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I live in a mobile home park in the state of California. Is it illegal to go through someone else's trash and recyclables?

You can contact the local police department to report scavengers. Do not call 911. If they are on private property it can be considered "trespassing." However, for law enforcement, this is consider a low priority call and they might not respond in time. Good luck.

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Brother living in my home for 3 years as guest. Want to sell, but he has trashed my home and refuses to leave. California law.

You will need to file an unlawful detainer action against your brother, which is a lawsuit filed to regain possession of real property. Before you file though, you will need to give him written notice of your intent. You may be able to get free legal advice from self-help clinics provided by the Courts or talk to a local attorney who specializes in landlord-tenant law.

I need to know what my son can do to get visitation rights to see his daughter. He is a registered sex offender.

Your son can go to court and try to get visitation rights awarded to him. Please keep in mind though, that that under California law custody nor unsupervised visitation may be awarded to a parent or any other person who either (i) is required to be registered as a sex offender under California Penal Code § 290 where the victim was a minor, or (ii) has been convicted of specified child abuse offenses, unless the court finds there is "no significant risk to the child." Your best bet is to talk...

I have a bill collector harassing me. They say they are with "The Department of Crime and Justice". What can I do?

Under the Fair Debt Collections Practice Act, it is illegal for a debt collector to: 1) Imply that failure to pay the debt could result in arrest, imprisonment, or garnishment of wages; 2) Call consumers at work when they knew the consumers' employers prohibited such calls; 3) Talk with third parties, including neighbors, children, and employers, for purposes other than acquiring location information about consumers, without consumers' consent; 4) Cause the telephone to ring, or engage a...

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