I went to the office and signed the lease on monday. Things in my life changed. I want to get out of this lease. They havent signed it. I dont have keys. Im supposed to meet them and move in on Monday.
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Yes. You should advise the landlord in writing that you are withdrawing your acceptance.
I live in an apartment with 3 othes, 2 of which are on the lease. I am not on the lease either. I was not able to pay rent on time and now they are trying to kick me out. They are trying to give me a 3 day notice to get out. I moved in to here in January and have been paying rent and utilities as... View More 
answered on Apr 24, 2017
You are a tenant at-will. That means that your tenancy may be terminated upon proper notice. 3 days is not proper notice. It also sounds like you are a sub-leaser. Most lease agreements prohibit sub-leasing without notice to the landlord. So the other tenants would have a difficult time suing you... View More
We have nothing written, verbal only. He does not claim the income.
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Probably. The general rule is that contracts concerning real estate must be in writing to be enforceable in court. More information needs to be provided, if you want to try to take advantage of one of stringent exceptions.
We just recently told our landlord we would not be resigning with him another year. Our lease was one year: begging June 1, 2016 and ending May 31, 2017. I read through our lease and nothing is stated about a 60 day notice before vacating. However our landlord told us that because we had not given... View More
answered on Apr 24, 2017
The short answer is no. You should be concerned about your security deposit. A landlord that acts like that may try to unjustly keep the security deposit.
If it were two temp agencies paying me for working the same shift at a company at the same time would that be illegal or merely frowned upon?
answered on Apr 24, 2017
While that is certainly strange, I do not see how it is illegal. The voluntary payment doctrine comes to mind. You just need to make sure that you are falsely representing that you only work for one company.
The charge was sex with minor 16 or older (she was 17). He is not a registered sex offender - served a 3 month jail sentence and 3 years of probation with no issue and has no restrictions. The violation date was 7/2007 and actual conviction was 1/2008.
answered on Apr 24, 2017
The short answer is no. Wis. Stat. s. 111.321 and 111.322(2) prohibit employers from denying employment to person just because they have been convicted of a crime. The general exception is that employers may deny employment where the job duties are substantially related to the elements of the... View More
Party is trying to dismiss case because they say the contract states that jurisdiction will be in their county (Outagamie County)
Everything occurred in Brown County. Business is located in Outagamie County. All work is in Brown County - What statues cover jurisdictional issues for Civil Court?
answered on Apr 24, 2017
Section 799 of the Wisconsin Statutes governs small claims actions. This is a link to that section: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/799.
Example: Can the Kenosha County Circuit Court in Kenosha, Wisconsin vacate the void judgment of the Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, IL?
answered on Apr 24, 2017
The short answer is no. But the court could refuse to enforce the void judgment.
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