Can I file to get the money for my infant son's clothes and toys that the person I was living with threw away

Whether or not you have any right to be paid depends on whether you appeared to abandon the property and what your relationship was to the person...

If you are also a renter, and your landlord is different from the one across the street, there is nothing effective you can do legally to force...

Can I be charged a lock-changing fee by a realty company while waiting to sign the lease on a new apartment?

You can be asked to pay a "lock changing fee" under the law, but if you do not sign the lease, everything you pay must be fully refunded and...

Planning to resign and work for the same client through different supplier. Would term defined in my offer be breached?

No lawyer can advise you properly based only on a couple terms from your contract without reviewing the whole contract in detail, but if you have a...

Will I be reimbursed 1st month rent proportional to the amount of time I have been waiting to sign a lease for a new apartment?

It is illegal to charge a "hold fee" in Massachusetts. Whether or not you have a right to cancel the lease because of the repairs and cleaning is...

Can a landlord take first and last but still not Let me move in because i owe security?

The money you paid is for "First, Last, and Security." If you have not tendered the full amount due under the lease, I disagree with my colleague,...

Can a debt collector lie about their identity to get the consumer to verify information?

This is absolutely a violation of Fair Debt Collection practices. Debt collectors are required to identify themselves and state who they are from,...

Is it legal for a landlord to show your apartment before it’s time for you to move out ?

As the other lawyers have said, the law allows a landlord to show an apartment to other renters AS LONG AS he has a written lease or agreement that...

How do I evict a tenant who collect disability but will not pay her rent?

Her disability is not a defense to failure to pay rent. The only defenses to failure to pay rent are things that would require you to owe her...

Is it right for me to expect my landlord to repair the wiring for the laundry hookups?

Your landlord didn't have to "agree" to maintain the washer and dryer. By providing you a rental unit with a washer and dryer she became...