What are the legalities of putting a clause in my lease which states that the tenant is responsible for ANY repair under 100?

In addition to the other comments, if you are an absentee landlord and don't have a lawyer on board regarding your rental, you are taking terrible...

When would a plaintiff become responsible for defendant's fees? If a case goes to trial or even if it gets dismissed for SOL?

Fees are awardable only from 3 sources, contract agreement, statute, inherent authority provided to court. Whether this occurs in your case depends...

Do I have to let my landlord bring potential renters through my rental house before I vacate the property?

It revolves around your lease agreement and Chap 83 Fla. Stat. Generally, LL is entitled to reasonable access with notice, and many courts will...

Does my landlord need to give me a notice before entering my house?

Before this escalate to an expensive legal battle, you should sit down and discuss this with your landlord like 2 adults and try to resolve this...

Equipment lease wants me to pay $2500, and it releases me from being personal guarantor on defaulted lease, should i pay?

Unfortunately, you are a casualty of a number of terrible business decisions. As you sit you have a complicated legal issue over a small amount of...

Sued in small claims court in fl and my case was dismissed by the judge because the plaintiff did follow the judges orders

Sounds like a classic pro-se battle where no one knows the rules. Its very very difficult to "set aside a dismissal" if the Defendant knows what he...

I need to know what i can do. My landlord is trying to evict me and i paid my rent and the money order was cleared now my water.

If the water was turned off you may have a valid retaliation claim under Chap. 83. You should contact a landlord tenant lawyer ASAP in this regard.

Me and my fiance were planning our wedding, and we gave a DJ company a $100 deposit and signed a contract. We then ended up

It all depends on the term of the contract. If the contract says cancellation requires 120 days notice and you gave 30, you would owe the damages...

What type of lawyer handles a case of where a victim gets infected with herpes from a previous partner and they refuse to test?

A personal injury lawyer, though I would venture that most would not take the case on a contingent fee basis for a wide variety of reasons, so you...

Best interest questions can never be properly answered through a site like AVVO. If you feel your insurance company is not protecting your...