Can a Petitioner violate their own order of protection? And how to does the respondent protect themselves?

Welcome to family law cases.. To be honest, other than a desire to have a bald guy named Steve run across your front lawn and Jerry Springer on...

Can these people be allow to play games

You really need to hire a lawyer to help distinguish between what you owe in contract vs. any scamming or padding that may go on. People often...

Mom and I are on a lease together she's terminal, only days to live. Don't want to move. Can I take over lease? I can afford it

If you are both on lease, your not "taking over" lease, you would simply be continuing on with it. As long as you pay on time and no hassle, speak...

Can I get my security' deposit back if I haven't signed a lease

The legal answer is NO. BUT, as we lawyers love to say, its not so simple. This is actually a rare case where a letter from a lawyer may actually...

Can FPL (a utility company) send a letter to a friend telling them how much my debt is to them?

Absent some special consideration for utilities I am not aware of, this would probably violate the FCCPA. We see similar issues with utilities in...

Rent increase

You need to have a lawyer review your lease and the situation. On one hand you may have cause to file suit or make a claim for violating the lease...

What to do if a hearing was set without my consultation?

First, you should determine whether this position is taken because you cant attend or to simply oppose the action. There are a variety of tactical...

What's missing here is learning the lesson from your past experience. Having your case dismissed, despite your belief that you complied with the...

I have a hearing for evicting a tenant for non payment of rent. She hasn't maintained my property, per the lease terms

There is no proper way to answer this as evidence issues are very complex and beyond the ability for the average person to properly understand....

Got a summons and notice to appear for pretrial conference do I have to go to this

Yes. If you do not, you will defaulted an lose. You should also hire a lawyer ASAP as there may be many defenses that should be raised to such a...