Barbara Billiot Stage’s Answers

I don't see how a dog can do $2000.00 in injuries to another dog through a fence, but anything is possible. This is an unusual situation and there are several options. Your neighbor would need to prove to a court that your dogs injured the other dogs. The standard would be the "weight of the evidence" as opposed to the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard in criminal cases. The court, if it is convinced your dogs caused the injury, would then determine who is at fault. In this case you...

I am not sure I am understanding the facts you are attempting to communicate, but it sounds like you bought a property at auction that was being sold because the HOA foreclosed and now the bank that holds the first mortgage is foreclosing on the property and filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and you want to know if you can conduct discovery to stall the foreclosure and allow you to live there longer? You are not a party to the foreclosure unless the bank amended their complaint to include...

You should consult with a personal injury attorney in your area, maybe even more than one to make sure you are comfortable with their advice. While governments have governmental immunity, it does not mean they can never be sued. There are special procedures for suing a government. Any accident requires a thorough review of the facts to determine if there is a case that can be presented. I wish you the best.

There are two types of endorsements, one is specific to company receiving the note and the other is called a blank endorsement, meaning it is the property of the company that holds the note -- like a check made out to cash. The endorsements are a controversial issue after it was discovered the banks were "robo-signing" the documents. This process involved making a low level employee "vice president" for the day, sticking them in a room and stamping endorsements on large stacks of documents...

You should consult with an attorney to review the statements you made to see if they are actionable and you have any liability. If the statements are opinion, then you may not have any liability, but if you state your opinion as if it is a fact and cause harm, you may be liable.

Submit a letter by certified mail, return receipt and advise your landlord this man is your caregiver and you hereby request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for a live-in caregiver. If the landlord doesn't back off contact the US Housing & Urban Development and file a Fair Housing Act complaint for discrimination.

This would be up to the probate judge to determine, but his actions are an attempted fraud. If there are two wills, the newer will generally cancels out the previous will. Unless there is reason to believe your father was incompetent or signed it under duress or by coercion, the newer will will stand. You should contact a probate attorney in your area.

The bank is going after you for the deficiency judgment (the amount you owed less the amount they recovered from the sale of the property). Whether or not they can take your UK home depends on the laws of your country. If creditors can take your home, then the bank can seize the home to satisfy the debt.

A HOA cannot do anything that it is not authorized to do in its governing documents. While the law has been revised to allow associations to collect rent from tenants, the ability of the association to use that law depends on the wording of the docs because our state constitution prohibits applying new laws retroactively to change a contract and the documents are a contract. My suggestion is to send the bank a notice of covenant violations and if your docs allow it, start fining the bank and...

Yes, they can and if the fines reach $1000 they can lien and foreclose on your home. Before they can impose a fine they must give you notice of a hearing 14 days in advance and a three member committee must vote to impose the fine. The committee cannot have any board members, agents, or their employees or any family of these on the committee. Usually if you notify them you are bringing it in for an hour or two to pack for a trip they will be understanding, but working on it in the...