Legal Questions and Answers
How can I terminate a lease agreement without causing my landlord any trouble? I am moving to New York.
I am presently working in Detroit and am planning to take up a job in New York City. I am planning to terminate my lease prior to the date mentioned in the lease agreement. The lease agreement is silent on the termination of the lease agreement. I am now half way through the period mentioned in the agreement. My Landlord is a kind man. But I don’t want a lease agreement to be t...
11/10/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Michigan | #26502How can I deal with a tenant who is persistently late in paying the monthly rent?
I have let out a studio apartment that I own in Grand Rapids for a monthly rent of $600. The tenant was prompt in paying his rent for the first 5 months on the 1st of every month by check drawn in my name as promised by him in the lease agreement. From the 6th month onwards, he has been messing up the payment dates but still managed to pay me the rent before the 8th of every mo...
11/10/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Michigan | #26501Can I sublease my rental unit without my landlord’s consent? What precautions should I take before I lease it out again?
There was an office space of about 3500 square feet that I took up on rent for running my business in Detroit. When I finally wanted to set up my office, I found a larger space at cheaper rent and did not use this rental unit for setting up the office. Since I did not have a clause to terminate the contract, I would like to sublease the office. Do I need my landlord’s consent f...
11/10/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Michigan | #26500Can my landlord bring changes in existing lease agreement before it expires?
I rented out an apartment 7 months ago for a period of 15 months. I have a copy of the written agreement that was signed by the landlord and myself. The rent of $900 per month that was initially agreed upon was supposed to be inclusive of the electricity and water charges. Now my landlord wants to change the terms of the lease agreement and wants me to pay the electricity and w...
11/10/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Michigan | #26498What precaution must I take before I move into a rental place with roommates?
I am a first-semester university student. I was looking out for a place to stay near the campus. I found two other people from my class who were looking out for a place to stay. We have decided on a place to take up on rent. Do I need to have any precautionary measures in place while taking up a place on rent with others?
11/10/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: ALL | #26497How do I get rid of abandoned personal property before new tenants move into my rental unit?
My tenant moved from Tucson to Phoenix. He had been planning his move for the past 3 months. He left behind some of his belongings, which includes a bike, a television set and a recliner sofa chair, in the rental unit. He is not coming back anytime soon and I have to clear out the unit before the next tenant moves in. What are my options?
11/10/2016 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Arizona | #26496Can I get emancipated from my parents and leave school?
I am 14 years old and have been into gaming professionally since I was 11 years old. I live with my parents in San Francisco. I go to a private school and I don’t like it there. I want to quit school and focus on gaming for now and my parents are dead against it. I have heard that I can get emancipated from my parents in California because I am 14 years old now. Can I get an em...
11/09/2016 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: California | #26495How can I, being a minor, stop a parent who had abandoned me three years ago from running my life when I am doing well on my own?
I play as the wide receiver for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks team. A scout from the Alabama Crimson Tide approached my agent and I am set to be taken into the team for the next season. I will be turning 19 in about 7 months from now. After the news was published in the local newspaper, my father who had abandoned my mother and me three years ago has come back to dictate ter...
11/09/2016 | Category: Minors » Emancipation... | State: Alabama | #26494Do I have an option to make substantial changes to my existing will?
I am planning to get married and wanted to make substantial changes to my existing will. Can I revoke or cancel my existing will and create a new one?
11/09/2016 | Category: Wills and Es... » Revocation | State: ALL | #26493I recently divorced my husband and asked him to pay child support for the care of our 5-year-old son. He isn’t listening to my requests. What should I do?
I recently divorced my husband of seven years. We have a son together, aged 5 years old. I started requesting my ex-husband to pay $500 monthly for child support for our son. He is not listening to my requests and is yet to pay any child support. Our divorce decree does not specify any child support. I would like to know how I can get my ex-husband to pay child support.
11/09/2016 | Category: Divorce » Child Support | State: ALL | #26492