Under Civil Code 1950.5, the landlord may only make deductions from your security deposit for unpaid rent, cleaning and damages beyond normal wear...

If you are not working, your employer generally has not obligation to pay you. Your employer is trying to accommodate you by allowing you to use...

Pro-rated rent for uninhabitable unit, is this asking too much?

You should immediately file a complaint with the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department and ask for a reduction in service credit.

Court case allowed documents as evidence ?

Yes. A court will likely allow online job postings as evidence of discrimination against a protected class when you lay a proper foundation and...

Can I deduct the cost of a repair from my rent the landlord wont fix?

Before you can repair and deduct, you can have to give the landlord written notice and a reasonable time to make the repair. However, you risk a...

Safety first, if there are threats of bodily harm, you should consider filing for a domestic restraining order, since the person to be restrained...

I started working at a start up company in Los Angeles and had some questions to ask before I sign our renewed contract.

The contract does not determine whether you are an employee. In California, you are presumed to be an employee. If you are employee, you have a...

First, it sounds like you are misclassified an independent contractor. If you are an employee, you have a right to accumulate 3 paid sick days per...

Under Civil Code 1950.5, the landlord is supposed to return your security deposit within 21 days of termination of the rental agreement and provide...

You would be engaging in illegal self help by refusing to return your employers equipment. You have a better options. Once you are terminated,...