Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

It would seem not to be legal to search your car unless they believed you were bringing something illegal onto the premises so that they might get in trouble with the law [such as illegal drugs]. They would probably have to have a reasonable suspicion. For your room, you are a guest and they might be free to go and investigate the room. The more important problem is getting your parents to trust you; if you have a family priest, see if they can help to establish certain mutual ground rules. Whether or not it is legal, if you raise too much of a stink your parents could just evict you from the house as you are not a tenant..

If we told you it was illegal, would you try to have them arrested? If you don't like their rules and conduct, you should get a place of your own.