Yes, you may represent yourself. If you lose in small claims court you may hire an attorney and file for a trial de novo, a do-over.

I’m not sure what you want an attorney to do for you. Given that no harm resulted, I doubt that it will make sense for you to do anything other...

Your landlord needs to sue and win to have the sheriff remove you. It is unlawful for the landlord simply to change the locks. If you don’t have...

You can and should defend any pending suit if you want to prevent a default judgment. I wonder if you paid in full prior to the filing of the...

Joint tenancy shields spousal accounts but not otherwise.

It is not clear what you mean. Were you physically removed or were you told to leave and then you left voluntarily.

There is no requirement that a landlord wait 30 days before suing a tenant for non-payment of rent.

If you materially breached your lease, your landlord can file suit to obtain a judgment for possession and IF the landlord wins and you do not...

If you post bond to cover any sum awarded plus continuing rent you may seek a stay of execution to prevent being forcibly removed by the sheriff.

It’s possible because anyone can put down any names for defendants when filing a petition. For that reason, you should show up at court and defend...