Yona Gregory’s Answers

You may be able to negotiate with the Landlord to release you from any further obligations under the lease and if you do, be sure you get a release in writing from the Landlord. As part of that negotiation, the Landlord may be willing to return your security deposit (unless there are physical damages to the premises). If the Landlord refuses to let you out of the lease, they have a duty to attempt to re-rent the premises (once you notify them that you have vacated) and to mitigate their damages...

I worked as a State's Attorney prosecuting infractions (speeding tickets) in Connecticut and generally, errors in a citation (often referred to as "scriveners errors") are not cause to dismiss a ticket. I agree with the previous attorney's answer in that each jurisdiction is different and you should hire an attorney from Hartford to help you with your case. However, for practical reasons, you may chose to simply pay the fine (refer to your own state's DMV and insurance company for...

Yes, you can initiate the suit against the one tenant if that is the only one that you can locate. That tenant, if they know where the others are, will likely bring them into the matter if they are also responsible for the damage.

Based on Connecticut summary process law, your mom does have the right to evict her adult son from the premises. However, eviction laws in Connecticut are very technical and the basis on which she needs to start the eviction must be correct. For instance, in some cases "non payment" of rent is the basis but in her case it does not sound as if she had an agreement with her son for the payment of rent and so "non payment of rent" would NOT be a valid cause for the eviction, in and of itself. The...

I agree with Attorney Rafter in that you should not ignore this, you run the risk of being defaulted. At the very least, call the clerk of the court (the number should be on the suit that you received) and the clerk will instruct you on how to file an answer and appearance on your behalf. You do not have to physically go to court to file these documents. Once you do that, you will get notice of a court date when you do have to appear and by that time you may have an attorney who can appear...

The "reasonable accommodation" determination is based on the disability and the ability/willingness of the landlord to modify the housing to accommodate the needs of the disabled person. To properly answer the question, we need to know what the claimed disability is and if any requests were made to make a modification to the property. In general, there are many Fair Housing Act helpful brochures on this site: http://www.ctfairhousing.org/brochures/ and I agree with the previous answer, you...

Even though your name does not appear on this site, you should be careful about posting specific details and an admission to any crime in a public forum prior to full adjudication of the matter. I agree with the prior attorneys that state the importance of retaining counsel because of the nature of your crime and your nursing profession. If you absolutely are unable to hire an attorney, be sure to ask the court for some sort of diversionary program such as accelerated rehabilitation.

You may also ask that the court appoint a "GAL" (guardian ad litem) to represent the interest of the minor children.

Even if your brother is not paying rent, your mother will need to start an eviction action against him if she wants him out. She can not throw him out without notice and doing so could put her in a position to be charged criminally with an illegal lockout. Your mother should contact an attorney to start the eviction action immediately.

Yes, you have a case based on breach of contract of the written "I owe you". As stated by the previous answers, this is a small claims case and 'pain and suffering' is not a claim that you can ask for damages for in small claims. You should ask for post judgment interest in your small claims complaint, at a statutory rate of ten percent.