Is Toxic Mold Lurking in Your Rental Property? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Is Toxic Mold Lurking in Your Rental Property? Here’s What You Need to Know! As a tenant, it is important to keep your living space healthy and safe. One potential danger that you should be aware of is toxic mold. Mold can grow in damp areas and cause health problems such as allergies, asthma, and […]
Enhancing Client Communication with Chat GPT in a Tenant Law Firm
Enhancing Client Communication with Chat GPT in a Tenant Law Firm As an AI language model, Chat GPT has become an indispensable tool for many industries, including the legal industry. Specifically, for a California tenant law firm, Chat GPT can be a valuable resource in various aspects of the legal process, from research to document […]
Boletín de Noticias Mensual: Febrero 2023
Dentro de la Edición de Este Mes: Editorial ¿Qué pasa en TLG? Video del Mes Miembro Destacado del Equipo & Panel de Procesos de Abogados 1L en la Facultad de Derecho de UC Davis Desalojo Constructivo y Lo Que Puede Hacer al Respecto El desalojo constructivo es un término legal que se refiere al intento […]
What Is an Illegal Eviction in California?
What Is an Illegal Eviction in California? As California’s largest tenant’s rights law firm, Tenant Law Group has represented countless tenants who suffered wrongful evictions by landlords using a wide range of illegal tactics. That’s why we only represent renters, and why we never represent landlords. California law protects tenants from being illegally evicted or […]
Understanding the Implied Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment
Understanding the Implied Covenant of Quiet Enjoyment Under California law, every residential lease contains two implied promises (or “covenants”) that apply regardless of whether they explicitly appear in a rental agreement. One is the warranty of habitability, which provides that rented properties must meet certain minimum standards of liveability, as set forth in California Civil […]
Can I Get a Rent Reduction For The Time My Apartment Building’s Amenities Are Closed?
Given the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19, it’s probable that many of the amenities in your apartment building are temporarily unavailable. You’re not wrong for hoping to obtain a rebate for the amenities you’re unable to use while you’re quarantined, but you may not be entitled to it. Read on to learn whether you can obtain […]
There’s Rats in Your Apartment: Should Your Landlord Help?
Nothing sends chills up a renter’s spine faster than seeing a rat in their apartment or around the housing complex. Rats are not only frightening for many people, but they can also pose a serious health hazard due to the contagious diseases and mites they carry. Thankfully, if you have a fairly standardized lease agreement, […]
Which Cities in the Bay Area Have Rent Control, and Why?
Which Cities in the Bay Area Have Rent Control, and Why? If you want to rent a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, you can expect to pay an average of $3,303.00 a month (Learn more here). That’s a big chunk of monthly income for many Bay Area residents and the reason many individuals and families […]
Understanding Loss of Use (Rent Differential) Damages
Understanding Loss of Use (Rent Differential) Damages In the landlord-tenant context, the term “loss of use” refers to one of the most important measures of money damages available to a tenant wrongfully evicted from a rental unit–particularly in a city with rent control (e.g., San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Mountain View, Richmond, East Palo Alto, […]
Tenant Rights That Cannot Be Signed Away in a Lease
Unless you move straight from your parents’ home or college dorm room into a home you already own, odds are you’re probably going to be signing a lease for residential rental property at some point in your life. These multipage documents can be so packed with legalese that tenants often just assume the best and […]