Month: July 2026

When a tenant rents a residential apartment, they usually provide a security deposit. As a landlord, your initial goal for this deposit may simply be to protect yourself if the tenant fails to pay their rent. You already have a certain amount of money on file that you...

Landlords have the right to enforce lease terms and protect their property, but those rights have legal limits. Certain conduct intended to pressure a tenant into leaving a rental unit may expose a property owner to liability under California landlord/tenant law....