Danialle Riggins

Messaged Mrs. Riggins directly from site in which she'd responded several days later stating she rarely ever looks at this site to check message & provided her direct email asking for me to provide information of issue there. I'd sent at least 3 messages and left 2 maybe 3 voice messages all ignored.... Not even a professional courtesy to advise potential for case, not area of practice or simply not interested. Incredibly disheartening considering she was recommended for Landlord/Tenant law which seems few to none lawyers practice in this area of law. Those who do seem to represent for Landlords only none for tenants. Avvo should QC all lawyers advertised on this site and remove lawyers like Mrs. Riggins. Mis-leading and false advertising to say the least.

We were suing a contractor for negligence and after 4 years waiting and winning the case she failed to submit the final paperwork and the court closed the case, i called her and guess what.. SHE STATES IS NOT LONGER PRACTICING .. i asked her why she didnt submit the papers and said she dropped them o...ff at the court but when I asked her for a copy she stated " i dont have a copy" now she refuse to finish her job and wants me to pay and file a motion myself to re-open the case .. we paid her 2500 initial plus for every communication via email, phone and mail we were charged.. I Do Not Recommend

She essentially did nothing but tell us what forms to fill out, was unreachable by email and would not return emails, if you had more than one question she would only answer one and disregard the rest. We terminated our relationship with Atty Riggins and request an invoice and a return of our $850 re...tainer and she has never responded. Do yourself a favor and find a different lawyer.

This is no way bad mouthing a lawyer, it’s about people being aware when it comes to seeking legal help. This week spoke with this lawyer about the landlord violated the Fair Housing Act by denying my reasonable accommodation to change their smoking policy to not allow tenants to smoke inside their... units. I have a qualified disability under the Fair Housing Act. Under the Fair Housing Act, housing providers cannot deny a reasonable accommodation. The only way the housing provider can deny a reasonable accommodation, if that reasonable accommodation poses a financial undue hardship and administrative burden, with that denial due to a financial undue hardship and administrative burden, the housing provider MUST provide an alternative accommodation. With that alternative accommodation offered by the housing provider, the tenant may reject if he/she feels it does not meet his or her needs. When considering a reasonable accommodation request, the housing provider should give primary consideration to the accommodation requested by the tenant or applicant because the individual with a disability is most familiar with his or her disability and is in the best position to determine what type of aid or service will be effective. Reasonable accommodation request under the Fair Housing Act, are changes in any rule, policy, practices, or services needed in order for a person with a disability to have equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. The Fair Housing Act allows housing providers to incur cost for granting the reasonable accommodation, just as long as that cost does not pose a financial undue hardship and administrative burden. In my case, implementing a non-smoking policy will impose minimal additional costs, as creation of a non- smoking policy only requires amendment of leases and the housing provider plan, both of which may be done as part of the housing provider normal course of business. Additionally, enforcement of the policy will add minimal incremental costs, as housing provider already regularly inspect housing units and enforce lease provisions. The above mentioned is the law and this is what this lawyer should have been aware of. She mentioned nothing what I just explained. The lawyer was explaining to me that the landlord has a contract with that tenant, that the lease allows tenants to smoke inside the units and the landlord cannot tell the tenants not to smoke inside the units and cannot break that contract. Also, she went on to explain a scenario about a person talking on their cell phone. When the lease allows tenants to smoke inside the units and you have a tenant that have a disability under the Fair Housing Act and submitted their reasonable accommodation request asking the landlord to change the smoking policy that will not allow tenants to smoke inside the units and/or move that tenant to another unit, since the Fair Housing Act is the Federal law, it supersedes any local and state rules and regulations. Again, housing providers CANNOT deny a reasonable accommodation request, it’s the federal law. In addition, Smoke-free policies are not about adopting a policy against smokers nor it’s discrimination. Smoke-free policies are legal, they do not violate resident’s privacy rights and do not discriminate against residents who smoke. People who smoke are not a protected class under the Fair Housing Act and do not have special legal status. Smoke-free policies are about where people smoke, not about whether they smoke, merely setting rules for activities permitted on the property. Again, this is the federal law. People should be able to receive good legal help whether they are living in low-income housing or in a $500,000 home. If this lawyer did not want to take my case, all she had to do is be honest and tell me up front, instead of giving me incorrect information mentioning nothing about the Fair Housing Act. It is sad what people go through to find good legal help.

I am writing my sad and bad experience with this person who does not honor her profession. She misled me from the first day I met with her regarding an eviction order from a property I bought with tenants. She told me that the eviction order would be sent the next day. According to our conversation a...nd based on the documentation that I gave her, she assured me that legally I had the right to evict them. In conclusion, after receiving her money, she demanded full payment immediately, because until she received it at her bank, the process would not begin. Mrs. Riggins never executed the eviction order and when I asked for the copy she avoided me and was upset that I called her responding aggressively. Months passed and I never worked on my case. I did my own research and confirmed my doubts that this woman is a scammer. She collected the money and didn't call me except when I sent her a messages and have hung up the phone on me, so h she ended up resigning. I did my own research and found information on how to protect myself from scammers like her. I have my rights and I will enforce them. I do not recommend her and I will regret hiring her all my life. I still haven’t been able to live in my house I bought and to top it off I continue to pay the rent for what I currently live. She is a vile ,evil ,cold person and SCAMMER. I do not recommend it. I gave 1 star just to send my review. 0 star for her.