What other ways are there for us to get our money from the defendant?

Not sure I understand how a Defendant closed a wage garnishment - that is intended to capture wages. Are you sure you filed the right garnishment. ...

What remedies do I have available? Am I required to appeal or can the ruling be reversed?

Did you show up? Did you get notice and not show up? Need more facts but if you did not show up and they got a default judgment, it may be a tough...

Rental rights

get an LT attorney to either represent you or help you file an answer. Be sure to file an answer. An attorney may give you an hour of time $250 -...

Can I sue for a family member breaking personal property?

sure, go sue him. Not sure you get pain and suffering. You should get the value of the cost to replace the tools and if you can prove you lost work...

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What can I do

You need to provide more facts but this sounds like a he said she said dispute. I doubt the FBI will get involved or that this wil be a criminal...

What course of action do I have?

Well this is certainly not right, and I cannot imagine why they would refuse to give you this information. Contact a neighbor and perhaps they know...

Can I be let out of my lease due to an infestation of fleas?

You can sue the landlord for breach of the lease and seek your damages, or you can incur the cost to eradicate the fleas and then do a repair and...

How do I contest my landlord not to pay the $50 the sanitation anymore and still be tenant?

if its not in the lease its not your obligation and send a letter to the landlord and tell him so and demand that he point to the provision in the...

How would I go about a constructive eviction? What steps should I take to have no ramifications against me financially?

I think it may be worth it to demand that the landlord get a licensed electrician to examine the electrical system in the house and give an...

Can we be evicted for late fees only

If its in the lease and it considered part of the rent, the short answer is yes.