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Introduction to Tenant Defenders
The purpose of this blog is to provide information to tenants living in California, and especially in San Diego, with information regarding tenant rights, to provide links to resources and...
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San Diego Tenants Right to Know Regulation
Are there any laws in San Diego that prevent a landlord from evicting a tenant? In California, there are no statewide laws that prevent a landlord from evicting a tenant, provided that the landlord...
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Tenants Have Rights Even After Foreclosure
Tenants renting houses, condominiums or apartments that have been sold at foreclosure are often caught by surprise when they learn that the landlord has lost the property. Many times the landlord or...
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Tenant Rights and Legal Defense: Tenants Have Rights Even After Foreclosure
Tenant Rights and Legal Defense: Tenants Have Rights Even After Foreclosure: "Tenants renting houses, condominiums or apartments that have been sold at foreclosure are often caught by surprise when...
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Bed Bugs & Tenants Rights
I have been hearing a lot about bed bugs in the news lately. As a tenants' rights lawyer, I hear often from people who wonder what to do when the property they rent is infested with bed bugs. They...
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Debt Collectors and Their Unlawful Practices
Debt Collection Calls - Tracking Suspicious Phone Calls from Debt CollectorsUnder federal law, debt collectors cannot call you on your cell phone. If you are receiving harassing phone calls from...
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What rights does a tenant have when the landlord cuts off utility services?
The primary legal protection for residential tenants in California who have had their utilities shut off by a landlord is found in Civil Code Section 789.3. This code section prohibits a landlord from...
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What needs to be in an answer to an unlawful detainer complaint?
Click on the link below to see guidelines about filling out an answer to a residential unlawful detainer.http://tenantdefenders.com/2011/05/22/what-should-be-in-an-answer-to-an-unlawful-detainer/ The...
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What to do when your landlord's negligence leads to injury.
I am often contacted by tenants that have been injured because of problems with the house or apartment they rent that the landlord refuses to fix. Sometimes the problem is one that the landlord has...
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Do tenants have a right to keep the landlord from entering their home?
The answer to the question is yes, but... you need to know the details. Tenants often wonder what to do when the landlord demands to be let into the house without advance notice and without cause. In...
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