My brother gave the owner the last month's rent and security deposit. Later I returned the money to my brother.

You didn't say who was the tenant. Both of you or one of you? To be sure that the proper party brought the action, both of you should be the...

Date sensitive loan docs (not rate lock) loan docs, expired, then were forged and recorded. Bank used to foreclose. QT filed.

When the defendant defaults, all of the allegations of the complaint are deemed admitted. In a quiet title action, even though the defendant has...

"Can I get back my deposit?"

As required by California Civil Code section 1950.5: within 21 days of a residential tenant moving out of the premises, the landlord must send the...

LANDLORD/TENANT question; Thank you Mr. W. Tomas Tanner for your quick response. I think I didn't explain myself clearly.

Ah, it's much more clear now. You have the rental agreement and the history of rental payments to show that the payment was for rent.

I'm a landlord that is being accused of Check Fraud by previous evicted tenants for back rent of 3 months. They still owe me $

I'm trying to get your facts straight. The tenant is in jail. His girlfriend gets his paycheck and goes to jail to have him endorse the back of...

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Your landlord is probably on drugs. Methamphetamine is my guess. Move out of there.

I have a tenant who moved out a fully furnished apt but is threatening to take me to court of I dont give back 100% of deposit

If he moved out, then you can give a notice of abandonment to terminate his possession. He doesn't need to sign anything. When you give the...

What sort of rights, as a tenant, do I have for pro-rated rent for vacating a unit early?

I agree with Mr. Moss. You have a lease that expires Oct. 4. You owe until Oct. 4. If you are on a lease, you can't give a 30 day notice and be...

Get the building permit and make sure that the permit is signed off on a final inspection. Make sure that the licensed contract really is...

I bought a home in 2005 that had building code violations. I have been trying to fix the violations and hired a designer to fix

Yes, you will need an attorney to represent you against the city code enforcement, especially if they are fining you by the day. Call or email an...