Due to a sewage leak under our cottages, we have to vacate for 5-7 days....

Stuff happens and if the landlord otherwise acts reasonably you should be entitled to prorate the rent for the temporary uninhabitability, not...

My tenant is moving out without giving proper notice and is planning to sue us. Does he have case?

If the lease was up and not renewed, the tenant became a month-to-month tenant and may move out on 30 days notice. When the tenant moves out, make...

As a general rule, only an individual person may represent him/herself in court. Any and all entities may not appear pro per, meaning representing...

Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure on Bare Land in CA?

Anyone can do a deed in lieu, and sometimes it is effective. As a general practice the lenders will just as quickly record a document refusing the...

Who can help lower the cost of a lien on my property in Ca. The lien is for $27,000.

The first issue is whether the judgment was obtained against you individually and you received notice and either appeared or defaulted, and an...

How to find banks where account of deceased is so beneficiary can claim

This is a very common situation with no really good solution. If the decedent was known to be a person of considerable wealth and the amount is...

Broken Rental Lease -- Statute of Limitations in CA ?

During such periods that you own the property you are entitled to collect the rents and sue for damages, and these rights are personal to the owner...

In California, if you are recording a document as an exhibit to another document, does the exhibit document need to be signed?

Recording has nothing to do with the validity of a document, but only provides "constructive" notice to prospective bona fide purchasers or...

I helped a friend get home loan. My friend got me to quit deed it back and got my name off the deed but I'am still on the loan

Without the lender's consent you will remain on the loan for the life of the loan and until the property is sold or refinanced. Without a written...

Forclosed home

As an owner, like every other owner of tenant-occupied property, you will have to go through the normal eviction process to remove the former owner...