Legal Questions and Answers
Has my security deposit aquired interest since I have been living in the apartment 10 years?
I am going to be moving out of my apartment that I have resided in for 10 years. I would like to know if my security deposit I paid should accumulate interest? If so, at what rate? Is this a law that a landlord has to pay interest after so many years?
05/09/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: Pennsylvania | #4303Who is responsible for upkeep on the common area at the condo's in which I reside?
The question is on Florida statues concerning the definition in statue 718.113 maintenance: the terms limited common elements versus common elements. There are no associations, documents or declarations that provide the answer, only the statue it's self. Before we hire a condo attorney, I would like to know if the home owner has the right of up keep for that limited common area...
05/09/2007 | Category: Real Property » Homeowner's ... | State: Florida | #4301Can I be sued for posting an unsatisfactory review on a website?
I had posted a review on a website regarding a law firm that I had once worked for. The review was an unsatisfactory one due to my opinion of the firm. At the time of writing the review I was just being honest and giving my own personal opinion, thinking that this was allowed due to my freedom of speech. I do not know if the reviews on that site are monitored, but the review...
05/09/2007 | Category: Internet | State: North Carolina | #4299Do we have to move the mobile home if my name is not on the Termination of Tenancy?
What are my rights as to living in a mobile home park, and the person I am living with has been given Termination of Tenancy. Does the Park owner have the right to have us move our Mobile Home, which I own half, and I have no violations on myself. The owners only have his name on the termination of Tenancy. Also, do they have the right to ban him from ever coming into the mobil...
05/09/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Michigan | #4298WHo is responsible for filling out the information for a new baby's birth certificate?
My daughter is expecting a child in August. They have been arguing about the name. My son-in-law is insisting that she name this child after his grandmother and she is adament about another name. What I want to know is, can anyone beside the mother decide the name and anyone other than herself fill out the birth certificate? He is telling her he is going to do it at the hos...
05/09/2007 | Category: Minors | State: Tennessee | #4292Can I go to jail for not paying any notes on the new car I bought?
I bought a used car then lost my job so, I never made a payment except for the down payment. I am behind 8 months in payments. I was told there was a warrant out for me. Can I go to jail for not making the payments? Can I voluntarily take the car back to the car lot? If I take the car back, will I be out of trouble?
05/09/2007 | Category: Debts and Credit | State: ALL | #4291In Ohio, what is the maximum wage garnishment percentage for a civil suit judgment?
For Ohio, what is the maximum wage garnishment percentage for a civil suit judgment and is this from net income or gross income? Does chapter 13 bankruptcy protect you from future and current civil suit judgments, even if your wages are garnished from it? Can wages be garnished for a civil suit judgment?
05/09/2007 | Category: Civil Actions » Default Judg... | State: Ohio | #4289What are my options for collecting my last paycheck at my previous employment?
In the state of Michigan: If the company you worked for have you sign both a contractual worker form and a "At Will" documents (which will make you receive a 1099 tax form), and you left your place of work after being informed of layoff and cut hours. You left with short notice due to another job offer. Does the company in which you worked for have the right to keep your last ...
05/09/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Michigan | #4288What is a a Walker Hearing?
I'm involved in a Superior Court case where the judge ordered a continuance of a case management conference hearing and then said he'd be conducting a Walker hearing and he wanted briefs five (5) days before the resumption of the next case management conference. First, what's a Walker Hearing? I know it has to do with monetary amounts involving a threshold of $25,000.00. Doe...
05/09/2007 | Category: Courts » Legal Defini... | State: California | #4287What is Remaining After Being Forbidden?
I would like to know what Remaining After Being Forbidden is and what is the realistic sentence or fine for this first offense?
05/08/2007 | Category: Courts » Legal Defini... | State: Louisiana | #4286