In a civil, unlimited case, what is my remedy if a party to a confidential settlement breaches the confidentiality provision?

It would constitute a breach of contract. However, unless your settlement agreement set forth a liquidated damages provision for breach of the...

Can defendant email plaintiffs wife

If you are the defendant representing yourself without an attorney, there are no procedural or ethical rules which prevent you from contacting the...

In small claims court in California, a defendant does not file an answer to the Plaintiff's Claim. However, a defendant is entitled to file a...

My tenant lost the case in small claims court and promised to pay $900 a month as of last month but hasn't paid anything yet

If you were the plaintiff in the small claims court and obtained a judgment, 30 days after entry of the judgment, you can implement the procedures...

What are the laws regarding notification and landlord entry in California?

California Civil Code section 1954 sets forth the conditions regarding when a landlord can enter a rental dwelling. Basically, a landlord can enter...

Yes, generally speaking, the landlord may do so.

Without reviewing the Complaint, it is not possible to properly advise you. However, generally speaking, you should be filing an Answer to the...

Can my landlord give a 30 day notice to vacate a room in her home if there was no written lease/agreement with her personally?

Yes, neither a written lease nor a written rental agreement is necessary to create a month to month tenancy, and such oral month to month tenancy...

Judge orders me to answer does the clock start that same day?

If the judge ordered you to answer the complaint for unlawful detainer in five days, the first day begins the next day. If the fifth day falls on...

But but I lived in that house all my life and then the house was sold am I entitled to any money?

Unless your name was on the title of the house as a tenant-in-common or joint tenant (or you were a beneficiary of a trust if the title was held in...