Can i ask to counter sue on the date of court?

You can file a cross complaint in the small claims action. You should file serve it with your answer.

IF summons/complaint in a UD case is served on tenant on 02/10/14, when is the answer due considering

Yes. Due to the weekend and holiday, your answer is due on Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Is it illegal for me to tape making complaints to my land lady if we are sitting in the living room? I also get the response.

California is a 2 party consent state. Unless both parties consent to the conversation to recording the conversation or the conversation takes...

Non payment on-site management position rights?

You should apply for unemployment benefits, you have little to lose.

I'm one and one half months behind in rent, and will now be served with a three day notice by landlord. Can he make us leave?

If your landlord wishes to evict you, the landlord must serve a 3 day notice to pay or quit. If you fail to pay the rent in full (and the landlord...

CAN LANDLORD KEEP MY DEPOSIT MONEY IF WE NEVER EVEN MOVED IN?????????????

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...

Your employer is obligated to engage in a good faith effort to accommodate your medical restrictions. From your post, it appears that your...

Can I sue my former employer? I was terminated after 19 years of working for them.

Employers can terminate at will employees for any reason or no reason, just not a prohibited reason. Bad management is not illegal. As for...

Yes. Your husband's grandmother can name anyone she wants as a beneficiary of her life insurance, even if the person is not related to her by...

What type of lawyer should I see for a tenant/landlord issue

You should consider a tenant's rights attorney with personal injury experience.