Legal Questions and Answers
What is the age in Ohio to be considered an adult?
I am 17 years old, graduated from high school and hold a full time job. Am I considered a minor in the state of Ohio?
05/15/2007 | Category: Criminal » Minors | State: Ohio | #4876Can a personal lender require interest on a loan if the note did not provide for it?
A relative needed to borrow money (several thousand dollars) for equipment for his business. A friend of his insisted on loaning it to him so he wouldn't have to go thru a bank and pay a bunch of interest. He didn't care how long it took to get his money back and since my relative was having some financial problems it has gone on for five years with no payments. The relative...
05/15/2007 | Category: Debts and Cr... » Promissory N... | State: Iowa | #4875Is it legal to charge the waitstaff for customers who use a credit card?
I work in a restaurant where it is mandatory for the servers to tip the busboy 15 percent of their daily tips, is this legal? Also, the servers are charged 13 cents for every customer who uses a credit card, is it legal for the owners to make me pay 13 cents per credit card charge?
05/15/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Florida | #4874What amount of money would I have to pay to get my ex off of the mortgage? What are my legal options?
I am a 51 year old male who had a female partner living with me for the last six years. During that time my partner left me for another man (ex husband) for five months. She most recently deserted me due to infidelity and has been gone for the last six months. In 2001, I purchased a vacant lot and held a construction loan in my name alone. My brother sold me the lot at ...
05/15/2007 | Category: Power of Att... » Real Estate | State: New Mexico | #4873What is the difference between an ex-parte restraining order and a TMO/TMRO?
What is the difference between an ex-parte restraining order and a TMO/TMRO?
05/15/2007 | Category: Criminal | State: Washington | #4872Can we turn off the water and electric if the tenant does not pay since they are in our name?
We are the landlord and have a signed lease agreement for the tenant to pay water & electric to us by the due date or the services will be terminated. The utilities are in our name. Can we turn off the water & electric if the tenant does not pay?
05/15/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Pennsylvania | #4870Can I be arrested for theft if i don't make my lease payments?
I leased a washer and dryer. I have not made a payment in two weeks and the manger just called and told me that he was going to swear out a warrant for my arrest tomorrow. I told him to come and pick up the stores appliances. He told me that it was my responsibility to make the payment and would not say if they would are would not come and pick them up. So can he have me arres...
05/15/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Payments | State: Minnesota | #4864If my husband owned land before we married and then we built a home on it, is it marital property?
Prior to our marriage, my husband purchased the land on which our home is built. He deeded the land in both our names soon after we married, which we together signed over as security for the construction loan, and avoiding mortgage insurance. Being that he owned the land prior to our marriage, but then retitled the deed of the land to include both our names, is the land conside...
05/15/2007 | Category: Marriage » Marital Prop... | State: Virginia | #4863Can the property manager evict us without reason?
My question is that my landlord has given me a "7-Day notice to cure noncompliance or vacate premises" letter. The reason stated is for behaving in an obnoxious and threatening manner towards the management and staff. However, this is not the case. Both my husband and I have been trying to talk to the property manager for 5 months about several problems that we have. She avoids...
05/15/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Florida | #4861Who is liable for the credit card bills if the cards are only in one name and you break up?
If you are dating someone and there are credit cards involved with the relationship and the two people breakup,who is liable for the credit card bills if the cards are only in one name?
05/15/2007 | Category: Debts and Credit | State: Texas | #4860