Dear Poster, When these tickets go into collections it is a complicated to resolve them. Each county has its own procedures. I would call the...

Dear San Mateo Tenant, I assume this is a San Mateo county case being heard either in Redwood City or South San Francisco. San Mateo does not...

Dear Poster, See my legal guide on dealing with this...

Can I do something about the situation?

Dear Poster, There are several issues here. First is the noisy neighbor. Copy and paste this link to read my legal guide on this...

Dear Poster, What you describe above is considered domestic violence under the law. Domestic violence does not have to be, and is not always...

Can my neighbors videotape my backyard ?

The general answer is, yes, they can record your backyard. But, it depends on exactly what they are recording, where the camera is located and...

If it records audio it is a potential crime and violation of your civil right to privacy. I wrote a "legal guide" that will provide you with...

Dear Tenant, There are a lot of posts on Avvo about neighbors and landlords video recording them. The problem with these posts are these cases...

A copy of the actual demand letter would be very helpful. It is difficult to say whether or not the email will "suffice." We have not read it. ...

Can someone get in trouble for texting me “kill yourself once and verbally a few times?

In Family court this is considered domestic violence as it is intended to disturb your mental calm. You could (should) get a domestic violence...