I had a contract to have trees cut. The tree guy was a no show. I no longer want him to do the work. Is my Deposit refundable ?

Yes, if you can prove that the timeliness was an element of the contract. If you have a written contract you should start by reading it.

Can i be locked out of my room/apt in Massachusetts?

No. Not only is the landlord barred from changing the locks, but the landlord is barred from threatening to do so. Both the threat and the actual...

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Can I modify the holiday schedule?

You can try. It may not be a good idea. At the very least it would be wise to talk about it with the other parent and get their opinion. If...

You can file a complaint for contempt for failure to pay, at which you can attempt to bring evidence of his ability to pay and get a court order...

What is my recourse if a tenant breaks the lease. moves out and doesn't pay two months rent

You can take the tenant to small claims court if you want, but you should be certain that you don't have any security deposits or any other...

I have a condo that I rent currently in Western Mass. The bylaws are silent on renting so the board could not do anything about

Sorry to be general, but the powers of the board are set out in the bylaws. The question of how much discretion the board has is also in the...

Can my wife's employer force her to sign an agreement and reprimand her if she doesn't?

They can't "force" her to sign a waiver, of course. They may or may not be able to make her continued employment contingent on her signing the...

Can my employer forge and doctor my contract?

No. Forgery is illegal. You should bring the contract to an employment attorney ASAP, because someone who does that is almost certainly doing...

A purchase can be a bit complex. A land swap (where you trade an equal amount of land to each other, so you can each keep the parts that you want)...

If purchased a piece of jewelry at auction in mass and now was told it was stolen from conn. What are statue of limitations

Well, first of all I would take the time to find out if you are being scammed. Just because someone says "it's stolen, give it back" doesn't...