Potential fee dispute in nasty divorce case. Is attorney entitled to payment of final bill in full? Advice requested.

I agree. Charging liens are very effective while the case is still pending and there are assets yet to be distributed. I recently used one to...

What are my rights regarding being compensated if the landlord is harrassing me with weekly complaints and discrimination?

There is a concept under the law called "constructive eviction". This occurs where a landlord either does or does not do something which makes the...

Can my roommate refuse new tenant to spite me?

Again, if the agreement reads as you say it does, you may be able to compel your roommate's consent. There are many reported court decisions...

How do you add a party to a divorce?

You must file a motion to amend your pleadings to join the third party as a defendant.

Can I refuse a landlord and their realtor from conducting open houses while I am still a renter?

If your lease states that you must cooperate in showing the house on 24 hr. notice then you must do so. However, the landlord cannot force you to...

Can a landlord charge us for repairs for normal wear and tear?

No. However, a landlord can propose in a renewal lease that the tenant be responsible for the first $x amount in repairs. Depending upon the $...

The answer of my coleagues that a residential landlord has no obligation to renew a lease is simply not true. Unless the premises is an owner...

My landlord has been under forclosure and we just found out. Now she is lieing and evicting us

I agree with my colleagues' comments. If you have paid your rent you can't be evicted by either your landlord or the forecloisng lender; unless...

Can I get my security deposit back?

Unless you executed another document in which you agreed to forfeit your deposit, it should be refunded to you.

Myself and my wife sold our house to my daughter and now she wants us out. I lived in the house for about 50+ years.

If there is an agreement that you can live there for life, called a "life estate" your daughter cannot remove you fro the house. However, you must...