3 people signed the lease, can i take ONLY my name off the lease?

Not just your landlord but your sister and her husband have an interest in having you remain on the lease. They had you sign because they want to...

Sale of home

I am not sure what you mean by "refinance into their name." If you mean only that the note will obligate them alone, it may be a good deal for your...

Can new owners make changes to rental agreement without written notification?

The landlord, or its property manager, must give you 30-days notice of any change in the terms of your rental agreement. During that thirty days,...

I am 13 months into a 2 year residental lease agreement in California. Can the Landlord break a lease to move back in?

You have the right to tell him to pound sand. He leased it to you, you are performing, and you will return it to him when the lease period is up....

Or, "responding party will produce all relevant documents" would be incomplete. The responding party does not get to determine which documents are...

In addition to what Mr. Chen said, your neighbors may have an easement by prescription over that property. If things with your neighbor do not work...

Are inadequate responses and non-production of discovery also used to make arguments at trial?

You could not waive the court's order granting your motion to compel and awarding sanctions, if you did not move to compel you could still impeach...

Utilities are in tenants name.none have been paid ! notices have been sent to tenant and me the owner of property that the water

If the utilities are in the tenants' names, they are the tenants' responsibility. The landlord has no further obligation, so long as the water and...

I had a renter who skipped out on his last month of rent. We had no first and last deposit and no written contract just verbal.

Yes. The renter's deposit is just a means by which the landlord can have some assurance of getting money owed without going to court. If you did...

My 'Special District' zoning doesn't allow 'commercial businesses.' How can I turn my farm into a 'California Farmstay' (B&B)?

I never heard of an HOA over an agricultural common-interest development. Answering your question requires examining the HOA governing documents...