We've been living in a duplex that had been problematic with little help from the landlord what are our options?

You have the right to withhold rent if you first give the landlord notice that he/she/it has 7 days to cure the problems or you will reduce the...

This does not hurt you. It means a delay in the property being sold. Unless you want the property to be sold, this is not a bad thing. The...

As Ms. Erlich stated, you would have a defense to a 2nd case filed after the Statute of Limitations would bar such a refiling. One thing you...

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Our house has been in short sale status for 4 years. Is this common?

Look, you have been living "rent free" for 4 years. This is not necessarily a bad thing. As long as the Bank keeps asking you to update...

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Will we receive restitution?

Yes. Restitution can be made a condition of probation.

What paperwork is going to make a civil judgement by default legal?

A Florida judgment is enforceable for 20 years. The judgment creditor can sit back for as long as he/she wants during that time frame to take...

An attorney I spoke with in Jacksonville Fl regarding a divorce said in Fl the husband doesn't stand a chance. Wife gets all.

Your attorney is incorrect in theory. In fact, the aw itself us gender neutral. Still, it takes judges to apply the law and the way the aw us...

My landlord told another tenant on a different property about my prior eviction. Is that legal?

The landlord violated the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act by disclosing the existence of the debt t someone other than a family member....

In divorce my credit card are in my name but she has signing rights is the debt all mine or both

Debts incurred in the course of the marriage are marital debts, regardless of in whose name the credit card, mortgage, car loan, etc.is on the...

Can we rcv a notice to vacate under circumstance below explain.

Your own question provides the answer--there was no sale of the home. The BKC stopped the sale. So, the landlord is still the owner of the...