Can i claim my unpaid over time from year 1997 to 2000

Your claims are most probably time barred by the statute of limitations. They are very old.

If the eviction is for non-payment of rent and you prevail on the ground that you are entitled to a pay a lower rent due to problems with the...

When can an attorney recover attorneys fees? Unlawful Detainer Case.

If the case goes to trial, the Court can award attorney's fees to the prevailing party. If you win, you can recover attorney's fees even if you...

What do i do when a pawn store gets robbed for my item and tells me there ensurence was not current

You may have a claim for negligence against the pawnshop, since if the pawnshop agreed to insure your ring, while it was in their custody. ...

Unemployment declined by EDD

Yes, you can appeal. However, there are strict time limits. For more information on the appeal process go...

Are we entitled to relocation fees in the city of Los Angeles when we paid rent on a guest house and helped with childcare?

You could be entitled to relocation assistance and disgorgement of illegally collected rent, if the guest house does not have a certificate of...

Cash my ACCEPTABLE security deposit or sue landlord for bad faith to teach him a lesson? Worth the energy? Good chance to win?

Probably not bad faith. The landlord promptly refunded your full security deposit. If the landlord fails to comply with Civil Code 1950.5,...

Slumlord, is there anything I can do??

You should consider reporting the issues to the Los Angeles Housing Department at: http://lahd.lacity.org/lahdinternet/

My tenant living downstairs (this is a duplex and landlord lives upstairs) has converted the breakfast room into a bedroom.

If you have a written lease, you need to read it to see if it prohibits alterations of the premises, which would be a material breach of the lease....

My employer reduced my hours to 19 hrs wk, from full-time. Or offer 0hrs w/severance. Am I unemployment eligible w/full lay off?

If your employer tells EDD that you were laid off, then you will still qualify for EDD. You should have your employer write into the severance...