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One P and 2 Defendants in JP court. The total cannot exceed 10K in one suit, P needs to file 2 law suits or one is enough?
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Answered on May 13, 2019
The damages are what they are - they're either $10k or $20k or some other number, regardless of the number of defendants. Assuming that both...
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Can a landlord charge you, or hold you liable for minor damages/repairs to an apartment without an move-in inspection checklist?
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Answered on May 10, 2019
You have a fact dispute - it sounds like neither you nor the current owner have any records of the condition of the property when you moved in, so...
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Can i be evicted from a home when there was no lease and no rent but in exchange for rent repiar the home and make livable?
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Answered on May 10, 2019
Yes, you can be evicted. There's no written lease, so you're a month to month tenant, and the landlord can evict you with 30 days notice.
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Can I evict a female that is living in my house?
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Answered on May 10, 2019
If you have an agreement for her to do anything in exchange for being there, (paying rent, doing chores, paying utilities) then she's a tenant and...
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My husband was a victim of identity thief that someone used his information to get a large loan.
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Answered on May 10, 2019
The creditor won't have a lien until there is a judgment entered in a lawsuit, and an abstract of judgment is recorded in the real property...
Contractor I hired took the deposit money and disappear on the job?
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Answered on May 09, 2019
You could sue the contractor in small claims court to recover your money. You're going to want to send a written demand before you do that, and...
Are real estate agents required to disclose potential interests in property to the title company?
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Answered on May 09, 2019
If a realtor fails to disclose facts known to them, and you are damaged by that, then there could be liability. However, typically, the realtor...
We won a motion to compel. When to collect attorney's fees (and how to collect them)?
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Answered on May 09, 2019
Sometimes the order will say when the fees are due to be paid. If not, the fee award gets carried with the case and included (or offset) in the...
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I been separated for 20 years?
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Answered on May 09, 2019
Your problem is not in getting the deed (the document that would give you title to the house) but in getting the loan. Because you're still...
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I have a 3 year lease and I am 5 months in. The landlord wants to sell the building and amend my lease to 1 year.
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Answered on May 07, 2019
If you don't like the new deal, don't sign it. The written lease is in effect until there's a change signed by both parties, or the lease is...
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