Lease ends Feb 28th and my landlord wants $50 to add my disabled son to lease. We are moving to a 2/2 bath unit. What to do??

If you are current on your rent, you can not be simply evicted. There may be an issue with the current lease--if it prohibits some one other than...

Debt collection lawsuit- small claims court- what kind of discovery in the state of florida can I require the Plaintiff to pro-

There is only way under Small Claims Rules that you can conduct discovery without the judes consent--if the other party has an attorney. See Rule...

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The house we just rented is going into foreclosure. Which we found out when we were served a court summons. What can we do?

As my colleagues noted, the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act applies to the scenario where the house has been sold and you are dealing with...

Dear sir , I need some legal advice about collection

They can pursue you as you are on the agreement, but not your husband, who did not sign it.

It isn't so much that the counter-petition has to be served by a sheriff or process server--I believe the Clerk is in error on that--but that the...

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Can you waive discovery and move for trial and who pays for witnesses to attend?

You do not have to wait for discovery to conclude before asking the court to set it for trial. As long as the case is "at issue", which means...

Trustee selling my house after chapter 7? HELP!

You apparently did not declare the home to be homestead in the bankruptcy. I am not referring to the tax exemption. Maybe you needed to protect...

I am renting a house that has gone through Summary Judgement and there is a sale date. Where should my rent payment go?

Until the property is actually sold, it is still your landlord's property and the landlord is entitled to the rent. The landlord might be...

Would the buyer of an HOA foreclosure be eliminated by the buyer of a 1st purchase money mortgage foreclosure sale in Florida?

The HOA lien is inferior to the mortgage lien of the 1st mortgage. Therefore, the buyer of the property at the HOA foreclosure sale buys it...

Am I required to pay the condo association the rent? What problems would I encounter if I broke my lease? Lease expires 6/2013.

Presuming that the notice from the COA meets the statutory requirement, pay the COA. The statute gives you immunity from the landlord attempting...