Rent increased

Some municipalities have rent control laws that cap the increases. Check with your town to see if they have an ordinance and/or rent control office

My landlord locked me out for three days. Also called the police and lied that I wanted to burn the house.

There's not enough concrete info to provide advice. Seems like your situation is quite complicated. You should have a sit down consultation with an...

What fees do we have to pay?

$120 would be the affidavit of support fee. You still have to pay the $325 immigrant visa fee.

Can my girlfriend move our 14 month old son out of the state of NJ without my consent? please help!

I agree with my colleagues that she needs consent or a court order allowing her. If her move is imminent and she insists on leaving you can File an...

NJ child support calculation for remarried

The court does not consider spousal income only that of each parent. The goal of the NJ c/s guidelines is to put the child in a the same situation...

Required advice on driving license applicAtion

The concern here is not that DMV would charge you with fraud. The insurance company is usually the one that has concerns in that area. The standard...

Do I need to give my engagement ring back

While in theory you could keep the ring, in reality he could challenge you in court. No clear cut answer here

If you have a verbal agreement to move from 2nd Flr to 1st Flr, but after a thorough inspection the apt is disgusting/filthy.

Assuming this is not an owner occupied house, she can't force you out of your current apartment as long as you are paying rent and abiding by terms...

Commercial leases are totally different from residential ones. I would refer you to the terms of your lease first but, from the wording of your...

I am getting guardianship of my 15 year old cousin, what has to be done to make sure this is a legal binding?

The best thing you can do is sit down with an attorney that specializes in family court guardianship matters to discuss your case in depth. These...