Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Re: tenant & landlord

Nobody but the landlord can evict you, or terminate your tenancy. First, if you are a month-to-month tenant, then the landlord can terminate your tenancy without any cause whatsoever, so I fail to see how a petition is really relevant. If you have a lease with a remaining term, then the "petition" may actually be the landlord gathering evidence to evict you for cause under the terms of the lease (nuisance, etc...). In either case, I doubt that any of this is going to help you avoid eviction or termination of your lease, as it is just not necessarily relevant.

If the information they are spreading can be proven to be false, then you may have a claim for defamation, but proving those cases is hard, and you will have to file a lawsuit to pursue it. While it may seem unfair, I just don't see, based upon the limited facts you present, where this is going to help you avoid eviction and/or termination of your tenancy.

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