You'll need a lawyer. It will be worth the price of a lawyer if you can do it successfully. It sounds like you are the victim of a scam, so you...

Ugh! Sorry that happened to you. It is unlawful and probably a crime. But you'd have to either report him to the police and/or sue him, and people...

You have a good case but you have to proceed carefully. Talk to a tenants' rights lawyer offline.

You haven't given many details, but the answer is probably "nothing". A lawyer has not done anything wrong if her client is lying to her, if she is...

You can't break your lease without a whole headache. Complain to your landlord, in writing. Do it multiple times. Then, if it doesn't stop, you can...

Wrongful Detainer is probably the correct choice of action, but as he has paid bills, he could argue there is a tenancy. (Nothing needs to be...

This is a common scam. That man in Nigeria is NOT your friend. You should return the $6,000 immediately. The person in Florida could absolutely...

You can search for your names here: https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquiry-index.jsp. If the landlord has properties in an LLC or...

You can sue them for trespass to land. Expect to get about $10 or $20 in damages for the inconvenience, and pay an attorney $4,000 to bring the...

They could be telling the truth and you still need to worry about being prosecuted. Prosecutors' decisions are discretionary, which means they...