Service can be made without signature for anything. They may want you to sign so that you cannot challenge service and say you never got it...

Who pays small claims court costs?

Yes the filer has to pay court costs up front. The only way to collect them is if the contract awards costs and attorney's fees to the...

Can a landlord break a signed lease (application approved, deposit/rent paid, furniture moved) bc now see something with past?

I agree it depends on the language of the lease as well as what you wrote down on the application- if you failed to disclose something it makes the...

Am having an issue with a vp board member. Tells me he is photographing my dog. I walk her outside our gates. What can I do ?

Nothing as he is doing nothing illegal. The law does not offer privacy in public so anyone can take any photos of people in public all they want. ...

Do i need a real estate lawyer?

She cannot take his name off of a deed; it doesn't work like that. A new deed has to be made which grants the property from both of them to her...

Can i get ticketed for an uninsured and expired tag car parked in driveway?

Ticketed by who? The police or an association? You marked this as a real estate question so assuming it's an association you need to check the...

Is my apartment complex supposed to change the carpet at some point?

What does your written lease say? If nothing then they have no "duty" per se. But I would ask nicely if it's been 8 years as that's a rather long...

Not notified of claims on security deposit via certified mail within 30 days?

They waived their right to make a claim on the deposit after 30 days, but can also just ignore you if they so choose. You will then have to file a...

If I have been served with an eviction summons and have the 5 days to respond and I PAY the rent does that cancel the eviction?

No. Once the eviction is filed, even if you pay into the court registry, the eviction case can still continue. The landlord is entitled to the...

Bank foreclosure with a previous HOA lien, HOA lien was paid off with surplus, should HOA file a SATISFACTION of lien?

Any junior liens listed as defendants in a mortgage foreclosure action on the purchase money mortgage are extinguished upon the sale. So...

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