Legal Questions and Answers
What is a Commercial Enterprise?
I live in a development with a pool. The Homeowners Association contracts with a pool management company for maintenance of the pool and liability insurance. The contract states that there can be no 'commercial enterprise'. Recently, the Association started charging a fee for guest passes to the pool. The passes are requested by residents for their guests. However, t...
08/04/2009 | Category: Real Property » Homeowner's ... | State: Pennsylvania | #17948Is It Legal to Require 60 Days Notice to Terminate Tenancy in Tennessee?
Is it legal to require 60 days notice to terminate a month to month continuance of a 13 month lease?
08/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Tennessee | #17947Can A New Landlord Change Terms of a Lease?
My original Lease states a grace period of 5 days, the property is owned/managed by a different party now. Can they change the rules without changing the lease?
08/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: New Mexico | #17941Can I Terminate a Lease Early in Pennsylvania?
My issue is, I have payed the security deposit for an apartment back on 7/18/2009 and have not received any of the information that the landlord is required to provide in this state. I also have not received the lease or signed any lease agreement. I went to the apt on my move in date to examine and take pictures of the apartment and found all sorts of issues and damages that w...
08/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Pennsylvania | #17939Can a Minor Be Liable as an Authorized User of a Credit Card?
My sons credit report states that he has an unpaid credit card balance of 4000.00. After research we discovered that when he was 16 his daddy requested an additional card on his credit card account with my sons name on it so he could purchase gas. His daddy had defaulted on this account. Since my son was underage and did not sign anything can the collection agency do this.
08/04/2009 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Credit Cards | State: North Carolina | #17937How Do I Distribute Assets of a Small Estate in California?
does California probate code/law require summary admin of a decedents (died intestate) estate value under 100k, or my the heirs proceed simply by way of the Calif small estate forms re personal bank accounts, 401k, pensions, and other nonreal property assets? Criminal defense atty, but seeking to assist a family friend who died intestate and wrap up his small estate asap withou...
08/03/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Small Estates | State: California | #17933How Does an Executor Distribute Assets to the Heirs?
MY MOTHER-INLAW PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO, IN HER WILL SHE LEFT ONE OF THE FOUR DAUGHTERS HAS EXECUTOR, THE EXECUTOR LIVES IN THE MOTHER HOUSE AND TOLD THE OTHER THREE DAUGHTERS THAT SHE CAN STAY IN THE HOUSE UNTIL SHE WANTS TO SELL IT. THE WILL STATES THE ASSETS TO BE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE DAUGHTERS.CAN SHE JUST STAY IN THE HOUSE AND NOT SELL IT??DOES MARYLAND HAVE ANY LAW ...
08/03/2009 | Category: Wills and Es... » Probate | State: Maryland | #17931Should I Revise My Living Trust or Create a New One?
Re: Living Revocable TrustQuestion: While resident of California in 1990's, had Living Revocable Trust put in place. Have moved, bought new properties, have many changes to make.(Some of my beneficiaries are now deceased.)Would it be easier to replace that Living Trust with a new one, with current Oregon info, or stay with the original California will, the one established alr...
08/03/2009 | Category: Trusts | State: Oregon | #17930Does an Adopted Child Inherit Per Stripes?
My uncle's estate was to go done among the family per stripes after his death. My parents adopted my sister's child. The family including my Uncle was against this and never recognized him as my parent's son but as their grandson being raised by the grandparents. Our mother died so when our great uncle died the money was to be given to mom's kids per stripes which my uncle t...
08/03/2009 | Category: Adoption | State: Florida | #17929How Do I Establish Paternity in Texas?
My son's wife is in prison for a drug conviction. They have 5 children together. The oldest child was born before they married and the mother did not list my son as the father, otherwise unknown. What do we need to do to protect my grandson while his mother is in prison? And what steps do we need to take for my son to be listed as the father as he has raised him since he wa...
08/03/2009 | Category: Paternity | State: Texas | #17928