I agree with Atty. Dufresne that you are not entitled to mediation, and insistence upon it is not legal grounds to withold rent. Also sounds like...

I have been living in an apartment infested with bedbugs for 6 months. Can I begin withholding rent?

Call the city board of health or dept. of inspectional services to get involved.

I moved out of my apartment because I could not pay rent and landlord wants to go to court for money. Do I need to be worried?

He can apply security deposit to unpaid rent. If you never signed the lease, you should not be liable for rent for the balance of the lease. Not...

Do I call the law when my soon to be ex is taking things out of the house before I've contacted an attorney?

Take pictures of everything. I am guessing the police will not get involved in this. Here is Mass., when a divorced case is filed there is an...

Our widowed mother passed and she she had a reverse mortgage. The current value of the house is $95k and the loan is $95k. Can w

Assuming you rightfully inherited the house, then you own it and can do what you like with it, but that mortgage has to be paid in the meantime. If...

Can I help my brother and his wife get their kids back?

I agree, you have no standing to intervene in this matter. At a contested adoption trial, one hopes the truth will come out, although I assume...

How can the court allow an appeal when the court of appeals has already ruled against someone?

It does. Since she did not appeal the 2d Dept further, or file a modification claiming some change of circumstances, she would seem to have very...

Stolen evidence

Many a marriage has ended because of what is found by one's spuse on electronic devices. But you say she is already your ex. Thus, presumably this...

Is it legal for a police officer to stop a pedestrian on the sidewalk and ask for Identification?

Apparently, they have been doing this in NYC, and it is being challenged. I would say no you don't, but the wiser course may be to comply with the...

What is the legal limitations of a person with life lease on a family farm? Can they dictate operations of farm procedures?

I suppose we could use more information on just what she is trying to dictate and to whom. As the life tenant, she has the exclusive right to use...