Can the town randomly start enforcing an ordinance?
Yes, it's enforceable. Land use laws need only comply with what's called "rational basis review," meaning, if there's any hypothetical or...
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Yes, it's enforceable. Land use laws need only comply with what's called "rational basis review," meaning, if there's any hypothetical or...
If they paid you cash under the table, you owe a huge amount of taxes. You always owe taxes on money you earn, even cash/off-the-books. Forgery...
Can the landlord sue just one of you? Yes. You are both fully liable in what's called "joint and several" liability. A landlord has any number of...
Absolutely NOT. You have the RIGHT to reside in that place until a court tells you otherwise. On these facts I suspect there was no order of...
You'd certainly be entitled to a peace order IF it occurred within the last 30 days. You're saying "about a month ago", so watch the clock. As...
This is an excellent case for adverse possession. 20 years is required, but you can show that through "privity", which is basically the...
That sucks. I won't say it's impossible, but I will say it's very unlikely you'll get anything out of this. There's a million words of fine print...
Technically, you could sue for defamation or libel, but it's a high standard, and it's likely to bring more attention to the situation rather than...
Here's a chart. Check your ages carefully, but based on what you're saying, he won't go to jail for this. https://www.peoples-law.org/age-consent
If the landlord does not have a license in Baltimore City, they legally cannot collect rent. If they do not have a license (in Baltimore or other...