Landlords held to a higher standard of decency.

Simply looking for confirmation of your conclusions is "confirmation bias." We all do that. The problem is, confirmation bias can also control,...

I know of no place where it's a crime to give someone a dirty look. No one controls what someone else does. If someone wants to make up a...

I have a signed agreement with someone I loaned $870 dollars to if they break the agreement can I press charges?

"Press charges" refers to a circumstance in which a victim of a crime reports the crime to the police, and the police refer the matter to the...

Have there ever been any pro per cases heard at the US Supreme Court? Any win?

I know of this one, in which the plaintiffs won. But the pro se plaintiff was himself a lawyer.

Does this mean I am not allowed to have overnight visitors? Quote from lease. According to this lease are we or aren't we allowe

Interpeting "roomers or lodgers" to refer to a family member or friend who is invited as an overnight guest is not a reasonable interpretation, in...

Can i file a claim for racial slurs used in the work place if i am the only minority of african american descent

You are describing a single incident of the use of a racially offensive term by a co-worker, not as an epithet applied to you, but in a discussion...

My husband has abandoned me and my 2 children.

I have not seen any place on this site where residents of Alberta can have questions answered by lawyers admitted to practice before the provincial...

Am i responsible for my dog attacting my neighbor's dog, when the feince between the yards is broken and the feince is there's

You blame the broken fence, but it seems to me if you had kept your aggressive dog on a leash which couldn't reach the neighbor's yard, none of...

Hostile work environment

Everyone has heard of a "hostile work environment." But this isn't one. A "hostile work environment" is a special term that comes from the law of...

What can I do, I know my HIPPA rights were violated?

Persons aggrieved by their provider's violation of HIPAA may file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human...