I filed a unlawful detainer and was serve with an answer. the person named on unlawful detainer claimes she dosent live there .

If there are additional occupants there that are not named in the Complaint, you should serve a Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession in order...

Does my landlord have to personally serve me when they have filed a Unlawful Detainer?

A landlord can serve the summons and complaint by substitute service or by "nail and mail." The letter is from the Court, but that would not be...

I was given a three day pay or quit notice, but on the notice they are asking for rent a late fee and other charges

A Three Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit cannot include late charges or other charges in addition to rent; however, you should take the 3 Day Notice...

A friend of mine was served papers saying he is being sued by a finance company he doesn't know, over a home he owned in another

He needs to respond to the Complaint by filing an Answer other responsive pleading with the Court. If he fails to do anything, he can (and most...

I've been given a two week notice to vacate my apartment. My year lease expires Jan 1st 2015.

If your lease is over January 1, 2015, the landlord is not required to give you any notice to commence an unlawful detainer absent some provision...

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Do I need to go thru the Courts to evict?

If the tenants are delinquent on the rent, you can serve a 3 day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit and then file an unlawful detainer against the tenant....

Helping a friend. a homeowner needing advise in evicting tenants that have not paid rent in over a year.

If the tenant is not paying rent, the landlord can serve a 3 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit. The landlord should seek the advice and representation...

What's the "right" cause of action? Judge ordered me to change cause of action: FAILURE TO MONITOR AND STOP TENANT’S VIOLATIONS

You should speak with an attorney to determine your causes of action since it would depend on the facts of your case. It sounds as if you lost on a...

Our landlord is selling the building our office is in. Our lease goes to Sept. 2017, he says he will buy us out.

Because you have a lease you should be able to stay in your until through 2017 and if you exercise the option properly, through 2022. You could...

If the Trustee, is one of two beneficiaries and doesn't distribute according to the terms of the trust. but instead.

It really would depend on what the trust says, although generally a trustee is prohibited from self dealing. Since you are a beneficiary, you are...