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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Last Saturday, I accompanied the sister of a tenant who she described as being seriously ill into the apartment building where I live. The sister said she was from Australia, had come to the U.S. to help her brother, but had been...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California In my city, landlords aren't required to have screens installed on the windows. My landlord was required to put in new windows in 2009, apparently due in part to the difficulty firefighters would encounter trying to access apartments...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?California I'm planning to move out next year when my lease expires. Since I have a number of health problems, it would be easier for me to start packing things now rather than try to do everything at once. If I were to do so, could my landlord...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Are Certificates of Deposit, traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs considered income? It doesn't seem they would be unless you cashed them out.

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I just received a large bill from a 7 hour stay at a local hospital emergency room. I was charged $80.00 for a IV Start (NDL/Cath). The nurse inserted a tube into a vein and told me that "they" were going to want to hydrate me (I have...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I left my 401(k) with the company that laid me off two years ago. I now want (and need) to put all of that money into a Wells Fargo rollover IRA that I can write checks on (unemployed, uninsured and being operated on March 1 with a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I think I asked this before, and I promised to write down the response this time. If I'm going to need surgery for kidney stones and for (apparent) gastrointestinal bleeding, am I required to notify a potential employer?

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I received a letter just before Christmas notifying me that I had collected all of the unemployment benefits currently available to me. It mentions that Congress hadn't acted (at the time) to extend the filing deadlines for Federal...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Every time I call a health plan that's supposed to subsidize insurance for the uninsured, I'm encouraged to become a member. None of the doctors I've contacted accept that plan, however. I really don't want to join it, then hope that...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California The closing on a condo in Maryland couldn't take place because of an objection to some of the wording, which was subsequently reviewed by an attorney. The pricing on the condo had been lowered before the closing. Now the condo won't be...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law) California Hoping, as always, that there will be a response to one of the resumes I sent out today. I've been summoned for jury duty the week of September 19th. Would you recommend mentioning that at an interview, and how would you phrase it? I...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Just a word to the wise about a new scam on Craigslist. You apply for a job as an administrative assistant, for example, but get a reply thanking you for applying for the personal assistant job. The individual is in another country so...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California If the stalemate regarding the national debt isn't resolved on Tuesday, Californians receiving unemployment insurance will be out of luck. The state simply doesn't have a cash reserve to cover the deposits (debit cards are replacing...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California So EDD sent me a check from which they subtracted the days I was hospitalized (Saturday, June 18 and Sunday, June 19). No claim form came with the check so I called EDD and spoke to "Linda." Linda said she'd send it but told me I...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California On June 13, I suffered appendicitis like pain in my right lower abdomen. I went to the hospital the next day. They took a number of tests, and the doctor told me my kidneys were in bad shape. They discovered three kidney stones, the...