No, changing your name will not having any impact on outstanding broken contracts or debt. You may be harder to track down, but it's public record...

If a lease is in an entity name but personally guaranteed by individual do you have to sue entity before going after guarantor?

You can pursue the guarantor alone BUT you should file the suit against both - if you file the lawsuit you pay the same filing fee regardless of...

How do you collect monies once you get a judgment?

If you've got the judgment you're ahead of the game because too often in commercial real estate landlords fail to get a personal guaranty. You need...

Does my landlord have the right to take pictures of the house we rent that would show our property in them for his finance comp?

Read your lease, that's ultimately your best source for an answer to this question. If the landlord has reserved the right to enter the property...

My children & I moved in w/ a roommate a couple months back, he was arrested & going to prison. What are my rights to stay here?

I agree with both attorneys who have given you good advice on staying, but your question suggests that you can't afford to stay. If you're not on...

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I left my house understanding that we were working on the marriage. She changed the lock the following day. Is this legal?

Hopefully you have an attorney handling your divorce, and in this case your first move should be to call that lawyer. While the law may permit you...

If the landlord violate the Security Deposit Act from the start is my lease void?

In many cases your landlord can hold your deposit if you terminate the lease early to cover fees and damages laid out in the lease. If your damages...

Can I break my apartment lease in MI. with no penalties If I retire to move back HOME to my primary residence in IN.

By statute you do not have a right to a penalty free unilateral termination of the lease. I've seen leases where landlords provide for a change in...

Your tenant's "knife trap" is illegal, and most leases include "illegal activity" as grounds for breaking the lease. Sound like a guy you wouldn't...

My lease expired 2 months ago and now my landlord tells me im a tenant at will and there will be a rent increase. With no lease

If you've "held over" your apartment past the term of the initial lease then you would, by most statutes, be considered an at-will tenant and yes,...