How to contact collection agencies to resolve debt of real small amounts (less than $1,000) without admitting guilt?

Yes, this is legal to ask them. More often than not, the collection agency will be willing to settle a debt for much less than what is owed. In...

I heav been wrking 40 hrs per week for over a year, and I have been asking when are they going to give me the fultime benifts?

Unfortunately yes, they can do this. There is no requirement in California for an employer to provide full time benefits to an employee, and it...

Can a landlord break a lease before you move in?

No, the landlord cannot back out after having run the credit check and signing the written lease. Presumably, the rent application also had other...

Can a landlord break a lease before you move in?

No, the landlord cannot back out after having run the credit check and signing the written lease. Presumably, the rent application also had other...

Can I do a quick claim in a foreclosure.

There is no need to record a quitclaim deed. If your name is not on the loan being foreclosed upon, then there should be no effect on your credit...

There is no such rule in California, either under the Code of Civil Procedure or the California Rules of Court. You can still submit a...

I am renting a single family home in Oakland - does Just Cause eviction + Rent control laws apply? I am facing 1k rent increase

That is true. Rent control normally does not apply to single family residences.

Can a case that has not gone to trial be dropped?

Yes, absolutely. California Code of Civil Procedure section 581, subdivision (b), provides as follows: "(b) An action may be dismissed in any...

Hi, I would like to know am I being cheated out of my hours for working at my company? When I first got hired they told me that

I agree with Attorney Kirschbaum's comment about California Labor Code Section 226 requiring employers to provide itemized statements including the...

Both are orders of the court. A minute order is prepared by the court clerk. A signed order is usually prepared by one of the parties (although...