Business and Contract Dispute Guides

Letters for unpaid invoices, broken contracts, vendors, partners, franchises, loans and other business disputes under California law. These 13 guides are checked against official California and federal sources.

Key facts card: Minimum damages; Letter content; Advisory notice; Small business reduction

Business Disputes

ADA Demand Letter for a California Business: Rules, Damages and Your Reply

What an accessibility demand letter must contain, how Unruh Act damages work, and how fast repairs and a CASp report can reduce exposure.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

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Contract Disputes

Breach of Contract Demand Letter: Elements, Damages and Sample Wording

What to prove, how to handle cure clauses and oral deals, how to measure damages, and sample breach wording you can adapt.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Key facts card: Written contract deadline; Trade secret overlap; Workplace limit; Settlement limit

Business Disputes

Breach of NDA: What Counts, What You Can Recover, and What to Send

What counts as a breach of an NDA, the remedies California allows, the disclosures no NDA can block, and a sample letter.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Company floor plan split in two with a locked access gate and a shared asset vault

Business Disputes

Business Partner Demand Letter: Fiduciary Duties, Access and Exit Talks

Co-owner disputes in California: what partners and LLC members owe each other, what to ask for, and how to write it without closing doors.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Key facts card: Main rulebook; Who SB 1103 protects; Operating cost records; Rent increase notice

Contract Disputes

Commercial Lease Disputes in California: CAM Bills, Repairs and Demands

How small business tenants in California can challenge CAM bills, repair failures and other lease breaches with a clear written demand.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

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Key facts card: State false ad law; Unfair Competition Law; Who can sue under state law; Federal claim

Business Disputes

Competitor False Advertising in California: Legal Options and the Letter

Three laws that reach a rival's misleading claims, the line between fair comparison and false ads, and the evidence a letter needs.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Records room with file cabinets, a safe dial and shelves of ledgers

Business Disputes

Demand for Partnership or LLC Records: Your California Inspection Rights

Which records partners, LLC members and shareholders can see in California, and how to write a request that matches the statute.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

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Key facts card: Termination; Nonrenewal; Disclosure; Disclaimers

Business Disputes

Franchise Dispute in California: Termination, Disclosure and Your Letter

Termination, nonrenewal and sales-disclosure rules for California franchisees, the deadlines that apply, and how to frame the letter.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Key facts card: Statute; Main deadline; Large rent-only deposits; Bad-faith penalty

Contract Disputes

Getting a Commercial Security Deposit Back in California: Civil Code 1950.7

The 30-day rule for business lease deposits, what a commercial landlord can keep, and how to ask for the balance in writing.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Key facts card: Waiting period; Who must warn; Maximum penalty; Quick-fix option

Business Disputes

Got a Prop 65 Notice of Violation? What to Do Before the 60 Days Run

The 60-day clock, who is exempt, the 14-day cure for restaurants and parking garages, penalty factors and how to answer a Prop 65 notice.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Key facts card: Who the Rosenthal Act covers; Violation exposure; Interest with no agreed rate; Small claims limit for a business

Business Disputes

How to Collect Money From a Customer in California, Lawfully

California's collection rules for businesses owed money by household customers: what you can say, charge and file.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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Key facts card: Deadline on a dated note; Demand note; Usury cap, personal-purpose loan; Payments on the note

Business Disputes

Promissory Note Default Demand Letter: Acceleration, Deadlines and Guarantors

Default terms, acceleration notices, the six-year clock, usury and late-fee limits, and when to write to the guarantor too.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 8 min read

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Warehouse loading dock with an empty space where a shipment should be and a service-level gauge

Business Disputes

Vendor Breach Demand Letter: Late Shipments, Bad Goods and Missed SLAs

For business buyers: notice and rejection rules for goods, SLA and cure terms for services, and how to price replacement costs.

Updated October 18, 2026 · 7 min read

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