Haven't you seen Wolf of Wall Street? You don't have to pump and dump for this to be unlawful. Wall Street has blocks of skyscrapers full of...

How to stop someone from slandering my business

This is more of a business problem than a legal problem. If your customer is saying that you have bad service, then you can learn from it, improve...

Theft

You have a small claims case for the value of your belongings. Here is a link that may help:...

Could my mom be sued for unpaid rent? Or does she actually have rights to the house? What should our next step be?

Your mother cannot claim ownership of the property by adverse possession. She was a tenant with the right to possession, even if she didn't pay...

Can I be sued by my brother who is on a mortgage with me if I stop contributing to the mortgage but he keeps payments going?

Yes, he can sue you. Furthermore, he can sue to have the property sold in a partition action. In such an action the proceeds would be divided...

Important California Property Question Needed Please

I agree with my colleagues, the payoff of your mortgage will not trigger a reassessment of the home to increase your property taxes.

How do I deal with a corrupted Chief Building Inspector conspiring with neighbor to extort me to pay for joint fence replacement

You are required to pay for half of the border fence between your adjoining properties under the Good Neighbor Fence Act of 2013 (Calif. Civ. Code...

My mother will leave her house to my sister and I. 50/50. If my sister's husband divorces her. What could happen to the house

If your mother will leave the house to the two of you after she passes, then a properly formed trust could protect the house from divorce of one of...

Do some more research. You should gather as much information as possible from Code Enforcement about the nuisance abatement. How do they know...

City Wants Me to Prove Sq Ft of Garage Conversion - County Records Show Remodeled Sq Ft. Remodel Done 15-20 years ago

Any building permit issued by a city is also sent to the county tax assessor so the assessor knows how much to increase your property tax...