Follow-up question re tenant rights in the city of L.A. & Costa-Hawkins act - really need help with this complicated issue

Condos are not exempt from the City of Los Angeles RSO. LAMC 151.02 states in pertinent part: Rental Units. (Amended by Ord. No. 157,385,...

Is my small business that employs only 3 people subject to the CA Fair Employment Housing Law?

The Fair Employment and Housing Act applies to employer with 5 or more employees for discrimination claims, but only 1 employee is required for...

You did not ask a question. Assuming you want to know if it is legal for you to be fined for violating HOA rules, the answer is probably yes. You...

Was ask at work to lower my office blinds in consideration to other workers because my face was to ugly to look at is this ok

The request is rude and offensive. There is no law against bad management. Whether this particular conduct is illegal requires for more facts....

How hard, time consuming and expensive is it to evict a section 8 tenant from a rent control building in north hollywood, calif

With the protection of the City of the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Section 8 housing law, you will have a very difficult and...

My security deposit return is 4 mo overdue with no letter or phone call. Can I charge him late fees? How much?

You can seek treble damages for bad faith retention of your security deposit under Civil Code 1950.5.

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Is this a misuse of the company's business credit card?

It certainly shows bad judgment and possible attempted theft. You could certainly file a police report, but since the money was paid back I doubt...

My son signed lease commencing July. Major repairs in Aug caused delay in move-in date, but we still paid rent. Refund due us?

The repair and deduct statute authorizes deductions from rent to pay for needed repairs, not loss of use. You would be making a mistake to deduct...

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Is it fraud to sell a used car privately with known safety issues?

You should get three estimates for all the repairs. You should also have the mechanics sign letters under penalty of perjury stating that any...

Wrongfully terminated for something that i have never played or been a part of.

Unfortunately, employers do not have to be right about their investigation into misconduct or even good managers. A termination is only wrongful...