Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

Re: lease violation

Have an attorney review your lease. Most standard commercial leases prevent the tenant from subleasing to a third party for a higher monthly rent.

Re: lease violation

If you validly subleased, meaning you got landlord consent in writing to that being done, then your landlord may have breached your lease agreement and you could sue for the lost income, theoretically. However, if you didn't have proper authority and agreement to the sublease, then you were probably in breach yourself and would have little worthwhile claim on the landlord. If you believe you can prove a valid claim of breach, and the amount in question is worth hiring an attorney, feel free to contact me.