Your landlord is required to serve you with a 30-day notice (or 60 days if you have lived there for a year or longer). An oral notice is not...

Is an oral tenancy agreement valid ( even if the tenant name is not in lease agreement)

When he agreed to pay his son's debt, there was an oral novation which means he's substituted in as the debtor instead of his son. The novation...

I am the owner of a condo in La Jolla, Ca. Do I need a real estate attorney?

No, you don't need an attorney, yet. Just pay the fines of $100 and go back to your tenant to sign a new lease for one year and explain to him...

I was sent a notice of trustee's sale which gives the date of the sale does this mean i have to be out of my house by then?

No, it means an auction of your house has been scheduled for that date. It doesn't mean you have to be out of your house by the sale date. After...

I need someone in my area to help! No fridge for 11 days - can I leave and void the lease? more importantly, is my lease.....

Not having a working fridge may not be a breach of implied warranty of habitability. However, if the lease specifically requires the landlord to...

Why is the trustee sale on our home listing the home equity price as what is being defaulted on?

If the default is on the second only, the lender on the second deed of trust has the right to conduct trustee's sale based upon the amount on the...

Should I pay the settlement offer on my second mortgage with Wells Fargo Bank?

You're right that Wells Fargo cannot legally come after you for deficiency. As such, it doesn't make a lot of sense settling for any money. You're...

Can a landlord serve eviction papers by leaving them on the ground in front of the door?

That's not proper service of process. You have the right to file a motion to quash. Doing so may delay the trial but not by much. Most people...

We purchased a house with a shared water well and the neighbor claims we owe him for the previous owner's unpaid shared costs.

As a general rule, you're not responsible for the obligations of the previous owner of the property from whom you acquired title,unless the...

One of the grounds for denial of licensure is commission of a crime involving dishonesty. For something like shoplifting, there's a degree of...