Housing and Eviction - my mom co-signed a lease for my sister. My sister refuses to pay rent.

You do ask a good question. As long as your mother is not occupying the property, and is not listed as a tenant under the lease, she can stop...

This is not a self help project that you can do by posting a series of anonymous questions in a legal forum. This question, for example, is an...

Joint Tenants to Tenants in Common

You would be exempt from the documentary transfer tax if the transfer was to the same parties, with the same proportionate interests. If the...

Retaliation is a defense to an eviction, not a cause of action. Bad faith is a special cause of action between an insured and an insurance...

Can my son and myself as joint tenants take title to my home, each within their own trusts? I am concerned about foreclosure.

Transferring title around will not prevent the foreclosure of a deed of trust.

Is my landlord permitted to rent part of his property to commercial marijuana growing in CA? Can I be affected & can I move out?

I suggest negotiating your way out of the lease and finding a new place to live.

How do I get a boguss eviction off my record and do I need a lawyer?

The only way an eviction would be on your record would be if you were a named defendant. That would occur either by being named in the summons and...

Do I need my own attorney?

Your employer should be providing you with a defense. Are they refusing to provide a lawyer for you?

Can a permanent and appurtenant easement be terminated?

The fact that there are alternate methods of access to the dominant estate does not terminate an express easement. It would be a reason to defeat...

What can we do to stop our landlord from evicting us?

I agree with Mr. Piotrowski. The threshold legal issue right now is whether your residence is governed by a rent control ordinance.