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answered on Dec 14, 2022
Yes. Look up the "Boulevard Rule" which applies in Maryland. Also read over MD Code, Transportation, § 21-705:
(a) The driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall stop immediately before driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area that extends... View More
In other words, can a plumber just give one flat fee to install a well pump and pressure tank and all associated valves and guages or does the law state they must disclose the cost of the equipment they purchased if the customer requests that they disclose it...the job is already completed.

answered on Dec 14, 2022
No, if the contract was entered into on a flat fee basis. If the contract was on a time and materials basis, which would be stated, then yes. You are perhaps entitled to all manuafacturer warranties on the installed equipment.
Water/sewage is stated on the lease which was signed on 2/01/2022, but as stated in Md. Code, Real Property § 8-212.4, I was not given proper information and only was given a notice on 6/26/2022 that I would have to pay water starting 9/1/2022. I just received my 1st bill this month and it’s... View More

answered on Dec 14, 2022
Request --in writing, and dated-- the detailed utility invoices for the property and how the amounts billed to you were calculated. Cite the code section. State that their request for payment does not meet the Code requirements for supporting documentation and billing details, and that upon... View More
Wouldn't this be a breach of the proposal/contract?

answered on Dec 12, 2022
In Maryland, the law views an engagement ring as a "conditional gift" for which marriage is the condition. If the condition is not met, then the recipient must give back the ring, and the giver of the ring is restored ownership. This is different than the usual effect of an... View More
I am now 68 and really would like to travel out of the country. My spouse who is an immigration attorney advise me that we may run into issues with this conviction. I served 90 days in a work release program at the time and completed all issues surrounding the conviction. In recent conversations... View More

answered on Dec 12, 2022
The only restrictions on entry (or re-entry) to the United States on account of certain criminal convictions apply to non-citizens in the United States. For greencard holders, the ffense would have to be a deportable offense to cause problems upon re-entry. If you are a US citizen there is no... View More
How long until I can get rid of them. Only my name is on the house or lease and I live in Maryland. He also left with unpaid rent, electric and water.

answered on Dec 10, 2022
To be safe, send/serve him with written notice that he make reasonable arrangements within 30 days to come pick up his property, or failing that, you will deem the items to be abandoned property and will dispose of them in any manner expedient to you. Take photographs of the items, so as to make a... View More
I tried to dispute the charges twice with my bank and they denied me saying I didn’t have enough proof but I sent them screenshots of me putting my phone in lost mode, text messages from the person saying they took it

answered on Dec 10, 2022
You need to go to the police, file criminal charges if you know who the person is, or at least get a criminal report filed and a copy of it that you are the victim of a crime. You give that criminal investigation report to the bank to prove the phone was stolen and your account illegally accessed.... View More
I live in Maryland. My sister bought a house. I live in it with my husband and kids and I pay rent to my sister. She has said that she will gift me the house when it’s paid off. In this case, will the house be considered the marital property of me and my husband, or just mine?

answered on Dec 10, 2022
A gift is not marital property. Payment of rent that is actually payment made as part of an agreement to purchase the house would be deemed payment toward marital property. A mere promise to gift you a property in the future is not an enforceable agreement or contract, meaning your sister does... View More
I have a roommate. Both our name are on the lease
He left two month ago to live somewhere else without telling me. I found his room empty . leaving the keys and refusing to sign off the lease. I found someone else to cover the rent and he knew and said he was cool with it. Now he wants to... View More

answered on Dec 10, 2022
Put in writing (letter, email, text--and save it as evidence) that he cannot come back and if he does attempt entry he will be charged with trespassing and breaking and entering. Trespass can only be charged if he receives notice to stay off your property, and you need to prove you gave that... View More
I like to know whether i should file a new suit or the entire case filed earlier will continue since the md court of special appeals vacated and remanded the judgment for further proceedings. I will obviously need to hire an attorney going forward. Yet i like to know my available recourse

answered on Dec 8, 2022
You do not and cannot re-file the suit. The case goes back to the circuit court to address whatever the CSA directed the circuit court to do. Whether that means a retrial of the entire case, or to address a particular issue or determination, depends on what the order for remand says.
If a person dies and names a beneficiary on a bank account that is different than what is in the Will, does the Will take precedence or do you have to take that person to court if they don't hand over those funds as it is laid out in the Will?

answered on Dec 8, 2022
The beneficiary designation on the bank account controls, regardless of what the will says. The will only controls assets in the estate. By definition, any asset such as a financial account that is governed by a contractual agreement between the decedent and the financial institution, that by its... View More
A colleague (lives in Harford County) of my daughter (lives in Cecil County), sold my daughter Rx OxyContin for almost a year. The seller is a known doctor-shopper and drug seeker, and through her actions of selling her Rx has contributed to my daughter’s ongoing ill physical and mental health,... View More

answered on Dec 8, 2022
You cannot sue on behalf of your adult daughter, nor have you personally suffered a damage that would allow you a direct lawsuit against this person. Your daughter is the alleged victim of this wrongdoing, so she would have to sue in her own name against the responsible party. The problem with... View More

answered on Dec 7, 2022
The answer to this question depends on the employer's written policy, and whether this policy was communicated to the employee at the time of hiring. For example, if an employer informs employees in writing at the time of hiring that unused vacation leave will be lost or forfeited upon... View More
Contract agreement in net30 but payment is over 60 days past due. I threated to place a lien on the property and then the company had their attorney threaten me with lawsuit if I move forward with the lien. Am I able to put Lien on property? what are my options?

answered on Dec 7, 2022
Take your contract, your unpaid invoices, and correspondence regarding payment to a lawyer to review. Whether you pursue a mechanic's lien or file suit for breach of contract, or both, depends on the facts, what is owed, who you have a contract with, etc. Management companies do not typically... View More
He purchased the property in 2003 but years later a women was added what should I do

answered on Dec 2, 2022
Hire a lawyer to look into the title records, and provide a whole lot more details about who this woman was, her relationship to your father, whether she ever was romantically involved with him, or resided in the house, etc. If your father had a will, that should be reviewed. If there was an... View More
local law enforcement, what else can I do? The amount is over $5000.

answered on Dec 2, 2022
You can file a civil suit in Maryland, or in Texas. Getting a judgment awarded is one thing; collecting it is another. If the scammer is in Texas, you will almost certainly have to enforce the judgment in Texas if that is where he has his assets. In a criminal proceeding, the judge can order... View More
Me and my son’ father had in our court order that child support was to be paid until he turns 18. In May, he filed for a modification. Why? I don’t know. My son graduated in June and that was the last payment I received. There was a court date in Sept, which we both missed, and the judge... View More

answered on Dec 2, 2022
By law, in the absence of an agreement by the parents to the contrary, child support ceases once the child turns 18, or if the child is still enrolled in high school and not yet reached graduation, then through completion of high school --whichever is later (but not past the child's 19th... View More

answered on Nov 27, 2022
Impossible to answer on these facts. First, I would urge you to call a divorce lawyer, and provide a few salient details: how long married; any minor children; employment income of both spouses; real property; financial assets; retirement/pension assets; abuse allegations; separated or not; have... View More
He did not hire anyone and tried to do it by himself and one assistant. Unfortunately, no contract was signed, and the original agreement was $11000. I have already paid him $8000 plus a $500 Home Depot gift card for extra materials that he needs (in case I am not available). He did not put on a... View More

answered on Nov 26, 2022
Let's start with the legal issues first:
(1) Did the contractor pull a building permit for this job, if one was needed? How high was this wall supposed to be (walls over a certain height require a permit)? It is the non-delegable duty of the contractor to obtain all permits and pass... View More
Maintenance Request form was submitted over a week ago via multiple avenues (on-line form, hard copy as well as several follow up calls and no response whatsoever). Please help. I'd like to b showered for the holiday.

answered on Nov 22, 2022
The District Court has forms for starting a rent escrow action. A rent escrow action is where a tenant pays their rent into court, and not to the landlord, beause there remain serious unrepaired or unaddressed conditions in the rented premises that make the unit unsafe, unhealthy or unusable. No... View More
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