My wife and her company been sued but has no money to hire an attorney. What should we do?

I agree with Mr. Svoboda, but would add that it might be worth making a claim if you have business interruption insurance (although many have...

When does my apartment have to notify me of my renewal options?

If you are under rent control/eviction control, including under LA's RSO, of state AB 1482, then you could not be evicted without one of the...

Answer voided due to denial of waver's fee

I agree with Mr. Iloulian, but would add that if a default has been entered against you, and you want to fight the eviction, you need to promptly...

It sounds like you allowed your ex to be at least what is called an ostensible agent. If so, then you, as a principal, may well be liable for at...

Can i keep a pet deposit after my tenant moves out?

Calling it a pet deposit probably doesn't take it outside of the scope of Civil Code Section 1950.5, so you should timely account for the deposit...

If landlord and tenant have agreed to change the time for giving notice and moving out, what happens if one side backs out?

If the tenancy is in SF, and subject to the rent control ordinance, then you would have to have one of the specified good causes to evict, give...

Except for evictions based on the expiration of a fixed-term tenancy, a landlord generally has to serve some manner of valid notice before suing...

If you have an unexpired lease, you would normally owe rent through the lease term, and can be liable for damages if you break the lease. If you...

30 Day notice months ago ...

Your acceptance of rent after the 30-day notice expired waived the notice and/or created a new month-to-month tenancy, so you needed to give a new...

The agent who showed and then rented me an apartment lied about a very disruptive upstairs neighbor; causing me serious upset.

You may well have grounds to sue for fraud, violation of your quiet enjoyment rights, etc. You may also have grounds to rescind the lease for...