<human>: Dear Lawyers, Landlords or Informed Tenants of Reddit,

I'm living in a guest house that I've suspected for some time of being an illegal dwelling. I moved in under the assumption that the guest house was legal but have since gotten the impression that it's just a converted garage or maybe an old workshop or something. There are cockroaches and in winter there's mold.

Anyway, I couldn't leave because I had a topsy turvey time in the life and just didn't have the money to relocate. I recently got my 1 month notice, however (since we went month-to-month after the lease expired).

I really can't afford to move out and I feel kind of pissed that I'm being kicked out of a unit that's probably not even legal in the first place. If it indeed is an illegal dwelling, what are my rights/what do I have to do in this situation?

I don't want to argue with the landlords since I'm basically right on their property and who knows, they might go nuts and start harassing me. If I decide to take legal action or anything like that is it possible to do that after I leave (and maybe sue for relocation costs?)?

Any advice would be helpful, I really don't know what to do. If I had the money to leave I would have left much ealier and now, that this 1 month notice is coming, I'm basically looking at just going into debt because of this while the landlord keeps getting his money (business as usual).

The place is in California and I've got less than 2 weeks to figure this out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Can you provide a brief overview of the text?
<bot>: I think I'm living in an illegal dwelling - how can I get out/what are my rights as a duped tenant?