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Former tenants unpaid electricity bills causing new tenant headaches establishing service. What should landlord do?
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Answered on February 16, 2015
Is the account able to be separately metered? If so, then she should have any new tenant apply for the account in their own name and in her lease...
If not stated in the lease, is the landlord or tenant responsible for pest control for a commercial space in New York City?
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Answered on February 13, 2015
When parties negotiate commercial leases, the view is that they are sophisticated and know what they are getting into. Unlike in a residential...
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Is my landlord correct on appliance responsibility?
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Answered on February 13, 2015
Whether or not she is being reasonable, the fact that you will be able to get out of the lease is the main thing. So if doing some cleaning will...
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Would it be legal to have a similar website to Avvo, except for pharmacy questions?
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Answered on February 13, 2015
I think you have the picture from the other responses to your inquiry. Best advise is to engage the services of attorney or attorneys who know...
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Can I proceed with the process of having my tenant evicted?
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Answered on February 12, 2015
You should consult with counsel as to whether and how you could proceed with an eviction. Residential leasing tends to be a highly regulated...
Do I have a legal basis for shortening my lease due to recent unemployment?
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Answered on February 12, 2015
I am unaware of any legal basis that would require the landlord to agree to shorten the term merely because you lost your job. Sounds like it would...
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Can a company add "rules" to an existing contract?
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Answered on February 12, 2015
The way a contract works is that the parties set terms and if someone wants to change a term, then the other party has to agree. In this case, you...
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Can I use the same text?
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Answered on February 12, 2015
Copyright protects the expression of the idea and not the idea itself. So if you can find a way to express the idea of the concept you wish to...
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I want to use the original photo from a manufacturer catalog for a subsequent resale of some clothes I bought as a consumer.
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Answered on February 12, 2015
Best that you take your own photograph of the clothes that you are planning to resell and post those. When you say you could "successfully argue"...
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I want out of an S-Corp
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Answered on February 12, 2015
Better you should get in exchange for your "selling" him the rest an agreement to the effect that he now owns it all, you have resigned from all...
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