Legal Questions and Answers
Do I Still Have a Record if I Completed Withheld Adjudication in Florida?
I was arrested and charged with DWI in 1988. Blew a .07, then the limit was 1.0. My attorney got adjudication withheld. I didn't ask any questions and wasn't told anything. I havn't been arrested since. Do I have a record
05/01/2011 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: Florida | #24758Who is Responsible for Getting Rid of Termites in an Apartment?
If termites are found in a unit in my building, who is responsible for ridding the building of termites and repair of damage? Obviously they came in from outside. Please confirm that I will only be charged once for one question.
05/01/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Repairs | State: Pennsylvania | #24757Does an Employee Have Any Recourse Against Threats By a Manager?
Recently I received a very harsh email from a member of my company's senior management. This email was offensive in nature due to the language and context, I felt as if I was berated, chastised, and stereotyped in a negative manner. Additionally, there were several perceived threatening references, which given the highly negative nature of the email itself, I concluded that my ...
04/30/2011 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: Georgia | #24756How Do I Collect Money From a Bank Account of a Deceased Foreigner?
I live in England. My father died in 2006 in Italy, leaving his estate to me, and two other siblings one a minor. part of the estate was left in an account in an Bank of America. We have full english probate and a transfer certificate from the IRS showing no tax due on the money. The bank now requires a court order, Is summary administration satisfactory. Can we do this on-l...
04/30/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: Florida | #24755What Will Happen to Me and My Property if My Landlord Dies?
What happens to my personal property if I am living with someone in their home when they die, and they have no will?
04/30/2011 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Arkansas | #24753What Can a Company Do if Another Company Fails to Complete an Order?
I am from New Zealand and have received a quote for engine parts for my grader engine from a firm in Michigan. We paid the amount required on Feb 9th 2010 and have waited and waited for the parts. We rung countless times but after a the 1st 3 to 4 calls he would not answer and when he did he would argue and accuse us of hounding him.The amount paid was $15000.00 us and we rec...
04/30/2011 | Category: Contracts » Breach of Co... | State: Alabama | #24752Can a Past Employer Tell Prospective Employers Not to Hire Me?
I was seventeen years old when i got arrested for a simpel burglary charge. this took place in nineteen eighty seven. i served three years probation and my parole officer told me after i completed my term i could check no on the application. I tried that but didnt work, so later i got my records expunged. i started working for a sheriffs office for four and a half years till i ...
04/29/2011 | Category: Criminal » Expungement ... | State: Louisiana | #24751Can an Employee's Hours and Pay Be Reduced When Business is Bad?
Is it legal to reduce the salary of a bookkeeper of a small corporation by 10% or 20% if the hours per week is reduced by the same percentage. Gross receipts are down by about 50% and the President and Vice-President have been unable to take any pay for the last year. The company has been losing money for more than a year.
04/29/2011 | Category: Employment » Hours | State: California | #24750Can a Landlord Restrict Business Hours in a Commercial Lease?
we are a sublessee in a shopping mall in San Diego California. Primary is the Port Authority of San Diego. Does the lessor landlord from the Port district have the right to diictate to shop tenants hours of operationand in the event you do not comply extract a fine of a nominal amount for non compliaiance
04/29/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Commercial L... | State: California | #24749When is a right of way considered abandoned?
a right of way not being used for over 40 years, is it still valid?
04/29/2011 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Louisiana | #24747