Legal Questions and Answers
Who is Responsible for Maintenance of an Easement?
I am the owner of a small hobby farm in Washington Co Kentucky.To access my farm I have to drive across a deeded right of way which is mentioned in my deed and in the deed of the owner of the farm I travel across.For the last 24 years I have been the only one maintaining this road which is gravel.The maintenance consist of cutting the grass on the edge of the right of way.The r...
01/18/2011 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Kentucky | #24030Is a Certified Letter Enough to Cancel a Contract?
I cancelled a contract with a property management company because they had not rented my townhome for 9 months. This occurred during a phone conversation. Will a certified letter confirming the conversation be enough to render the contract (which runs until Nov., 2011) null and void?
01/17/2011 | Category: Contracts » Recission | State: Arizona | #24029How Do I Involuntarily Commit a Person for Drug Abuse in North Dakota?
My son is having serious drinking/prescrip. drug abuse to the point that we fear he will hurt himself. The physc. ward advised me that if he willingly does not commit himself for helf that I as his mother can file a form for 'commiting' him with the DA's office. My question is can I obtain these forms online ?
01/17/2011 | Category: Healthcare | State: North Dakota | #24028Do I Have to Pay Rent if the Landlord Hasn't Repaired the Air Conditioning in Hawaii?
My (sublet) office here in Hawaii is unusable without air con. The air has been out 21 days and counting. We have lost $7000 in business. Lessor wants rent for all these days despite holding another months' rent in advance. Do we have to pay her?
01/17/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Hawaii | #24027How Do I Protect Intellectual Property Rights When Married in a Community Property State?
How do I protect some intellectual property (books still not published but written prior to my marriage) now that I am married and live in a community property state and I am getting ready to publish them.(no prenuptial was signed.)
01/17/2011 | Category: Intellectual Prope... | State: Texas | #24024Can a Landlord Disclose Information About My Medical Condition?
I have a question I can't seem to find anyone who is able to answer regarding tenant landlord issues, to go along with so many other obvious issues my current apartment management has and continues to disregard as a landlord. What is the law, if any, regarding the landlord sharing a tenant's medical information (which never should have even been seen, let alone, copied and put ...
01/17/2011 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: ALL | #24022Can I Terminate an Easement if I Buy Adjoining land?
I own a 6 acre lot in PA, that is the second to last lot on a mountain dirt road. There was one more 7 acre lot beyond mine which was supposed to be a common area on which the road terminated as a cul-de-sac. When the developer tried to transfer the property to the owners association, they refused to accept possession of it because they didn't want to be burdened with the p...
01/17/2011 | Category: Real Property » Easements | State: Pennsylvania | #24021How Do I Correct a Recorded Lien That Contains a Mistake in Washington?
How to correct a recorded lien that contains an error?
01/16/2011 | Category: Civil Actions » Liens | State: Washington | #24019Does a Volunteer Employee Have a Right to Be Heard By the Board of Directors?
Does a volunteer with a nonprofit organization have a right to be heard by the Board of Directors if questioning practices/governance?
01/15/2011 | Category: Corporations | State: California | #24018What Damages Can I Recover for Someone Cutting Timber on My Land Without Permission in Pennsylvania?
Contractor came in three years ago and cut down 50-100 trees in our wetlands...Our 'attorney' said we have to prove that the property value is less now than it was before the damages..We have photos of before and after and the destruction and trees ruined and being hauled away...No trespassing signs posted and ignored. Our 'attorney' said only case is trespassing for 25.00 fin...
01/15/2011 | Category: Trees | State: Pennsylvania | #24015