You might be able to recover the cost of the vet care for your cats. If the dogs trespass on your property, you may call the police, potentially sue the owner for trespassing, and utilize all normal measures against a trespassing person/animal. Be careful, things can sometimes escalate between... View More

It depends on the circumstances. From what you've said here, it does sound like you may be able to get out of paying the rest of the purchase bill and potentially recover the vet bills.

In addition to what Attorney Williams stated, you may be able to sue them for an FDCPA violation depending on the circumstances.

To understand correctly, you want to ask the county to sue to foreclose on your property due to the tax lien?

I would call a foreclosure or tax attorney to take a look at your situation.

It means the creditor has not been able to properly serve you court documents. They're likely to try some other means to serve you. As soon as you're served you have 28 days to file your answer or they will seek a default judgment.

Each year the Ohio Tax Commissioner sets the interest rate on judgments. The current interest rate is 4%. As for attorney fees, that range is too large to properly estimate for you. If you choose to hire an attorney for collection, you can ask that attorney for what they're fees would be.

Hi there, this is an attorney question-answer service. An attorney would need to know more about your aunt's situation and what the neighbor is doing. Please feel free to give a call to one of the attorneys listed here.

You can go the typical route of eviction. File with your local municipal court.

It would depend on a lot of factors. Is that offer to property damage only, or does it cover hospital bills and pain and suffering. Insurance companies never offer their best deal right out of the gate, and you may need an attorney to help get you the top offer.

You can always ask if they... View More

You should be fine, but you may want an attorney to cover the hearing with you. As Attorney Jaap said below, she'd need to prove you breached a contract somehow but if you're correct and it was free to a good home then it just sounds like seller's remorse.

You can try to seek recovery from the rescue or "foster" owner. Who actually pays will depend on whether the dog was officially transferred to the new owner, or whether the rescue retained legal ownership over the dog.

Ohio has an archaic "dower" law that gives every spouse a 1/3 interest in the property. He has to sign his dower interest paperwork, and when you sell the house, he would then also have to release his dower. This interest is a statutory right and exists outside of you holding title.... View More

There are some mandatory state fees (recordation, conveyance fee), and many attorneys charge about $250 or less to draft a deed. It also depends on the nature of the deed. E.g., quit claim or general warranty.

If the house is on the 30 acres which is owned in common, then everyone also owns the house. Unless there has been a partition action, the entirety of the property is owned in common. The tenant may have typical tenant/resident rights to the house.

You might be able to claim an FDCPA violation as well. A good attorney should be able to give you a hand at little to no cost to you.

It would depend on a few factors, a consultation with an attorney would be able to provide a more full answer than simply whether you were stopped with your foot on the brake is enough to not be at fault.

It sounds like you might have an FDCPA claim, if you'd like representation feel free to give me a call.

It depends on your contract and statements.

Keep your dog. You adopted it from a shelter, it's your dog now. If they continue to harass you, you can call the police on them.

You should be fine. Vets won't scan microchips unless you ask and they're not usually concerned with ferreting out that kind of thing.