Landlord

The City of Mountain View Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (“Mountain View Rent Control Ordinance”), which went […]

Landlords who coerce their tenants into “sex-for-rent” arrangements existed before the coronavirus, but the current pandemic has produced an opportunity for them to take advantage of cash-strapped tenants.

Eviction Protection Applies to Almost All Residential Units in San Francisco Newly constructed buildings (i.e. buildings built after […]

Landlord retaliation is a very serious offense.  Often tenants are in jeopardy of losing their apartments because of […]

A tenant who suffers a personal injury may be entitled to recover damages from their landlord.  Tenant personal […]

When can a landlord enter a tenant’s unit (e.g. apartment)? Tenants are entitled to exclusive possession of the […]

Landlords have a duty to take reasonable measures to protect their tenants from foreseeable crime on their properties. […]

Security deposit disputes over “normal wear and tear” Many landlords and tenants struggle with how to define “ordinary […]

Can landlords prohibit tenants from smoking cigarettes? Yes. Landlords have the right to prohibit smoking of cigarettes or […]

What is a Tenant Estoppel Certificate (Estoppel Agreement)?

When a landlord places a rental property up for sale, the realtor and landlord will request a tenant to complete and sign an estoppel certificate. An estoppel certificate is used to inform a potential buyer of commercial or residential rental property of the rights of existing tenants.

Nuisance Defined In a landlord-tenant context, a nuisance is the obstruction of the free use of rental property […]

Tenants break or void long-term leases for two reasons. In the most common scenario, a tenant seeks to […]