Previous landlord has not returned security deposit. they are deducting,$200 for carpet cleaning. Plus it's been 26 days.

Learn about security deposit deductions and proper notice here: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf. Two things. 1, if...

Can a landlord give a 30 day notice by text or email?. .Also, does a landlord's 30 day notice supersede my prior 45 day notice?

If you are on a monthly rental agreement, landlord may cancel on 30 days notice unless you've lived there more than a year, in which you should...

I bought a condo, I want to know if there is a way out of HOA?

Forgive me, but I want to say "you must be joking." This is a huge question and should have been put to your real estate broker and/or the seller...

Support person acting as advisor during private mediation other than lawyer.

Mr Kane is right. Give advance notice to all parties. It is critical an interpreter attend, if there are language difficulties. Generally...

Do we have the right to refuse payment of utility bill until we are able to see master utility bill?

Impossible to answer your question without seeing your lease. Unless it's easy to find places to live in Alpine than elsewhere these days, you...

Does a landlord have a duty to warn a new occupant that the current occupant has a resent arrest history of domestic violence?

Paying a bond for someone doesn't automatically create a disclosure issue under landlord tenant law. It may or may not raise moral obligations,...

Tenant growing large amount of pot. We gave them a 3 day fix or quit and they fixed it. Now they have it again. Now what?

Attorney Gutekunst recommends my favorite approach to all conflict: non-confrontational, collaborative, over a cup of joe. My career resolving...

In the county of Los Angeles, are property owners required to ave a mailbox for the US Postal Service to deliver mail to?

Years ago I took down my mailbox which was on a post on a rural road. The Feds did not put me in Gitmo. They do regulate placement of boxes,...

Yes, but the lien doesn't go away. And if you signed a note for the debt, you remain liable to pay it, too.

Am I legally bound to a contract if only my name is on it, but I did not sign anything?

Hard to answer the question without more facts. Are you referring to a lease? You and married couple are the tenants? It would be nearly impossible...