Generally, unless you have a signed contract of lease, a landlord can give you notice of a rent increase, and then you must either accept it or move out. If you have a lease, a landlord cannot do that.

You are sort of in a catch-22 here. The owner should hire a security guard to watch the building and the lobby, and there should also be security cameras in place. However, it won't do you much good if you get fired for asking for reimbursement for stolen packages. I don't know exactly... View More

No. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

You can do that, but you should reveal to the grantee what the cloud on title is. If you don't, and it is a major problem, you could be sued for fraud.

Assuming we are talking about a house, condo or other single family dwelling. If there was a full escrow, any misrepresentations should be considered fraud. If your escrow documents have signed provisions allowing or requiring mediation and/or arbitration, you should demand that one of those... View More

I don't understand the question. If the house was sold to another person, than that person owns the house (i.e. has title to the house). Under those circumstances, I don't think you owe anyone any money, but I do think at some point the new owner will try to evict you from the house. I... View More

Unfortunately it is a tough question to answer. It is often impossible to know where the bed bugs came from, or when, or who brought them there. Before I fork out $650 I would want a statement from the landlord that no one else in the complex has bed bugs. The landlord might simply be trying... View More

If the parties don't like the outcome of the mediation, the next step is to go to binding Arbitration. I assume that the escrow papers have a mediation and an arbitration provision in then, and that both parties of signed both provisions. If one party has not signed the agreements, the there... View More

My guess is that you have to file some kind of form with the California Dept. of Corporations similar that will act as a "Dissolution of the LLC." Otherwise the State of California will keep sending you the tax bill. Even if you made no money, I believe you could still owe the Dept. of... View More

I have never heard the "3 letters and you are a tenant" rule before. Under the law there are basically 3 types of tenancies: a tenancy for years; a tenancy from period to period; and a tenancy at sufferance. If there is no written agreement with the "visitor," then he/she is... View More

I think the best thing you can do is rely on your attorney to fight the worker's comp carrier. I have more experience on third-party cases than worker's comp cases. However, depending on the circumstances you may have both a worker's comp case and a third party liability case... View More

Without knowing more about your situation, and not being familiar with New York law on ADR, my guess is that if you signed an employment agreement with your employer, it should deal with how a mediator or arbitrator is selected. If not, you could approach your employer and ask him/her about it.... View More

I would first threaten to file a lawsuit. If that doesn't work, you can sue them for the money. If the sum is $10,000 or less you can sue them in small claims court. If the sum owed is less that 25,000 you can sue them in Superior Court as a Limited Action. If more than $25,000, you must... View More

They are not secret, but much of the information each side uses to prove his of her case is not necessarily open for review. If you have a key piece of evidence that favors you, you would want the other side to see it. Visa/Versa. An Arbitration is like a mini-trial, and both sides should come... View More

Generally it is up to the Judge to respond to a Motion to Dismiss a case. You can find most of the forms by going to your computer and pulling up the local Branch of the County Court you are in. Then search around that website and you should come up with a Form for your motion. Since I know... View More

Simply put, it depends on what kind of written agreement you have. If you don't have an agreement, signed by both parties, you are stuck with a verbal agreement. You can try to work it out with the other side.

Without knowing more about this matter, you probably can request a mediation (many courts now offer mediation as a choice), but it will have to be set up by a mediator, and the Court usually picks the mediator. I assume you are in civil court, as I don't think small claims court offers a... View More

You may have a malpractice case if the lawyers who abandoned you sent you to another law firm, and that new law firm failed to protect you from the statute of limitations by filing an action. There could be a dispute on this between the two law firms. As a general rule, attorneys want to handle... View More

Assuming that a lawsuit has already been filed, and the plaintiff and defendant have both filed their respective papers (a Complaint and an Answer), and assuming that you are the person who wants to interplead into the action, I am pretty sure that you would have to prepare papers as an... View More

Since you won your case, you probably have the right to sue the company for fraud, damages, or restitution (return to you of what you paid). You might be able to do this through a small claims court action, or file a "Limited Civil" action in Palm Springs Civil Court. Hope this was... View More