Is a defendant guilty until proven innocent?

I concur with all my colleagues on this bedrock constitutional protections issue. I have contacted Nolo (the corporation behind LawFirms.com) and...

Selected as the best answer

This sounds like you had a "year-to-year" tenancy by default after the 1 year lease expired. The 2 months of fees sounds like it will take more...

Am I responsible to pay off contract if I signed as a minor, medicated and in active labor?

Is this not a minor disaffirmance of contract issue? Beyond the labor and possibly the drugs, is a capacity question for being under the age of...

Can you help me get my neighbors fence moved off my property so I can work on my rental house.

Get the Lawyer! I see their point, because there could be issues of Adverse Possession if they had the fence there 10 years continually, openly,...

If 4 people rent rooms and share house does landlord have right to enter premises anytime without notice?

That's right, the Washington Landlord Tenant Act applies. The landlord's right of entry is limited and with due notice to the tenent (for example,...

What are my rights in terms of paying a late fee?

The contract does control, however you can show a consistent pattern of paying on the 6th of the month. Even though they are allowed to not...

I bought a used car & within minutes of taking it off the lot it started having problems and the dealer said sorry no warranty.

I support both answers and it seems the first lawyer said to find a WA consumer fraud attorney and the second attorney fits that description from...

What do I do if an attorney tells me I have to pay 3 years after she verbally said dont worry about it?

Mr. Alexander is right about this and I support his answer. The Bar Association handles such disputes over fair billing practices, and other lawyer...

If there is a verbal agreement between 2 proprietorships, are there legal ramifications if a business does not pay?

All great answers that I concur with, and I especially like the details from the Lawyer from Gig Harbor, WA (for more reasons than I practiced...

I would agree with the opinion that the best way to deal with this (and avoid disputes, lawsuits or police) is direct problem-solving with the...