Owner’s Right to Enter

In cities like Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco, tenants are obligated to allow inspections for reasonable viewings of their rental units by a landlord, potential buyers, or real estate agents. However, landlords can’t just show up and demand entry. Landlords...

One of the most common questions we get from tenants is - what happens when my landlord sells my building? Tenants, understandably, want to know what their rights are if their rent-controlled building is bought or sold. While it varies...

It was the apartment of your dreams, so you signed the lease without giving it much thought. But now there are problems. And you don’t know what to do. Afterall, you signed the lease and now you have no choice....

Like all relationships, the landlord-tenant relationship can take various forms. Often, it can have an adversarial tone to it and sometimes it's just the usual ups and downs. But other times, it can go too far if the landlord crosses...