Quick CA legal question if anyone knows...

I have a feeling come Monday things are going to get ugly with my probably former employer. He was a friend, he leased a truck through Central Freight, I've been driving for him but he is short or no paying me - right now, he owes me over 2K...we argued tonight and he said he was coming to get the truck tomorrow am.

The question, if he doesn't give me all of the money he owes me, do I legally have to hand over the rig? I've heard differing stories.

The truck is on my fenced property behind a locked gate, do I have to let him on my property if he doesn't come cash in hand?

I know, bad idea to work for or with a friend...lesson learned...

any thoughts? suggestions? Advice?

 

thanks to him I got a 3 day notice to pay or quit on my rent, that is what started the argument...I want my paycheck and he says he "doesn't have the money" - my family is about to end up on the street because of this jackwagon.

 

the reason he isn't paying is because he puts his own bills ahead of mine...we are supposed to be driving team, but for the past two 1/2 months I've been driving solo while he healed from getting drunk and falling in a fire and literally burning his ### off, and then his kid cracked his collar bone for the 4th or 5th time. I've been short payed or no payed ever since he stopped driving....I just get excuses...medical bills - even the "the company didn't pay me" crap...when I can verify he did get paid. When I try to explain to him that regardless of what is going on with him, I still need a paycheck, I just get more excuses and sworn at - that is IF he returns my calls of texts.

my wife is about ready to kill me - I'm getting the "I told you so" and the silent treatment...don't blame her...