I suspect you did not file a Claim of Exemption. You can file a motion for payments in installments and the court can reduce the amount being...

Tenant broke lease and moved out. Does the 21 days to return security deposit apply upon move out or end of lease?

At move out. If you do the accounting you owe a refund? Well account for it by way of future rent and then state that if you relet the premises...

Has the landlord right to evict us because of the neighbor complaints about the noise my 10 months baby makes at daytime?

Challenge the notice. If you lose pay under protest and then sue in small claims court. Assuming they are normal noises made by a child you...

Does a bathroom in an apartment have to have ventilation?

You should contact code enforcement for the city where you live.

What circumstances turns a UD case to $20,000 in attorney fees? When rent was paid on time. After a short sale transaction.

There must be more going on. Was this recategorized to a regular civil suit? Delay Reduction rules require this kind a case to go to trial quickly.

Motion to compel, does California Code of Civil Procedure § 2031.300 apply to opposing party to respond to Mediator Selection ?

No it does not apply in that situation.

I am the defendant in a civil case. Is there any way I can file an answer if I don't have money for the filing fee?

Apply for a fee waiver. If it is denied you can ask to pay the fees in installments.

How to defend mechanics lien on my property

You mutually agreed to rescission so they do not have a very strong basis for the lien.

In California, is there something equivalent to a notice of non-responsibility for a homeowner who hires a general contractor?

None of the ways are fool proof. You can ask for waivers, you can require a bond, you can withhold final payment.

How do I serve "3 day notice to pay or quit" to a couple signed the lease? their lease expired and is on month to month.

Each party will need to be served with the complaint. You can serve the unit the 3 day notice.