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Can you be legally denied employment consideration if you choose not to complete a (voluntary company form) outside the standard background check/security clearance forms submitted?
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answered on Jul 3, 2019
Very generally speaking an employer has the right to use any criteria it wants for hiring purposes (excepting illegal criteria, like ethnicity for instance). A company ordinarily has no obligation to consider candidates who don't care to follow the company's hiring protocol.... View More
I signed a 6 month lease (december 2018 - June 31 2019) for a room in a 3 level house and left may 15 due to a hostile/strict environment by the landlord my old landlord is currently taking me to court in august for 800 my security deposit was 800 dollar and I don't understand why hes even... View More
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answered on Jul 3, 2019
Very generally speaking in Maryland a tenant is obligated to pay rent for the full lease term, unless there is an agreement or order to the contrary. (the owner/landlord has a duty to try and rent the place out to reduce the damages) If conditions are hazardous to life or health a tenant may... View More
I'm on deed with sister but not on mortgage
She lives in house, I do not. Her % is 75, mine 25%
at closing how ill funds be distributed?
Thank you
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answered on Jul 3, 2019
This is not so much a legal question as a practical one based on title company procedure. While joint owners are presumably entitled to proceeds in accordance with their respective ownership percentages, title companies may issue a single check payable to all record owners unless the record... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
There is no legal requirement that someone live at their mailing address. People can have a P.O. Box, or mail forwarded to another location/address besides their home.
The post doesn't mention the reason for mail forwarding. There may be circumstances where someone improperly uses... View More
My father had a codicil drawn up about 23 years ago that would allow his lady friend to stay in his home until she died or moved. The house was deeded in his and my late mom's name. He died in 2012. About 7 years before then he added my one brother and me to the home deed. It has become a... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
It would be difficult for an attorney to answer without seeing the actual documents in question.
Very generally, a deed supercedes a will or codicil. That is because a will can only control what property someone dies owning in their own name. If person A makes a deed that leaves... View More
My husband has his own business and own 4 brand new dump truck and is out purchasing new vehicles as well as purchased his mother a new car and making her monthly payments; but is not paying his alimony. What should I do?
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Many courts in this state offer a pro-se or "self help" family law clinic. They are usually staffed by volunteer attorneys who take the time to answer questions about family law issues and assist with filing out court forms. While these attorneys do not represent in court, their insight... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Tenants by the entirety is a special type of ownership for husbands and wives. If a couple bought property before a marriage and later get married, they could in theory re-deed the property from themselves as joint tenants to themselves as husband and wife, tenants by the entirety.
A... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Whatever the commercial tenant is willing to pay.
The limits applicable to residential leases have no bearing in commercial leases.
You may wish to seek the help of a real estate lawyer to review and negotiate any commercial lease. Because they lack protections built into the law... View More
My ex recently after 5 yrs just starting repaying back support, he has renewed his interest which leads me to believe he would not actively participate and cooperate with my fiancé adopting my daughter. The ex hasn’t seen my child in over 4 years because he has long history of substance abuse.... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
The legal standard for adoption is different than for granting sole custody. A natural parent must be notified of adoption proceedings. Adoption generally requires the natural parent's consent or a court order terminating the natural parent's rights as a parent (in extreme... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Maryland annotated code is broken down into many "articles." Each of the articles is numbered (starting with 1-101, 1-102, etc.) Because there are dozens of different code sections labeled "1-202", you might want to re-post to clarify what article of the code you are talking about.
I will be losing 8 hrs in my paycheck going to 12 hr shifts plus I will be losing my shift differential. We were made aware of this by the unit manager verbally. Shouldn't it be in writing to be legal and come from company CEO? Would greatly appreciate any insight.
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Very generally speaking an employer can freely change work hour requirements. An employer must honor overtime laws and child labor laws and in some cases retail break laws but otherwise can set work hours and shifts pretty much as the employer sees fit. There is no law requiring changes to... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Your question involves at least two areas of commercial law in this state-- interest rates and lender licensing.
Maryland's laws on lending and usury (maximum interest) are a bit complicated. The legal rate of interest in this state is 6%. To charge more, you must fit within an... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
If someone is not on the deed they have no interest to "divest" by deed. If instead you mean to ask whether a borrower can they get out from the loan obligation by deeding away their interest, the short answer is "no" - at least not without the lender's approval.... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
This sounds very similar to another question recently asked on this forum.
A borrower has no interest in property by being on a mortgage, they only have an obligation. That borrower cannot typically remove themselves from the obligation unless the other owner refinances, pays off or... View More
I signed a lease March 2003 for move in date April 2003 I wrote a letter stating I would not be moving in the appointment was still rented out that April to someone else. 2012 the rental company came after me for payment, then again I’m 2015 now I’m 2019 my check is being garnished for this... View More
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answered on Jun 19, 2019
Is there a judgment?
Garnishment does not usually happen unless there was a court case and a judgment. Judgments are good for 12 years in this state, and can be renewed for additional 12 year terms. Most, but not all, cases need to be filed within 3 years.
So if... View More
if they don't pass inspection? or are these addendum's that are put into an offer?
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answered on Jun 13, 2019
No.
While a seller might have a harder time selling as-is and some types of financing will require these items to be in working order there is no law mandating that the Seller must do repairs.
You're encouraged to talk these items over with your real estate agent and/or real... View More
Great grandmother died in 1985. Left property as heir property. My mother held power of attorney. My great-uncle attempted to sell the property. He couldn't b/c the heirs never paid my great-grandmother's attorney for the work he did. As such, the deed was never transferred to the heirs.... View More
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answered on May 22, 2019
Short answer: anyone can pay back the taxes (and reimbursable expenses if the property has gone to tax sale) to redeem the property. Paying the taxes does not change ownership.
Long answer: Only a personal representative can sell the property (or convey it out of the estate). An... View More
I have asked for my apartment to be mice free. It has taken them three exterminator visits, they have had to fill in three holes in my unit. They have found mice excrement, that is the exterminator found this. I was denied having my floors cleaned by the onsite manager, I had to call the... View More
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answered on May 7, 2019
An online post won't be able to offer specific legal advice, but when conditions in a rental rise to the level of a serious hazard jeopardizing health or safety, Maryland law offers the option of rent escrow. Not every nuisance rises to the level of hazard and it is a very case-by-case... View More
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answered on May 7, 2019
Under normal circumstances no one can force a borrower to get a rate lock or even to stay with a particular lender. The rate lock offers protection to a potential borrower, so it is entirely up to them. Now a lender may have its own rules about how long its approval is good for, and one might... View More
I have no correct contact info for the rental property company / owner. The chimney company says I can just get my side fixed but that will NOT solve the problem of the water leaking and they won't be able to guarantee the work just the materials. What is my recourse? If I pay to have the... View More
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answered on May 7, 2019
Generally speaking you can't shift a bill to someone else unless they approve of it or have a legal obligation to pay it. There are some exceptions to this rule but they usually involve situations where someone knows about a benefit and sits back and knowingly takes the benefit without... View More
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