Question about renters rights

"Someone told me that if you live in an apt more than 2 years they have to refund your deposit in full." So, what you are saying is that, after...

I changed my surname to my husband's last year and, although we are still married, want to go back to my maiden name.

In WA, a person can use any name she wants as long as she is not intending to defraud someone or commit some other crime. On another hand, many...

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My BF daughter is in college on FULL-RIDE State need and pell grants. Fafsa Fraud?

Where is the fraud? Pell grants covers tuition. There are many more expenses in attending college than just tuition: health insurance premiums,...

Do I need legal representation for having to leave the job under duress? On anti-depression meds from work-related stress

"I point this out, things escalate." It was not your job to be your manager's manager. Until you are her manager, you had no authority to point out...

I work and stay in Washington, and my family lives in Oregon. Is it better if I file for a divorce first in Washington?

If your family lives in OR, OR likely is the state where you must file a petition for dissolution of marriage. While courts in WA may be able to...

Landlord unilaterally changed typed term on original lease prior to pending lawsuit re: lease. Does this void lease?

The court is not going to void an agreement when there is an obvious typo. Unless you are capable of time traveling, your lease did not end on 31...

My apartment complex has recently been sold. The new owner has served me with 20-day termination of tenancy notice.

If the lease has already ended and you are a month-to-month tenant, the landlord does not need a reason to end your tenancy unless the landlord is...

How do I become a personal representative for my brother-in-law who passed recently?

If the brother-in-law did not own real property, his estate likely can be done via the small estate affidavit procedures. More information about...

I am not sure why the court would care that you, the alleged victim, are taking anger management class. The person the court wants to take anger...

I was to pay my ex $25,000 by 9/14/14. He died 6/27/11 and had been married 4 months. Do I owe his wife the money?

Has someone asked you to pay? If the person handling the ex's estate is not paying attention, perhaps no one will demand that you pay. In that...