Is it legal for a HOA to give a settlement offer to those in arrears?

Whether the HOA has that authority would be found in the documents creating the condominium and its HOA. It is unlikely that those original...

If my attorney gets releive of council becasue I can't pay him, can he keep my records?

An attorney is not required to turn over work product and/or records s/he purchased and which work product/records s/he has not been paid for....

Does the bank have any recourse against me if my father had a loan and passed away.I just found out my name is on the property.

You are not personally responsible for a loan someone else took out in solely their name. If you are the executor of your father's estate, you are...

Is my private school in breach of our contract?

Absent terms in the contract specifying who your child's teachers would be, which is highly unlikely, or a certain level of stability in staff,...

Verbal contract is mu questopm

Divorces are not obtained by verbal contracts; they are the product of a court order. You would need to file an action for divorce, with the...

Detectives deal with crimes; not student loans. You would be contacted by a detective if s/he thought you had information about or involvement in a...

I am a small auto parts store a cab company refuse to pay their parts bill, they owe me for july and august of 2010

New York has two Small Claims courts; one for individuals to bring suit and another for businesses. You would bring your action in the business...

I loaned $3,000.00 and the person has paid only around $500.00. What can I do to collect the rest of the money?

There being "about 4 years" of non-performance, clearly the debtor has no real intention of paying you. The issue then becomes whether "the paper...

Can my lawyer charge me 50% on my settlement money on a houly rate contract? I payed my retainer fee's ,I have no record of work

The first issue to address is the representation contract, which you state your lawyer now claims to be unable to find. You should have been given...

After a judgement can you appeal?

There is a specific time period in which to file an appeal and an equally specific procedure for doing so. As you state no facts regarding when...