Rent to own? will i need to go to court to resole this matter and do i need an attorney?

Who owns the house? In what name is the house in? If it is in your mom's name, she is the only one that can sell it. You need to be on title...

Can my girlfriend take my house off me

This question may belong in family law. Since you will both have a child together, and even if you are not married, she will be able to get some...

I recently asked a question about our final statement for the disposition of our security deposit

My first question to you is why didn't you file a cross-complaint in small claims court for a return of your security deposit, or portion thereof,...

What process do I follow if a tenant abandoned the apartment, didn't pay the rent and cannot get a hold of him/her?

Under landlord/tenant law, if you reasonably believe that he has abandoned the apartment, you would file a "Notice of Belief of Abandonment", and...

My roommates will not pay for their share of the utilities.

I don't know if you have a written agreement with these roommates, but hopefully you do. If they don't cooperate, I wonder if these are the...

This is a pretty complicated situation. If the toilet needs to be fixed, generally the tenant calls the landlord or landlord's representative...

Today I received a request for entry of default and a request to set case for trial at the same time even though I filed

If you filed an answer before the default, the default could not be entered against you. Let's assume you are the only tenant. If you really...

The private security at my community had my car towed. Can I sue?

From what I understand, there was no written agreement between any parties, and the parking spaces were meant as guest parking. I think you were...

Can my old apartments sue me for the time left on a lease when they have a new tenant?

The landlord, having been put on notice that you would be breaching your agreement, has a duty to mitigate damages, by either finding a new tenant,...

If you give a landlord 30 days notice your leaving and don't pay last mnths rent can they evict you before the mnths end.

Most leases used in California have the following clause: "security deposit is not to be used for last months rent". What you are doing is very...