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Posted On July 13, 2013
Commercial Leases
Posted On June 3, 2013
Mobilehome Evictions

California Mobilehome Homeowners: Rent Increases and Evictions Updated: June 3, 2013 What are the requirements governing rent increases […]

Posted On May 20, 2013
Section 8 Fraud

Section 8 Fraud: Side Payment Cases The False Claims Act provides that any person who “knowingly presents . […]

Posted On May 13, 2013
Mobilehome Repairs

California Mobilehome Homeowners Repair Rights Owners of mobile homes live in a unique situation. First, they own their […]

Posted On November 15, 2012
Unlawful Rent Increase

Under the Rent Ordinance, a tenant’s rent can only be increased annually by sixty percent of the Bay […]

Posted On December 13, 2010
San Francisco Ellis Act Evictions

Ellis Evictions Under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance The Ellis Act allows a landlord to take a building […]

Posted On December 5, 2010
Failure to Repair

How to Get Your Landlord to Make Repairs If a landlord is not responding to multiple written repair […]

Posted On November 16, 2010
Landlord Sexual Harassment

Landlord Sexual Harassment Under California law, a tenant can recover against a landlord for sexual harassment under the […]

Posted On November 16, 2010
Proving Bad Faith Owner Move-In Eviction (OMI)

Researching Your Landlord — Proving Bad Faith in an Owner Move-In Eviction or Capital Improvements Eviction (OMI is […]

Posted On November 3, 2010
Illegal Units

Certificate of Occupancy Even though a unit does not have a certificate of occupancy, it is still covered […]

Posted On September 5, 2010
Utility Shut-Offs

Causes of Action for Shut-Off Where a landlord shuts off or interrupts utilities intending to terminate occupancy, a […]

Posted On September 5, 2010
Foreclosures

Foreclosure in Rent Control Versus Non-Rent Control Jurisdiction Tenant rights in foreclosure hinge on whether your unit is […]

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