You must be given the opportunity to take a rest break every 4 hours or major fraction thereof. If you are a non-exempt employee, you are entitled...

My sons has been working 12 hour days for seven days straight with no day off, is this legal?

Assuming your son is at least 18 years of age, there is nothing wrong for the employer to require them to pay overtime, generally required after 8...

Can i be forced to move out because the landlord wants to have a family member move in ?

If the garage is not a legal dwelling, then the landlord should not be able to evict you based on owner occupancy, which provides for potentially...

Can a landlord raise the rent 62% if they give you 6 months notice?

It is quite possible the 62% rent increase effective January 1, 2019 will violate the new state rent control law also effective January 1, 2019.

Since the rent increase is greater than 10%, you are entitled to 60 days advance written notice. Since the increase would not take effect until...

Generally, assuming the release meets all legal requirements, it would release all claims including payment of unpaid wages and waiting time...

Can a landlord force me to to renew my lease for 12 months at expiration when I prefer to roll into month to month?

Contact the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department to find out if you are covered by the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization...

Can I sue the landlord for renting us a illegal unit? And report him for Fraud to the IRS for not reporting the income he receiv

You are likely living in an illegal dwelling. Contact the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department to find out if it is an illegal...

Tenant rights

The landlord is violating Civil Code 789.3, which provides for penalties of $100.00, plus actual damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

No. The landlord only needs to provide notice if the landlord is entering your unit.