Notices must be in writing, and served in one of the ways authorized under Civil Code Sections 1946-1946.1, which don't include email or text. If...

You may well be able to seek a civil harassment restraining order against the parents (who know about this misconduct, and are permitting it), and...

Many contingencies, including loan and appraisal contingencies, at least arguably impose a duty of good faith on the buyer to actually try to get...

You only need to give notice to your master tenant, since that is your landlord. Notice should be in writing, as per Civil Code Section 1946. If...

Whether or not the claim has any merit, if you have been sued and properly served, you must timely file an appropriate response with the court, or...

If the landlord is refusing to honor your renewal option, you can sue to enforce the contract, for declaratory relief, etc. The only possible...

If this is a residential lease, that provision would normally be invalid, including under Civil Code Sections 1942.1 and 1953. You should...

It usually makes a lot more sense to use the lease forms from the Cal. Apt. Assn. or their local affiliate.

My condolences on your loss. However, it sounds like you were guests/licensees, rather than subtenants, and even subtenancies generally terminate...

Plaintiffs sometimes submit false proofs of service, and may not even know that the process server was not truthful. If the deadline to respond to...