While I generally agree that you really ought to hire a real estate attorney, you can at least look at your deed on line - depending upon the...

Civil case

They all have to be answered; though I will caution you to hire a lawyer to help you understand what kinds of questions are permissable, and what...

If you're wondering whether you could get out of paying your lawyer, having hired him or her to settle your case for you, the answer is no. You...

I hired a caterer to come to my house and cook for 60 guests. He called me 4 hours before he was due to arrive, and canceled.

Sounds like, if you do, it would be in small claims court, where you can seek damages of up to $7,000.00.

My landlord and I need help evicting my roommate. She is on the lease with myself and my mother as co-signer for a year. My

If you have evidence of illegal drug use, you may be able to move her out a little more quickly. If you are on the same page as your landlord, I...

I have a renal house and 4 students, 2 years later, never cleaned. we are cleaning and saw a cockroach outside, and one inside

I don't fully understand your question. They have a new family moving in? Or you do? You need to talk to a landlord tenant lawyer RIGHT NOW. If you...

What can I do about a request for default filed by a credit card company?

It was wrong for the attorney for the company to tell you not to appear in Court, and then obtain a default judgment. While, of course, the...

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I own a single family house with a friend.

I can speak for myself, as a lawyer practicing real estate litigation. While I would be willing to get paid from the corpus of the partitioned...

Buying the condo does seem like a good idea. I would speak to an attorney about this. It may well be worth going into the condo next door, and...

Does State Law trump a Town Law?

You need to appeal the decision of the building inspector to the local Zoning Board of Appeal, and if adverse to your position, appeal that...