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,...

Failure to provide a locking mail receptacle for each individual residential unit is a breach of the warranty of habitability. Civ. Code §...

If you make a unilateral rent reduction, you will risk a 3 Day Notice to Pay or Quit and ultimately an unlawful detainer. The safer route is to:...

You may be able to evict the tenant for failure to pay rent prior to the Pandemic, i.e. unpaid January and February rent.

First, Safety first, seeking to contact your family is at least inappropriate behavior. You should consider getting an anti-harassment restraining...