Can I be Assessed a Failure to File Tax Penalty?

Late filing penalty is generally based on tax owed. If the tax owed is zero, you should not be subject to the late filing penalty. Furthermore,...

I m a domestic employee. How do I file taxes?

As a household employee you should be receiving a W-2 and not a 1099. All employers must provide their employees with a 1099 by January 31. ...

If I'm be evicted and have a paper from social service saying i went there for help can that stop the eviction?

Even after being locked out, the Hardship Stay statute allows you to apply for up to six months to remain in the premises, provided that you pay...

I'm a tenant in a basement of a house that will be foreclosed soon do I get cash for keys or what are my options

If you were legally living in the house as tenants, you have the same protections as any tenants when a house is sold. The fact that the sale of...

In a trial, the landlord would have the burden of proving that the rent increase being sought is "not unconscionable." The Court will look at five...

Is it better to have a trial by jury or let a judge decide if you are being sued by landlord?

I agree with the previous answers that the decision of whether to have a jury is dependent on several factors and is best left to the attorney...

Can someone please tell me how to terminate my tenant's month to month apartment lease in NJ?

Habitual late payment is a cause for eviction, but your Notice to Cease needs to be very specific about the months that were late, and then there...

Having argued dozens of these matters, I have found that landlords and tenants often have a different idea of what "normal wear and tear" is. If...

Can I sue for wrongfully with holding security deposit on a commercial lease ?

A commercial tenant can still sue for failure to return security deposit; however, there is no doubling of damages as there would be for...

Can I use my security deposit toward rent?

If it s not really an owner occupied house, then you should be protected by the Rent Security Deposit Act which requires that within 30 days of the...

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