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The venue is far from where I live and work. Also, my name is wrong, and I wasn't served but it shows that I was (I was overseas). I can't find a lawyer willing to represent me and have decided to represent myself.
answered on Nov 14, 2017
If you have not obtained all the info you need, I would need some info to be able to understand what the situation is and give you some suggestions. For example: who are the parties to the suit? Where do you live? Where was case filed? It appears that a suit was filed, you hired an attorney to... View More 
I'll use a LLC to purchase some rental properties from turn-key providers in TN. Completely hand-off investments, will not be involved in any management of real estate - leasing, maintenance/repairs, etc. Is the LLC required to be qualified to do business in TN? and subject to franchise... View More
answered on Oct 12, 2016
This is a question for an attorney qualified tin the area of business taxes in TN which I assume is Tennessee.
answered on Oct 10, 2016
Many more facts are needed before anyone can give you an answer: all payments called for under the lease, amount of the first payment, amount of your holding deposit, the terms of the agreement re holding deposit, dates for all the money transactions.
He started escrow without first securing an accurate payoff demand.
He suggested "whiting out" the name on a previous grant deed to use it with a subsequent buyer.
answered on Oct 8, 2016
You obviously have some knowledge about selling real estate, but your questions seem to suggest that you do not know as much as you think you do! Your first step should be to talk to your agent or the broker and ask him the questions you have posed. My experience has been that payoff demands are... View More
I made the mistake of giving the title to them and now they have sold the car to someone else and are over 3 months behind on they agreed payments. Can I take them to small claims court and sue them for the balance that they own me on the entire contract since they now do not own the vehicle any... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2016
Of course, assuming he owes $10,000.00 or less. What they did with the car is not relevant.
Is there anyway I can take action against Chevy and GM? The company doesn't want to take ownership of their production of vehicles with faulty parts. It's a Certified GM vehicle, but it's already undriveable.
answered on Oct 7, 2016
You have not said that you bought it used, but I must assume you did. In that case you bought it from a dealer, and I assume it was probably a Chevrolet dealer, but I do not think it necessarily is. How long have you had the car? I do not know that a "Certified" sticker on the car... View More
They are saying it is an additional deposit not a pet deposit. That is not true, i wouldn't have to pay an additional deposit if I didn't have a cat. Isn't this against the fair housing act? I've been at the residence for 2+ years.
answered on Sep 30, 2016
The amount of the deposit is agreed upon when you signed the rental agreement. The owner may require a deposit of up to 2 months' rent for an unfurnished property in addition to the first month's rent itself. You have not stated what kind of agreement you have. The landlord would be... View More
It was time to renew. I wasnt unsure if I was going to. I signed an amendment for another year and submitted it. I emailed the property manager an hour later and told him to hold off. He said ok. This was turned in over a week before I needed to give notice. 2 days before my 30 days notice I told... View More
answered on Sep 30, 2016
I have to assume you had a one-year lease. Also assume it expired October 30, 2016. Around Sept 23, you renewed for one year. That same day you canceled the renewal. Then around Sept 28, you gave notice that you would not be renewing. You would be responsible for rent up to the date of the... View More
My leased spaced requires additional soundproofing, we're a gym and our music is loud. When the space was built we paid for sound proofing with our TI allowance. Now, a year into our lease, our landlord is saying we need to add soundproofing to the demising wall that separates us from the... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2016
That is an interesting question, but it raises a host of other questions which need answers before any lawyer can give you an answer. The questions include: Has the adjacent tenant complained? What is the basis for his complaint? Has he made sound measurements, and if so, where? What time of... View More
Regarding the client that was shown the property and now the contract is expired, can the realtor have the seller sign a statement that the realtor has the listing on that client for a number of days?
answered on Sep 29, 2016
It is certainly not unusual for a realtor to want to protect his investment in time and expenses to market the property. The listing agreement would provide that if s/he furnishes a list of the prospects to whom s/he has shown the property within a certain number of days of the expiration of the... View More
We have rented for the last 5 years and have never been served a notice stating that were late. Now the property management company says we missed payments 3 or 4 years ago and therefore late all this time. We have mostly paid rent by check (we have on file) but there were occasions when we paid... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2016
In California the statute of limitations on written contracts is four years from the date of the breach of the contract. In most leases the payment is due on the first of the month. As of today, that means that any demand for payment of rent due on or before September 1, 2012, is unenforceable.... View More
there were multiple late fees from utilities
answered on Sep 29, 2016
The first rule is, "Never write a check if you have any doubts about the availability of funds in your account to cover the check ON THE DAY YOU WROTE IT." I do not know what you mean by "There were multiple late fees from utilities." I am sure that any utility could assess a... View More
My tenant has no right to a garage in his lease. It is a detached garage in the back of the apartment unit. He is using a huge double garage for storage. He is not keeping an automobile in there. He is storing things like a hoarder. It may be a fire hazard. I want to know the following:... View More
answered on Sep 28, 2016
"You CANNOT be serious!!" 20 years??? You must have known about his use of the garage, so it is deemed to have been with your consent (= absence of protest). He is in violation of his lease, so treat him like a tenant -- give him 60 days to vacate the garage. If he does not remove... View More
I signed a brand new lease with 5 people total, 2 people who already lived in the home, and 3 new people (including me). We have a brand new lease with all the new people. I did not pay a security deposit. Now the previous tenant whose room I am currently in is asking that I pay HER back the... View More
answered on Sep 28, 2016
The prior tenant paid the deposit to, presumably, the landlord/owner. His only recourse is the landlord. You have no liability.
If all of the occupiers are on the same lease -- one lease for all the tenants, you owe money to the landlord/owner and nobody else. If you are all on the lease... View More
filled a nonprofit in CA; however, when doing a search on the nonprofit, the personal address is being used. Is there a way to hide the personal address online? Would that require removing myself as the registered agent and or change the state location?
answered on Sep 27, 2016
There are several companies that act as agents for service of process, registered agents. Just Google "Agents for Service of Process." If you have an office outside your home, you may use that address if you remain as registered agent.
We have been living in our rental home for a little over a month. Before we moved in the floors upstairs were replaced. After we signed the lease and gave security deposit, the landlord informed us that he was not happy with the quality of work and was trying to have the floors fixed. We moved... View More
answered on Sep 26, 2016
It is not clear whether you moved in after the Landlord (LL) told you he was going to fix the floors. If so, he is interfering with your quiet enjoyment of the property you rented, so he should compensate you for whatever expense you incurred to accommodate him. The alternative would have been to... View More
A friend lives in a rented dwelling that's not code-compliant. Can the landlord decide to stop renting the dwelling and take it off the market instead of making the necessary repairs?
answered on Sep 26, 2016
Assuming the property is not rented to anyone, yes. He can do whatever he likes with it, including razing it.
answered on Sep 26, 2016
Ask the new owners. If there is no telephone contact available, ask by mail. If you do not receive instructions before rent is due, mail a check to the new owners. If no mail contact is available and you want to be completely safe, go to your bank, open a savings account in the name of the new... View More
do we have to pay the back rent
answered on Sep 23, 2016
The answer to your question is: It depends on the facts you have not provided. What was the arrangement for your occupancy? Was there a written agreement? What did it specify for the rent? If no written agreement, what was the oral agreement? What evidence of that oral agreement do you have?... View More
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