Legal Questions and Answers
I found one of the clauses in my apartment lease violates the security deposit laws of Michigan. What should I do about the illegal section in the lease?
I rent an apartment in Grand Rapids in Michigan with my family. I recently renewed my apartment lease with my landlord. The lease contained a provision that allowed the landlord to keep 50% of the security deposit at the end of the lease. I found the provision was against the Michigan Security Deposit Laws. I would like to know what I should do if the lease contains an illegal ...
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Michigan | #26491I am planning to lease out my apartment. Should I make a written lease?
I have an apartment in Michigan, and I have decided to lease it out. I am not sure about the procedures for creating a lease. Is it necessary that the lease must be written? If so what all information should it include?
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Michigan | #26490Can I change the terms of the lease with my tenant since I incur higher expenses?
I leased out an apartment in Michigan. I created a lease for a rent of $1230 per month. The building being a condominium, I am incurring higher maintenance fees along with taxes and insurances. It was a mistake on my part not to consider these charges while agreeing on the rent amount. I would like to increase the rent and hence change the terms of the lease. Is it possible for...
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Michigan | #26489I am being stalked by my ex-boyfriend and I want to move out of my leased house. Can I end my lease before its actual release date?
I live in Michigan, and I am being stalked by my ex-boyfriend. Last night I saw him standing near my garden patch at around 11 pm. I want to move out from my current residence and go to another sub-division without his knowledge. But my lease period is not yet over. Can I end my lease before the end date? What steps do I take for the same?
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Michigan | #26488My friend was staying in a rented house in Michigan. She has moved out and wants to get her security deposit back. The landlord insists on keeping to himself a portion of the deposit. Can the landlord refuse to return the security deposit?
My friend who was staying in a rented house in Grand Rapids, Michigan has moved out after the lease term. She wants to get her security deposit back. But, the landlord says he is entitled to keep to himself a portion of the deposit stating that her pet has damaged the carpet. Can the landlord refuse to return the security deposit?
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Michigan | #26485In Michigan, is the landlord liable for failure to keep the building and premises habitable?
My wife and I’ll be shifting to Michigan in a couple of months, along with our children aged 5 and 9 years. I’m concerned about the lease agreement which I may have to enter in Michigan. I would like to know whether the landlord in Michigan has a duty to keep the home and premises livable?
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Michigan | #26484Can I sue the doctors who performed a surgery that caused my husband’s paralysis?
My husband is paralyzed below his neck after he went through a surgery. About 5 months ago, he was diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The doctors had not warned us about the risk. They never specified that paralysis is the probable outcome of the surgery. Also, we were not informed of all his treatment options. There was a possibility of operating only on the part of ...
11/09/2016 | Category: Negligence | State: ALL | #26482Can a doctor be sued for his negligence during a surgery which resulted in an infection.
My colleague was diagnosed with acute appendix pain last week. His doctor advised that he get it removed surgically. This is not the first time I had come across appendectomy as it is a fairly common surgical procedure. However, during the appendectomy, the appendix burst due to the negligent use of surgical clips by the surgeon. This caused peritonitis which is an infection th...
11/09/2016 | Category: Negligence | State: ALL | #26481Can I sue for the damage done to my vehicle in an accident and the inconvenience it has caused?
I had been to a supermarket close to my residence. I had parked my vehicle out in the parking lot of the supermarket. While shopping, I heard glass shatter accompanied with a loud thump. Everyone in the mart ran out to the parking lot. A customer who was backing out of the parking lot had rammed into one of the lamp posts and toppled it. The lamp post landed on the roof of my ...
11/09/2016 | Category: Personal Injury | State: ALL | #26479Is my wife who suffered an injury during the course of her work liable to be compensated for such injury?
My wife works for one of the world’s largest potato chips manufacturer in the world. She works in the department where they have to physically transfer boiling hot potato to the machine that peals of the skin before it’s sliced up into pieces. The machinery that is used in the plant was established in the early 80s and has never been changed. Last week while doing her routine j...
11/09/2016 | Category: Employment » Workers Comp... | State: ALL | #26477