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Focus on building your business. We’ll help with the legal paperwork.
From forming your LLC to putting important agreements in place, DocDraft makes the legal side of starting a business easier to navigate.
Get organized from day one
Understand the formation documents and decisions that matter for your business.
Create documents tailored to you
Prepare agreements and business documents based on your ownership structure, goals, and circumstances.
Grow with confidence
Start with the documents you need today and access additional legal help as your business evolves.
Everything you need to get your business off the ground.
California LLC Formation
Understand the steps and information involved in forming a limited liability company in California.
Articles of Organization
Get help preparing the information for your California LLC's Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1).
LLC Operating Agreements
Document ownership, management responsibilities, decision-making rules, and financial arrangements.
Partnership Agreements
Set clear expectations around contributions, responsibilities, profits, and business decisions.
Business Contracts
Prepare agreements with customers, vendors, contractors, and business partners.
Business Changes & Dissolution
Get help documenting ownership changes, internal decisions, and steps involved in winding down a business.
How DocDraft works
Tell us about your business
Describe what you’re building, who is involved, and what you want to accomplish.
Prepare personalized documents
DocDraft helps create relevant business documents tailored to your information.
Take the next step
Review your documents, understand any required government filings, and access attorney assistance when needed.
- Tell me what happened.
- Two of us are starting an LLC in California.
- Which California county is this in?
- Los Angeles County
- What would you like this document to do?
- Clear ownership, management duties, and how we make decisions.
- LLC operating agreement outlineFirst draft ready to review
This agreement sets out each member's ownership, management duties, and how the members make decisions.
How to start an LLC in California
Forming a California LLC generally involves choosing an available business name, designating an agent for service of process, and filing Articles of Organization (Form LLC-1) with the California Secretary of State.
Within 90 days after filing, an LLC generally must also file a Statement of Information with the Secretary of State, and then file one every two years.
Most LLCs organized or doing business in California also owe the Franchise Tax Board an annual tax, generally $800, and an additional fee once their California income reaches $250,000. For taxable years 2027 through 2029, many new LLCs pay $400 for their first year.
You'll also want to consider an operating agreement, applicable tax obligations, required licenses, and other documents relevant to your business.
DocDraft helps you organize the information and prepare relevant legal documents as you work through these decisions.
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Some questions call for more than paperwork. Explore document review and consultation options with a licensed attorney.
12. Security deposit. Landlord will refund the deposit, less deductions for damage beyond normal wear and tear1, or an itemized statement of deductions with any remaining balance, within 21 days after Tenant vacates.
Does carpet wear from two years of normal living count as damage?
18. Default. If rent is late, Landlord may serve Tenant a written notice to pay rent or quit within three days2, not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or judicial holidays; if Tenant does not pay in full within that time, Landlord may file an unlawful detainer action.
If I get the notice on a Thursday, which day is my last day to pay?
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