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I'm in California. The slope next to my house is overgrown and hasn't been maintained in several years. My house is not part of an HOA, however this slope is part of an HOA for the complex next to mine. I would like to figure out if I have grounds to sue the HOA that does own the slope to get...

I'm the owner of an LLC in CA. We received a supoena for a civil case filed in Florida. The plaintiff is a former employee that I fired at the end of last year. He is apparently suing a Florida company in a civil matter. The defendant, this Florida company, issued the supoena, and it was issued...

This is in San Diego, California . . . My name is "John Doe". I received a red light camera ticket. The driver was not me, it was "Susie Doe." The driver's face in the photo is obscured by a visor and large sunglasses, but it is clearly a woman driving. Since I'm a guy, I submitted a trial by...

What is the name of your state: CA I am a small business owner. For years, we have used the same HMO (Kaiser) without a broker in the middle -- it's a direct pay. I have a friend who is an insurance broker and wants me to switch our Broker of Record from Kaiser to him. I understand that my...

I'm a California small business. I recently let a salesperson go due to declining performance, poor sales, and failure to improve after two warnings, each a month apart. I received the call from the EDD, and explained the circumstances. We kept detailed notes about the warnings, etc. EDD guy...

San Diego, CA I'm a small business owner with a dozen employees. Some questions related to the recent disaster in our area: 1. Am I under any obligation to pay employees who could not come to work because of the wildfires this week? I suspect the answer is "no". (Our office policy does not...

What is the name of your state? California I know that in CA all parties must be advised if a call if being recorded. If I call a business, hear their generic "calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance" and then click the "record" button on my end, is that legal? Or must I also...

What is the name of your state? California I won a small claims judgement issued in San Diego County. The defendant's bank is in Santa Clara County (I have the branch and account number). I'm trying to put together the paperwork for a bank levy. The small claims advisor in San Diego was unsure...

I am a California LLC founded in 1999. We are a small business and develop Internet based software and host web sites. We have recently found another company (Delaware corp, but also registered as a CA business) with almost the exact same name as us . . . just a vowel is different -- like...

What is the name of your state? CA I own an LLC with some other partners. The LLC is taxed as an S corporation. If we sell the company, what are my tax implications? Would the income from the sale qualify as a long-term capital gain? Thanks in advance.

What is the name of your state? CA I am a California LLC. I have a contract with one of our vendors that states that we will not solicit their employees. It also states that if an employee solicits us and we hire him, we will pay a very large fee. One of the vendor's engineers quit three weeks...

What is the name of your state?This isn't a consumer issue, but seems like the best place to post: I am a California LLC. We disputed an invoice from a predatory glass repair company three years ago following a break-in. (The police sent them over at the time. They claimed the building owner...

What is the name of your state? California. I own a small business (S Corp): 2 partners and 5 employees. We have a 401k plan and do not match employee contributions. The partners have a modestly low salary and we distribute profits at the end of the year. As a result, we are failing the 401k...

"Warranties sold in conjunction with the product are taxable. Warranties sold subsequent to the sale of the product are not taxable." Is this rule true in California? I have been unable to find anything on the BOE web site or by Googling. Thanks if anyone has the definitive answer!

What is the name of your state? California Sorry if this is not the best forum for the question. I represent an LLC in California. Part of our office policy reads: [start policy snippet] ABC Co prohibits the use, sale, dispensing, or possession of illegal drugs and narcotics and alcoholic...