My tenant has a 2 year lease and is leaving after 3 months. The house is empty and he left the keys.

If the tenant has indeed surrendered possession by tendering the keys, and since the premises is now empty, you are free to find a new tenant and...

Is a promise in writing a written contract?

If the writing reflects a meeting of the minds of both parties, the writing might constitute a written contract. However, all of the essential...

Home foreclosed this year & I filed bankruptcy to discharge it and other debt. Need to explain this on my taxes / tax return

Under federal law, a creditor is required to file a Form 1099-C whenever it forgives or cancels a loan balance greater than $600. This may create a...

Income Tax question re losing my home to forclosure and bk. What do I do? Taxation 1099 question. IRS

Under federal law, a creditor is required to file a Form 1099-C whenever it forgives or cancels a loan balance greater than $600. This may create a...

My landlord is charging me “extra” $25 for garbage services; however, the rental contract reads:

Presumably, this is a commercial lease? The excerpted language seems ambiguous. The landlord is requiring garbage service but which party is...

I have done the leg work and started my divorce case. I have a court date in Dec. for support. Can I still hire an attorney and

Yes, you can certainly hire an attorney to represent you anytime while your divorce case is pending. You just need to file a Substitution of...

If I file bankruptcy (where I have to pay back some of debt) will it hurt my non profit organization I started for abuse kids?

In theory, your personal and non-profit organization's business affairs are entirely separate, so a personal bankruptcy should not have any affect...

No, you do not have a cause of action. You cannot unilaterally modify the terms of your student loan.

My girlfriend filed chapter seven bankruptcy and her debt was discharged 18 months ago. She included her 2006 400h lexus in the

More facts are needed in order to provide you with the correct answer. In whose name was title to the vehicle held? Was your ex-girlfriend was...

I have 3 credit card companies that filed with the Calif court. i filed an answer letter 9 months ago. i never heard back.

Your question is ambiguous. Are there three separate lawsuits against you? If you merely wrote a letter and not a formal Answer or General...