What is a Summons?

It is what replaced the writ of capias ad respondendum.

We got a $60,000 loan at 12% interest on our house. our lender is a private hard money lender.

I agree with Mr. Mashal. That loan reeks of usury.

Can we change the locks the day our tenant moves out?

No, the tenant is not moved out when only part of their belongings are moved out. Why don't you politely ask for her to advise you when she has...

If my neighbor had a prescriptive right on my property, would that right transfer to new owners when that his property is sold?

This is a complex area of law. Generally, a prescriptive easement does not exist until the court quiet's title to one. The same is true of the...

I respectfully disagree with the two other attorneys. Generally, the status of the pleadings does not affect the right to discovery. A defendant...

Non Judicial Foreclosure -- Does a lender have to have an Assignment of Deed of Trust recorded with the County Recorder

No. Civil Code section 2932.5 - which requires assignment of mortgages to be recorded prior to enforcement - does not apply to deeds of trust. ...

If the plaintiff drops the eviction suit against me, do I still get reimbursed my court filing fee?

I disagree with Mr. Brinnkmeier, who I note is an attorney in Illinois, and not licensed to practice law here in California. Unless the parties...

Can the new landlord force the long term tenant to sign a month to month agreement with the provision to move out in 60 days?

Do you mean that you are a long term tenant because you have a lease for a fixed amount of time? Or do you mean that you are a long term tenant...

Is it possible to put a lien on a house, where the house's title does not have the name of the person who gave consent?

What kind of a creditor? If it was a credit card that he owed money to, or a personal loan, then the creditor would have to file a lawsuit and...

If the report meets certain criteria, some of the data will be entered into NCIC - the National Crime Information Center. Some police reports will...