What can i do?

For a start, your ex should be paying support from his SSI, although it would be minimal. Contact the Department of Revenue people at Suffolk...

Moved out of apartment in 2009 and unpaid rent due several years later.

The statute on your lease (contact) runs for six years after you breached it, e.g., about 9 months from now. This is the time they would have to...

What sort of attorney do I need that might be cost effective?

Cost effectiveness is not necessarily who has the cheapest hourly rate, but who knows what they are doing in a particular field and does that and...

Illegal apartment

1) you can leave; 2) you can not leave. In case of the former, you may want to bring a civil action for abatement of the rent you have...

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Do I need a lawyer?

Despite my agreement with the several lawyers who say, "Let your insurer handle it", there is that pesky deductible. If you like, you could...

Workers comp and IME issue question

Mr. Winkeller is absolutely right. You never reach in your pocket to pay a worker's compensation lawyer. I have written a monograph on this...

Yes, she could sue you in a US court, if you were in the US. Anybody can sue anybody, and proceed with the suit if the can get personal...

We had hazard in our apartment & didn't have insurance. Apt. mgmt has sealed the apartment & not ready to give us our luggage bk

You should make a claim with the landlord's liability insurer. The heating system is its responsibility and a flood like this would likely be...

Can I sue a CT institution for a small claim in MA?

Since a Mass. Small Claims action must be brought in the judicial district where the defendant lives or works, you presumably cannot bring the...

Lender's attorney or Own attorney for Condo Refinance? (Massachusetts)

The lender requires an attorney, and requires you to pay for him/her. That attorney has the lender's interest at heart; not yours. Some lenders...