I sued my landlord in small claims court, i lost on appeal,neither party was awarded anything is it legal to cash the original r

If you cashed the check, you would, at a minimum have to pay it back, plus ten percent interest. The interest would run from the time that you...

My contract apartment says no pets. but i feel that the reasons are unfair..

In addition to what my colleagues have said, dogs can do a lot of damage. A real estate agent can tell you that having a dog will take $50,000 off...

Santa Cruz, CA - Eviction lawyer sent me a threatening email through my business web site

If you put your email address on your answer to the UD complaint, you are authorizing your landlord's attorney to contact you there. If he used the...

Why do you want to return the machine? Is it defective? If you just have decided that you do not need it, then you still have to pay for it. If, on...

I have been leaving my apartment manager messagews for two weeks and she has not even returned my calls?

She does not have to respond to your calls. Doing so might be in the landlord's interest. If you are calling about some issue regarding upkeep...

Manager of apartment caused stress and as a result was not paying attention to the bathtub overflowing and I am being charged

I'm sorry, but you would have real difficulty pinning responsibility for your failure to watch the bathtub on the manager's conduct, no matter how...

Should I set up a Corporation to be the managing partner of an LLC to protect myself from any liability?

You may be confused between a limited partnership and a limited liability company. In a limited partnership, the general partner faces unlimited...

Plaintiff on eviction notice someone else? Need legal advice as to what to do with other issues too?

The person with whom you previously dealt as your landlord could have been just an agent, and the plaintiff is the "undisclosed principal." In that...

In my & co-signors CA unlawful detainer we are comfortable w/the various defenses; but, why not start w/the lease or include it?

Mr. Chen may understand your question, but I don't. Write in complete sentences, without abbreviations, please.

If I'm a tenant that got foreclosed on, are we entitled to our deposit? If so who who returns it, the previous owner or new one?

As stated above, your old landlord is responsible for returning your deposit, but his inability to pay the mortgage does not bode well for you...