Do I need a real estate attorney?

To answer your original question, you would have to serve the other two by substituted service. You can leave the papers with the other tenant or...

What kind of notice do i have to give my tennant to move out?

The lease provision calling for a 30-day notice is invalid. Civil Code section 1946.1 requires a 60-day notice to a residential tenant who has...

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In CA can you serve a tenant with a Cure or Quit for 3 months of late fees & security deposit that still hasn't paid by tenant?

You can give a three-day notice for a failure to pay a security deposit. Late fees in residential leases are generally unenforceable.

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Is it possible to add a co-cross-defendant to my cross-complaint?

You would have to get an order allowing you to amend the complaint. If you cannot get the other parties to stipulate, you have to bring a noticed...

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I will take issue with my colleagues and say that these objections are invalid when directed to discovery. The objection that a request "assumes...

Civil discovery question.

You do not give enough information to answer fully. If there were only three defendants, the case is over, and the plaintiff cannot subpoena...

How long does a homeowner in Barstow, CA (San Bernardino County) have to file damages after a tennant has moved out?

If there is no written lease, the statute of limitations would be three years for damage to personal property.

I rented a house for my ill mother. She died less than a month into a 1 year lease. Is there any way out of this lease?

Ordinarily, a residential lease automatically terminates upon the tenant's death. But here you rented the apartment, not your mother. If the agent...

Should I accept tenant's security dep. in lieu of last month's rent? If so what should I do to protect myself ?

Do you have any reason to believe that she can pay for any necessary repairs when she cannot pay the rent? Do not use the security deposit. On...

As an employee at a restaurant I am being prevented from cleaning utensils If someone got sick am i legally liable

I applaud your diligence. If someone were to get sick, in theory you might be liable. Given your employer's instructions, he would have to pay...