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An offer was made, I countered, they accepted. We signed the contract that included earnest money. We even did an amendment for something they left out of their offer. Now, they didn't pay the earnest money, and sent a cancellation of the contract and don't want to pay. I countered... View More
answered on Jun 15, 2017
You have a few options. You can sue the buyers for specific performance (that means forcing them to buy the house). You can sue the buyers for the earnest money.
You can put your house back on the market. If the selling price is less than before, you can sue the buyers for the difference... View More
At the pre-closing walk-through, it was obvious the cleaning had not occurred. Our realtor contacted the owners and the reply to our realtor via text messsage was "This certainly isn't personal but we aren't doing one more thing and are seriously considering talking to a lawyer about... View More
answered on Jun 15, 2017
The short answer is yes. You can file a lawsuit to recover the cost of the cleaning. You should consider small claims court.
The employer sends the employee to various locations around the US to work with clients on a contractual basis. So the city the employee is located at is different from the Employer's city. If the employee wants to file a suit against the employer for wage & hour violations and... View More
answered on May 19, 2017
The suit should be filed in the employee's city: unless the employee believes that the city or state law where employer is, is more favorable than federal law. The employee may hire any attorney that is licensed to practice in jurisdiction where the action is filed. In some states, the law... View More
I am 19 and I work at Buffalo Wild Wings where I have been for over a year. I started as a cashier making $9. But then I was asked if I wanted to be a cook instead and that they start at $11 an hour. I needed that extra money so I said yes and I've been working as a cook there for over 6... View More
answered on May 17, 2017
The short answer is yes. As long as you can show that the employer agreed to pay $11 per hour, you are entitled to that.
answered on May 17, 2017
Do you know whether the court cancelled the warrant? That is usually the case, of course. You should check the court file to make sure that the warrant was properly cancelled. If so, the arrest would be clearly unlawful--as opposed to accident because the clerk's office made a mistake. You may... View More
they have a child together and he keeps threatening to take her to court if she doesn't do what he says. is there anything that she can do?
answered on May 15, 2017
Your question is unclear. It sounds like a woman has a restraining order against a man. The restraining order prohibits the man from contacting the woman. The restraining order does not, however, prohibit the woman from contacting the man. As such, it follows that the man cannot "take her to... View More
We didn't pay any rent because of disputes on a buildout that was done by the landlord prior to us moving into the space. we found out that the work had been done without the proper permits being obtained and no inspections being done. We were also not provided an occupancy permit upon moving... View More
answered on May 11, 2017
A lease is a contract. In general, non-performance entitles the other party to rescind the contract. Doing build-out work without permits is worse than non-performance, it is illegal. A party that acts unlawfully cannot come into court and ask for a legal remedy. You should consider counter-suing... View More
of our land was on his...At the time we were in no position financially to fight it now we are considering selling our home. is there a statute of limitations on real estate law and how come the title insurance we purchased with the house did not apply when we contacted the title company? What is... View More
answered on May 2, 2017
Your questions are more complicated than you probably intended. You do not have to accept the neighbor's survey. I am unable to determine, from the facts you provided, whether you signed anything waiving your right to challenge the survey. I am also unable to determine whether you made a claim... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Your question is more complicated than you probably intended it to be. Police may use and act on false information. The real question is a quality of the false information. You should review the application for the warrant at the circuit court that issued the warrant. The application will show... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Police officers cannot impose drug tests unless there is a court order.
And if a disclaimer were used such as "I DO NOT MEAN ANY ACTUAL HARM ONTO THE PRESIDENT", would that suffice?
answered on Apr 24, 2017
The short answer is yes. And you do not need a disclaimer. There are hundreds of songs about killing political figures. There is a different between artistry and threats. And there is a different between speech and true threats. I assume you fall squarely within the artistry and First Amendment... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
The short answer is yes. But you will need a permit if you want to conceal it. I should add that I am unaware of any current permit procedure for knifes. So you can only openly carry it at present. You also have to avoid certain places, like schools.
I have an audio recording of a private conversation with my father, shortly before his passing several years ago. This conversation contains content that may be embarrassing to me. Another family member would like to compel me to share that recording and is threatening to take legal action. Can... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Maybe. If the recording concerns the estate, it is probably discoverable. If not, then probably not. You can have the judge review the recording in camera (that means outside the presence of the parties to the case). That will solve the embarrassment concerns you have.
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Police officers do not charge crimes, prosecuting attorneys do. Police officers do make criminal referrals to prosecuting attorneys. So I assume that is what you mean: the police officer is threatening to make a criminal referral unless you inform. And, yes, a police officer can do that.
answered on Apr 24, 2017
You should file a petition for the return of property with the local circuit court. There is no filing fee for this type of action.
The contractor has no credentials to substantiate his claim that he is an expert in historic restoration. 4 bona fide experts in historic restoration have assessed the work he did on my house and have provided me with written reports outlining the deficiencies in every part of his work. I sued the... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
In order to prevail on a defamation claim (written defamation is called libel; verbal defamation is called slander), the statements have to be false. If the statements are true, then it is not defamation. However, you likely signed a settlement agreement that has confidentiality and... View More
and the small claim was dismissed with prejudice then will that cause a loss of claims in the large case and attorney fund award for the large case
answered on Apr 24, 2017
If the small claims case was dismissed with prejudice, the large claims case is likely frivolous.
I never agreed to pay for anything other than $75 per month. He complained about overage fees a couple of times but I never agreed to pay extra. Earlier this month he asked me to pay off the remaining amount due for my phone ($271) and get off his plan and on my own. We mutually agreed to do this... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
You should not be worried. The coworker could have avoided the overage fees by switching to plan that allowed for more data. You could also argue that the coworker caused the overages and breached the agreement by revoking your access.
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