Questions answered by Steven Alan Fink

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What rights do I have as a member of an HOA in CA?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

California Civil Code Section 1363 et. seq. lists your rights to notice of various items, including who the Board president is, when meetings are...

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Should I incorporate my tech startup in Delaware or CA - what are the benefits

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

My colleague is correct. However, you may be better off just forming the corporation in California and only paying one set of filing fees and...

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Employee Rights Regarding Signed Notice of Raise

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

Unless your employment contract states that it is for a specific length, i.e. 1 year, they can change it because California is an at-will...

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How do I protect myself if I'm separated and buy a business?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

You can file a Petition for Legal Separation or Divorce which will make it absolutely clear that your marriage has ended. This would also give you...

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My tenants extended a 3-month lease with another 3-month lease. The extension was not signed. Is it still binding?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

They are obligated. Their partial performance by staying 2 plus months is sufficient to obligate them for the whole third month. California...

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What are the legal ramifications of walking away from and up-side-down mortgage? Will the bank go after the owners?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

California has an anti-deficiency statute, Code of Civil Procedure Section 580b. This means that if your mortgage was incurred to purchase the...

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Walking away from a mortgage.

Steven's answer | Answered on September 10, 2009

California has an anti-deficiency statute, Code of Civil Procedure Section 580b. This means that if your mortgage was incurred to purchase the...

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If the lease said "no pets" and we had a pet, does the landlord have the right to withold all of the security deposit?

Steven's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

He can only withhold the costs necessary to bring the property into repair from any damage you caused over and above normal wear and tear. ...

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Removing someone from the deed

Steven's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

You will have to sue him to Quiet Title or Partition the property. It depends how title was taken--joint tenancy, tenants in common, etc. It also...

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How to proceed with a lien

Steven's answer | Answered on September 09, 2009

You can reach any of her assets to satisfy the judgment. The first thing I would do is get a writ of execution issued by the clerk and have the...

Steven Alan Fink's Answers (9885)

What rights do I have as a member of an HOA in CA?

Should I incorporate my tech startup in Delaware or CA - what are the benefits

Employee Rights Regarding Signed Notice of Raise

How do I protect myself if I'm separated and buy a business?

My tenants extended a 3-month lease with another 3-month lease. The extension was not signed. Is it still binding?

What are the legal ramifications of walking away from and up-side-down mortgage? Will the bank go after the owners?

Walking away from a mortgage.

If the lease said "no pets" and we had a pet, does the landlord have the right to withold all of the security deposit?

Removing someone from the deed

How to proceed with a lien