Personal unpaid loan. Borrower said he would pay me back $200 for the 20 day loan...

Since you cannot serve the complaint by yourself, call a professional process server. They deal with this problem every day. They usually charge...

How should I structure giving an employee shares?

The first thing you need to do is stop calling your associates "partners". I had a client a few years ago who was romanced by a group of doctors...

Do I need to have annual shareholder and director meetings for my close corporation?

The answer to your first question is Yes, and to the second, No. If your articles state that yours is a "Close Corporation", all you need is a...

Is it illegal for a landlord to continuously postpone trustee sale in order to collect rent from tennants?

Some facts must be missing. If the house is in foreclosure and a trustee sale date has been set, the only entity that can postpone the sale is the...

My landlord gave me 60 day notice but the house goes to trustee sale in 30 days, do I have to honor his 60 if he postpones sale

As is the case in many situations, the answer is -- it depends. The foreclosure of a trust deed extinguishes all rental agreements except fixed...

There are two relevant concepts in this case. One is whether the unit had received an occupancy permit from the building department. If the unit...

After consulting "Forming and Operating California Limited Liability Companies", a CEB publication, I must disagree. I quote from that book: "In...

How long is a check good for? Even if it says 180 days? Isn't this an agreement that payer owes the sum until the bank honors?

You definitely have a statute of limitations problem, as well as a business procedure problem! Your client in Phoenix could have ignored your...

What do i do about a plumbing issue going on 3 months with asbestos?

California Civil Code Sections 1941 through 1941.4 spell out the landlord's obligations and the tenant's. If the premises are uninhabitable as...

Landlord harassment. Please advice. Thanks!

If you do not pay the full rent when due, the landlord may serve you with a 3-day notice to quit (vacate) or pay rent. If you do not pay by the...