Do I need a lawyer if my landlord changes the locks and threw out my property?

If you moved out on your own and left property behind, it seems to me like you voluntarily abandoned the property and the landlord would have no...

I would suggest contacting your local legal aid services. Worcester county's low income and elderly residents are served by Community Legal Aid at...

Underground cable installed in my rental property w/ landlord's authorization, she wants me to pay for raking unearthed rocks.

No. The first avenue of recourse would be the cable company who did the work.

My elderly neigbor's leaves are falling in my yard what can i do?

Rake the leaves. Ask if she needs help with anything else.

City is coming after husband and I for hole in the road in front of the house.

Without having a lot more information, this question can't really be answered in this forum. That being said, I'm going to take a wild guess here...

Can a town establish a local regulation which bars anchoring in navigable waters (ie. a bay or inlet), excluding in a channel?

Yes. In MA, harbormasters are charged with the authority to regulate and station all vessels in their harbor.

I live in an apartment complex in rockport, ma. Having issues with landlord and repairs that need to be done

You can legally withhold rent if you've made written requests to your landlord for the repairs and the repairs are not made. Put the rent money in...

What is best way to get help if you have called town board of health, and building inspector, and your request gets squashed?

I would suggest making a renewed request (in writing) and give a copy of your request to both your town administrator/manager as well as to your...

Is the Medford MA "property inspection program" legal?

You aren't required to allow them to access your property, however, if you disagree with the assessed value you will need to allow someone to make...

Section 8

Not necessarily. It depends on what the misdemeanor is for and where it happened.