I was awarded a judgment in small claims court. Do I need to hire a lawyer to garnish wages or can I do this myself?

At least in Oregon, you can do it yourself or through an attorney. The attorney can issue the Writ of Garnishment himself and arrange to have it...

Can my landlord use electric that I pay for without telling me?

You should talk to a local landlord-tenant attorney. Many states have provisions in their laws specifically prohibiting this type of situation. ...

Most derogatory credit information has to removed from your credit record after 7 years, with a few items such as a bankruptcy, staying 10 years. ...

Landlord won't evict us from Illegal basement, because she doesn't want to give our money back?

You should talk to a local landlord-tenant attorney immediately! In many states, but I do not happen to know about New Jersey law, if the landlord...

I moved in to a house with no rental agreement. I have been asked to leave after living there only a month. She gave me a week.

If you have no written term lease and assuming you pay your rent monthly, you are on a month to month lease, be it written or oral. In order for...

I'm behind with my rent 600.00 dollars last month 9/13 and the whole month of this mnth10/13 amount of $1,landlord bringing cops

Relax, this is a lot of huffing and puffing by the landlord, even if he does not know it. He can only get rid of you by giving you proper written...

As a tenant what rights do we really have?

This is a duplicate posting, so refer back to the first for further information. The Trustee has the authority to act on behalf of the trust,...

So long as the property owner authorizes the management company to handle the rental, they are his agent and can issue leases - either in his name...

Can I take someone to small claims if I don't know where she lives?

If I understand you right, you don't know what County, or even what State, or even, potentially, what Country this person is in? Technically, you...

Can we terminate a lease without a definite move-out date?

You can tell the landlord that you will be leaving but without a termination date, it will have no legal effect. Assuming 30 days is the proper...