Do I need to act on a CLERK'S NOTICE OF COMPLAINT FOR UNLAWFUL DETAINER AND NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PURPOSES?

That is simply a notice from the court that a UD has been filed. Until you are actually served with a summons and complaint, you are not...

2+ Years Unpaid Rent Without a Lease in California

Serving a 3-day notice may not have been the best call, because it basically recognized the person as a tenant, when they may just have been a...

Will I make the situation worse if I refuse to talk to my tenant's lawyer and suggest to only communicate with my tenant ?

Attorneys are normally prohibited from directly communicating with someone who they know to be represented by an attorney. However, the actual...

My wife left me 2 days after I was laid off from my job for another man who was a co-worker of hers breaking our lease and bills

I am re-posting this under family law, since there may be some special rules applicable to this situation. Ordinarily for the duration of the...

Can I take management to small claims Court for numerous civil law violation?

Once the lease was signed, your landlord's access rights were strictly limited by Civil Code Section 1954, and the landlord certainly had no right...

I think my landlord is violating my rights as a tenant (related to overnight guests). Please advice.

If your lease doers not restrict visitors or guests (most leases do), and your GF is not somehow creating a nuisance, than the landlord should have...

I got a writ to get tenant out next day before the five days up they moved other party in to claim house how to I get them out?

The writ should work to get out anyone who does not timely file a post-judgment claim of right to possession. If anyone files such a form, the...

Have you complained to the local code enforcement agency? If the work is not being done correctly, including by obtaining necessary permits, the...

I need to stop my landlord from throwing me and my kids on the street?

An appeal ordinarily does not delay the eviction. You can bring a motion for s brief stay/delay of the eviction, but it would be discretionary on...

Plaintiff lied in his answers to Discovery -- what kind of actions I take?

If you can prove that the landlord lied, you can use this to impeach him and undercut his credibility at trial. You may also be able to pursue...