyla, 40 Cal. App. 5th 990 (2019), nine (9) tenants prevailed in a jury trial against their landlord for various claims, including…
The Concord Rent Ordinance’s rent control protections (“Concord Rent Control”) protect tenants by limiting rent increases to reasonable amounts per year. For units covered by…
Under the Concord Rent Ordinance, Concord tenants are under the constant threat of eviction so their landlord can remove the property from the residential rental…
Under the Concord Rent Ordinance, landlords are permitted to terminate a tenancy to perform an owner move-in eviction or a relative move-in eviction, which requires…
The San Francisco Rent Ordinance requires landlords to pay San Francisco tenants interest on their security deposits. San Francisco Administrative Code § 49.2. This law…