Pursuant to LASC Rule 7.9(e), "Each party shall submit to the court and serve upon adversaries a written statement not later than five calendar...

In most states, security deposit laws allow a landlord to deduct from a security deposit for any damage or excessive dirtiness. A landlord is able...

Can we charge the tenant for carpet cleaning?

Generally, it is a tenant's responsibility to return the rental unit back to its original condition before he or she moved in. The problem is most...

What is my legal rights as a tentant whom is renting an ilegal unit? I have no heat and broken fence with neighbors w/pit bulls.

Generally, when a landlord leases/rents a premise, he or she is warranting that the premise is in a habitable condition. However, if your landlord...

How can i get my roommate out my apartment. he don't rent an not on the lease

Even if you did not enter into a written rental agreement, your oral agreement with him and his subsequent payment should establish a rental...

I own half a condo with my ex girlfriend and neither of us can afford to buy the other out. I have a new girlfriend and either

It is uncertain to determine what type of ownership you have from the facts. However, if you own the condo as "joint-tenant" with your...

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How can I protect myself and a business from my husband's possible liabilities?

California is a community property state that permits judgment creditors to recover from both husband and wife's community property assets....

We were served a 3 day pay or quit, i moved out in two days and the others stayed. can my name still be involved in the eviction

It is uncertain from the facts you have provided whether you will be a named party to a unlawful detainer action. Generally, if you are not a party...

We never signed the lease because it wasn't correct and they were going to send us the correct one. Can they hold us to it?

Generally, an agreement to lease a real property for a period longer than a year need to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged. Since...

At this point, without obtaining his business information, you should not give out your personal information. Like the previous lawyer indicated,...