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Law Office of Michael C. Lukehart

  • 1712 19th St., Ste. 130, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Law Offices of Jonathan B. Barnes

  • 5100 California Ave., Ste. 105, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Beverly Law Firm

  • 4900 Tower Way, Bakersfield, CA 93309

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Jones & Beardsley, P.C.

  • 10,000 Stockdale Highway, Ste. 350, Bakersfield, CA 93311

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Alexander & Associates, PLC

  • 1925 G St., Bakersfield, CA 93301

William A. Hornback

  • 7600 Yuma Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Downtown LA Law Group

  • 1527 19th Street, Suite 406, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Anton & Associates

  • 1605 G. Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Dessy & Dessy

  • 1301 L St., Bakersfield, CA 93301

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Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP

  • 4550 California Avenue, Second Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93309

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Zimmer & Melton LLP

  • 11601 Bolthouse Drive, Suite 100, Bakersfield, CA 93311

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Law Offices of John C. Hall

  • Suite 114, 1200 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Kassandra Denice McQuillen Attorney at Law

  • 211 S. Curry St., Tehachapi, CA 93561

Berry, Smith & Bartell A Professional Law Corporation

  • 5060 California Avenue, Suite 300, Bakersfield, CA 93309

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Peter C. Carton

  • Carton Law Ctr., Bakersfield, CA 93389-9847

Law Office of Loren N. Kleier

  • 1326 H St., Bakersfield, CA 93301

Law Offices of Craig A. Edmonston

  • 2204 Truxton Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301

David J. Rivera Attorney at Law

  • 1206 L Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301

O'Hara Barnes, LLP

  • 16331 Askin Drive, Second Floor (Pine Mountain), Frazier Park, CA 93222-5386

Fred S. McAtee

  • 1217 "L" St., Bakersfield, CA 93301

Law Office of Robert Kerr

  • 1706 Chester Avenue, Suite 420, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Law Office of Steven G. Gibbs

  • 2204 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301-3603

Young Wooldridge, LLP

  • 1800 30th Street, Fourth Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301

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Law Offices of Ralph B. Wegis

  • 2200A Oak Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301-3014

Gordon A. Drescher

  • 1420 Seventh St., Wasco, CA 93280

Law Office of John Tello

  • 1331 L Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Law Offices of James E. Noriega

  • 3300 Truxtun Ave., Ste. 350, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers

  • 1234 Chester Ave., Ste. 102, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Law Offices of B. Scott Winkler

  • 400 Central Valley Highway, Shafter, CA 93263

Ehline Law Firm Personal Injury Attorneys, APLC

  • 4900 California Avenue Tower B, Suite 2, Bakersfield, CA 93309

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Can I sue him when the lease is up?

David E. Frank
Answered by attorney David E. Frank
Personal Injury lawyer at Frank Law Group, P.C.
If the agreement between you is in writing and obligates him to pay half the rent, then your roommate is responsible for half the rent. If it's not in writing, ex-roommate is only liable for half rent during his occupancy of the premises. However, even assuming the former (i.e., he agreed in writing to pay half the rent during the term of the lease), you have an obligation to mitigate your damages by trying to find a replacement roommate, such as by placing ad on Craigslist or in your local newspaper, college campus electronic bulletin board, etc., You'll want to keep a record of that so if you have to sue your former roommate, you'll have a good record of what you did to try and find a replacement tenant. Once you do, then you should sue your former roommate for the half of the rent unpaid by him until the replacement roommate begins paying. Cheapest way to do that is normally through small claims court, after sending ex-roommate a thirty-day demand letter to pay-up. If he fails to pay in 30 days, then file the small claims court action against him. That's the scenario under Ca. law. But if you lose in small claims court in CA, that's it; you have no appeal rights, though ex-roommate does if he loses-that's the tradeoff for claimants who wish to take advantage of the small claims process in CA. Good luck!
If the agreement between you is in writing and obligates him to pay half the rent, then your roommate is responsible for half the rent. If it's not in writing, ex-roommate is only liable for half rent during his occupancy of the premises. However, even assuming the former (i.e., he agreed in writing to pay half the rent during the term of the lease), you have an obligation to mitigate your damages by trying to find a replacement roommate, such as by placing ad on Craigslist or in your local newspaper, college campus electronic bulletin board, etc., You'll want to keep a record of that so if you have to sue your former roommate, you'll have a good record of what you did to try and find a replacement tenant. Once you do, then you should sue your former roommate for the half of the rent unpaid by him until the replacement roommate begins paying. Cheapest way to do that is normally through small claims court, after sending ex-roommate a thirty-day demand letter to pay-up. If he fails to pay in 30 days, then file the small claims court action against him. That's the scenario under Ca. law. But if you lose in small claims court in CA, that's it; you have no appeal rights, though ex-roommate does if he loses-that's the tradeoff for claimants who wish to take advantage of the small claims process in CA. Good luck!
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Recently had a car accident and is confused and hurt what is the best way to move forward?

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Answered by attorney Malosack Berjis-Myers (Unclaimed Profile)
Personal Injury lawyer at Law Office of Malosack Berjis
Well, after seeking medical attention (if needed), you should contact a local personal injury attorney to guide & assist you through the process. And, since many personal injury attorneys, like myself, offer free consultations, you have no reason not to call today. Best of luck to you.
Well, after seeking medical attention (if needed), you should contact a local personal injury attorney to guide & assist you through the process. And, since many personal injury attorneys, like myself, offer free consultations, you have no reason not to call today. Best of luck to you.
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Who is right if only one person remembers the accident?

Nick Anthony Ortiz
Answered by attorney Nick Anthony Ortiz (Unclaimed Profile)
Personal Injury lawyer at Ortiz Law Firm
You should consider consulting a car accident attorney. Further investigation into the accident and an accident reconstructionist may be able to rebut the other driver's story.
You should consider consulting a car accident attorney. Further investigation into the accident and an accident reconstructionist may be able to rebut the other driver's story.
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