How much severance should I ask my employer for after 9 months of workings for his adult mentally challenged son.

I agree with my colleagues. Under California law, there is no requirement to pay severance benefits, unless it provided for in a contract,...

According to the Department of Consumer Affairs: A locking mail box for each unit. The mail box must be consistent with the United States Postal...

Paying rent.. Owners selling the home and hasnt made a pymt

The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (“Act”) requires ninety (90) day pre-eviction notice to bona fide tenants. Further, the Act requires the...

Landord received demand letter to remove rodents pursuant to CC1942 and said to start looking he was going to see house.

Your rights are limited, unless you have local rent control providing additional protections. If you lived there for more than 1 year you are...

Is a landlord responsible to relocate tenant temporarily due to cracked concrete floor in bedroom during renovation?

Probably yes. From your description, there is major work.being performed that interferes with your quiet enjoyment of your apartment. You should...

Abandoned Property

If the tenant returns within two (2) days, no storage costs can be charged. Otherwise, you can charge storage costs from the date the date...

What legal rights do I have against landlord harassment? I reported him to the health dept. for bed bugs. He is retaliatory now.

You should immediately contact the Los Angeles Housing Department. You can file a FREE complaint online. http://lahd.lacity.org/lahdinternet/

Are there legal consequences if I add my domestic partner (not registered) on title to a property I recently purchased?

Absolutely. If you put someone on the title, you are giving them an ownership interest in the property. Further, if the bank has the right to...

My former landlord is an attorney, but he has a manager on-site. It was 03/20/13 when we finally got approvef for low income

You will have to prove the agreement with the manager in order to recover your deposit. The manager probably had at least apparent authority to...

How to get deposit check back from landlord after 21 days?

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...