Legal Questions and Answers
Rights regarding Cleaning Fees
What is a tenants rights when charged a cleaning fee when the premises was left as it was given to them?
10/16/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Oregon | #10325Can a minor quit school with parents permission?
Can a 16 year old minor quit school with parents permission/signatures?
10/15/2007 | Category: Education | State: Florida | #10283Do I need consent to record a meeting of two people?
Is it necessary to have both parties consent to film a meeting consisting of two people. Is SC a Dual Consent state?
10/14/2007 | Category: Civil Rights | State: South Carolina | #10260Grounds for statutory rape in Texas
I have a son born April 19, 1989. He is dating a girl who was born April 29,1992. We have just found out that she is pregnant. Can her mother file statutory rape charges against him?
10/14/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Texas | #10257Unreasonable charges for repairs
I left an apartment messy. I stained the 5 year old carpet in the living room. The apartment was not damaged in any other way. I got a bill from the landlord for $2,300 which included both a charge for cleaning and replacing the carpet. I was charged a $500 hauling fee for 7 bags of garbage. Is this legal? Is there a limit to what a landlord can charge for services?
10/13/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Residential ... | State: Washington | #10212What is the time frame for contesting a will?
What is the time frame to contest a will?
10/13/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Wisconsin | #10210Sentence reduction through judicial release
Are you eligible for judicial release if you've been in a county for 3 full months waiting for transport to a prison facility or do you have to serve that time in an actual prison before you're eligible for judicial release?
10/12/2007 | Category: Criminal » Sentences | State: Ohio | #10173How long must I wait to dispose of or remove personal property from my residence?
My divorce was finalized on 10/10/2007. In the settlement agreement my husband was given 30 days from the finalization to remove his personal property (nonworking kit-car, sailboat/trailer, misc tools, etc) from the residence we shared. If the property has not been removed at the end of the allotted time, what requirements are necessary for me to dispose of or have the prop...
10/12/2007 | Category: Abandoned Property | State: Florida | #10155Possible charges for an 18 year old boy sleeping with a 13 year old girl.
If a 13 year old girl had sex with an 18 year old boy, what could be the charges? The girl does not want it to be a rape charge.
10/11/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Mississippi | #10110What can I do if I am being evicted after I paid rent because I complained about the conditions?
Today we received a notice to terminate vacancy, we paid our rent. We have made complaints about rodents, mold, ovens that don't work right and in every instance we were told that it was our fault and the management did nothing but emotionally and verbally abuse us and tell us to fix it ourselves. My partner and I have very painful physical disabilities and our twin daughters...
10/10/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Washington | #10041