How many days do I give a tenant to vacate who has lived in my property for more than 1 yr.?

For failure to pay rent, you must give a 3 day notice. The requirements for notice are spelled out on the Los Angeles Superior Court website...

Your continuing eligibility for unemployment benefits and/or the amount of benefits will affected by the acceptance of the temporary "independent...

If employer harasses employee to the point he can no longer work there due to physical and mental illness what are his options?

I agree with my colleague. If your physical and mental illness were caused by the normal types of stress associated with work, then you may have...

What can I do legally, if the room I am in is too small and overcrowded?

The situation sounds terrible. I would urge you to contact the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) at...

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I am on a month to month apartment lease can the owner evict me for no reason?

My colleague is generally correct. However, since you apparently live in the City of Los Angeles, you may be entitled additional protections under...

How much backpay if the retaliation at work was in violation of SOX

The types of remedies potentially available under Sarbanes -Oxley Act (SOX) include: (i) reinstatement; (ii) backpay with interest; (ii)...

In CA, can a landlord continue to have a tenant pay "additional rent fees" if the person living there prior is no longer there?

To avoid the problem of multiple revisions in the future, you may consider having a lease provision adding a fixed amount to the base rent when an...

I have signed a "Rental Agreement" for a house in Palm Springs for March 2013. The house is in foreclosure and up for auction.

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

Do I need an attorney to get my payment from employer ?

In addition to the excellent answer above, I would like to point out that under California Labor Code Section 1171.5, a person's immigration status...

How do I file a complaint for the “waiting time penalties” labor code section 203? What forms are required?

The instructions are found at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/HowToFileWageClaim.htm Based upon your question, it appears you need to fill out...