I received a letter from a collection agency for a hospital bill from 4 1/2 years ago, 2/09. I live in MS can I dispute it?

Assuming you have made no payments on the debt in the past 3 years or otherwise acknowledged that you owed it, It appears to be beyond statute of...

I recently receive a credit monitoring alert that reported my now husband's medical bills under my credit report. Is this legal?

If these bills were incurred before you got married, they are not your responsibility. You need to dispute these debts with the collection agency...

I have a tenant who is now on a month to month lease (original 1 year lease is over)

If the house is covered by the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, then you will need to follow the procedures proscribed by that ordinance...

What is CA law and procedure for landlord when property has been left behind in storage garage by evicted tenant?

I am attaching a link to the California Department of Consumer Affairs webpage which discusses this issue and has information on how it needs to be...

Please explain "filing a Homestead" in Calif?

California Code of Civil Procedure Section 704.710 provides for an automatic homestead exemption on property that meets the following requirements:...

I found Summons papers on my front door this morning what do I do?

If you ignore the summons on the basis that you were not properly served your landlord will get a default judgment against you because their...

7 years and can be renewed for additional 7 year periods.

If I file bankruptcy, will I finally be free of my timeshare?

Filing bankruptcy does not remove your name from title - if your time share is such that you have an ownership interest in land, the timeshare...

I will soon be filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy but I sold some assets and I am concerned this could affect my case.

Since it sounds like you sold the assets to unknown purchasers for fair market value, these transactions should not present a problem in your...

When is it time to explore bankruptcy?

In most cases it is better to file bankruptcy sooner rather than later because things tend to get complicated over time. Sometimes bankruptcy...