Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

I am going to small claims court to get my security deposit back from the apartment complex I moved out of. Do I list the apartment complex and the management company as defendants?


Asked on 4/20/10, 10:36 am

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David Gibbs The Gibbs Law Firm, APC

You need to determine who the owners of the building are, and who their management company is, and sue both. Let the judge decide who is wrong and liable.

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Answered on 4/26/10, 4:59 pm


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