Can I get out of a lease option to buy and get my deposit back due to illness?

If she had dimensia at the time you may have a case, if not, you have to look to the terms of the contract. If the terms have a health clause,...

One other thing to consider is a trial by declaration first (discussed in the Nolo book - its a trial in writing), because the officer will be...

If I am a co-owner on a timeshare, declare bankruptcy, can the timeshare be forcibly sold?

Yes, technically it can be if there was actually any equity and there was a buyer. Many times in the past trustees have abandoned them as being...

My friend got caught stealing from a local Walmart..what is going to happen?

Their looking at a petty theft charge - they technically are also looking at a potential burglary and conspiracy charge, but probably won't be...

Sounds like the potential for a lot of litigation to me. You might consider hiring an attorney to write a detailed letter in layman's terms as...

Court for Shoplifters,?

Yes, attorney Marshall is right, it is called a written "confession". At least go with a public defender. Many times an attorney (private or...

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Credit card filing lawsuit against me. (case management conference in CA)

Did you file an answer to the lawsuit first? If you haven't filed an answer yet the case management pleading won't be accepted. Don't put it in...

I told my landlord the rent was gonna be late, now I get a 3 day pay or quit notice. Can they do that?

Yes, they can do that. Many do as a matter of policy. There next step will be to file the unlawful detainer action (eviction), then you have 5...

I received a 3 days to pay rent or leave notice,we do not have the rent,should we panic!?

Not necessarily worse for landlord - only in short run. If you get an eviction on your record it can make very hard to rent in the future. Talk...

Depends... If they are escorts that do sexual things and you know about it, the answer is YES, it's illegal and it actually carries some...