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...

You need to disclose your work and income to EDD. EDD allows you to work and still collect unemployment up to a certain point, but reduces your...

3 day notice to quit.

Sounds like retaliation for making complaints, rather than an eviction for cause. You should contact the Los Angeles Housing Department to find...

Can they raise my rent if my boyfriend moves in?

If the City of Los Angeles Rent Stablization Ordinance applies to your unit, the landlord has only 60 days from knowledge of the additional tenant...

Contract expires next month, can I kick out tenant?

If the apartment is covered by the City of Los Angeles Rent Stablization Ordinance, you will need cause, such as nuisance to evict the tenant. ...