To recover from your landlord, the friend would have to show that your landlord somehow should have known that the door was defective. How your...

In a word, yes. Buying a cashier's check is, in effect, opening a bank account in the payee's name. Once you do that and send him the check, he is...

How do I recover damages after sustaining a personal injury due to landlord's failure to maintain gardening/landscaping?

Tell your landlord. His insurance may cover your medical bills and lost wages. But sometimes liability insurers will do everything possible to take...

Can LA Dept. of Building & Safety issue a permit violating condo association CC&Rs without approval by board or condo owners?

The Building Code is one thing; your CC&Rs are something else. Just because the city granted a permit does not mean that the HOA has to allow that...

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Although you call yourself a 1099 contractor, you may well have been an employee. If so, they have to pay you everything they owe on the day they...

How would overtime laws, in California, work for me if I'm allowed to set my own hours.

As long as your employer knows that you are doing the work, setting your hours to get the maximum overtime benefit is completely legal. And if I...

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Does landlord accepting less rent create a new rent amount?

The landlord probably did not modify the lease by demanding and accepting a lower rent. But, in so far as the rent you did pay is concerned, it...

If I signed a lease contract with landlord, but the house violated some city code alreday, is that contract still legal?

You are correct: the landlord could not have lawfully agreed to rent you the room. You owe the landlord no rent. You may be entitled to relocation...

How to split proceeds between 2 LLP's from a real estate transaction. The real estate was owned equally by both

Are the players members of an LLC or partners of an LLP? Your question shows a fundamental misconception about the nature of a business entity....

Do I need to pay rent to the new owner of my unit during the 90 day notice to leave?

Mr. Chen is probably correct. Historically, a tenant of property that was foreclosed had no relationship whatsoever to the new owner and owed it...