Legal Questions and Answers
Can I withhold rent from my landlord until such time as necessary repairs are made?
I’m an office clerk living in a rented house with my family of 4 members in Flint, Michigan. I have been repeatedly asking our landlord to repair the roof of the house which is in shambles. The roof has substantially deteriorated in condition due to shoddy patch ups made over the years. He never engages professional help to repair it and does it himself. He is very particular a...
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Michigan | #26459How long do I wait before I can get my hands on the security deposit with the landlord?
I am a student at the Michigan Technological University. I graduate this year and planning to move down south to California for employment. I have been living in a rented apartment. My landlord repeatedly threatens me with deduction in the security deposit for reasons like broken pipes and creaking door hinges, none of which are my doing. They were damaged even before I took up...
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Michigan | #26458Do I have disclose all the fees and deposits required to be made while renting out a home on a lease?
I own a residential property in Michigan and I intend to lease it out. I am in the process of drafting a lease agreement. A friend of mine suggested that I reveal all the fees including nonrefundable fees and deposits explaining the requirement and purpose for which it is required. Is this necessary in a lease agreement? Beside this, what other information would I be required t...
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Michigan | #26454Can my landlord terminate my lease for nonpayment of rent and what other actions can he take?
I live in Michigan and I have a residential lease with my landlord for payment of $ 1000 per month. I have not made the payment for past two months since the landlord increased the rent to $ 1500 without giving me enough time to arrange for it. The landlord warned me over the phone that he will terminate the lease if I do not make the payment soon. Can my landlord do so? If so ...
11/09/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Michigan | #26452My Husband and I have filed for a divorce. How do we decide who gets her custody of our 7 year old?
My husband and I have filed for a divorce recently and we have a 7 year old daughter living with us now. I plan to move out of the house we live in. My husband is an alcoholic and I do not want to endanger my daughter’s life by allowing her to stay with him. I’m afraidfor her safety. How do we decide who gets custody and what is the difference between legal and physical custody...
11/09/2016 | Category: Divorce » Child Custody | State: ALL | #26451I am 15 my boyfriend is 18 if we have sex is it legal? Can he get put in jail?
I am 15 my boyfriend is 18 if we have sex is it legal? Can he get put in jail?
11/09/2016 | Category: Criminal » Statutory Rape | State: South Carolina | #26449Is it illegal to speak profanity on your own property or home?
Is it illegal to speak profanity on your own property/ home
11/09/2016 | Category: Civil Rights » Free Speech | State: Missouri | #26446How is father's name removed from the birth certificate after a court annulled his paternity?
How to remove the name of my daughter's father’s name from the birth certificate after a court annulled his paternity? Can I get a new birth certificate?
11/09/2016 | Category: Paternity » Birth Certif... | State: Georgia | #26434How do I get out of my lease when my mom has cancer and I need to take care of her?
How do I get out of my lease when my mom has cancer and I need to take care of her
11/08/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: North Dakota | #26401If beneficiary named in trust dies who received the property?
if i am the trustee and one of the beneficiary of my mothers trust and i pass away before her do my children get my share
11/08/2016 | Category: Trusts | State: New Jersey | #26398