Sealed records are NOT sealed when it comes to the courts and law enforcement. The judge can absolutely take that record into account. The new...

If she is a signatory on the lease, she owes half the rent to you if you are paying the full amount, regardless of whether she lives there. The...

Landlord's are required to allow reasonable accommodations, including ESAs in housing, but the requirement to have 2 is not necessarily reasonable....

No this will not void the sale. If he was represented by an attorney you are well protected. This sounds like a disgruntled relative who thought...

I have a judgment against a contractor and he has not showed up to court every time I went and now he has a warrant

As stated some lawyers will work to collect a debt for a portion of the debt, but there is no other way to force someone to pay up unless they can...

In MA, tipped restaurant workers are exempt from overtime pay, but under federal law they are not. What this means is that the employer must pay...

I recently had a 51 a file against me and it was screened out. I am wondering if it will show up in a background check ?

It depends on what kind of background check. A criminal background check is run through the CORI system, which doesn't include these kinds of...

Can I sue the local housing authority of mass for not assisting me in moving?

Is this a project based living situation or a voucher? If this is a voucher, then the HA has nothing to do with any of these issues, the landlord...

I have a lease that I was pressured into and I just bought 1 day ago and I want to return it can I return it?

There is no law in Massachusetts that allows any kind of consumer "cool down" period on any contract. Once you signed the lease, you were bound by...

Can tenants withhold rent?

Yes your tenants would have a right to withhold rent until the issue is fixed. HOWEVER, they have not done it correctly so this is not legal rent...