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2 Answers | Asked in Contracts and Criminal Law for Maine on
Q: I need to remove squatters from my cabin located on leased land in the unorganized territories of Maine.

How do I go about this? Our last attempt was closed without prejudice. I do not understand the legal system and cannot afford a lawyer. Can you help me?

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jan 14, 2019

I suggest that you contact Pine Tree Legal to discuss your situation. This website has their contact information: https://www.ptla.org/contact-us

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Q: Need pro bono lawyer to represent us in Lincoln, Maine for return of stolen property to get our camp & lease back

We have squatters in our camp on leased land in the unorganized territories of Maine. We have everything we need to show the camp is ours but we do not know the legal system. Can you have a warranty deed to a building that is on leased land?

Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Jan 13, 2019

I am sorry, but I do not understand your question. Could you try filling in more details?

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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts for Maine on
Q: Is it okay to write a contract even after work has begun?
Fred Bopp III
Fred Bopp III
answered on Nov 10, 2018

The short answer is yes, but there may be significant consequences caused by the fact that one party started the work before a written contract was in place. For example, under Maine law, "[a]ny home construction contract for more than $3,000 in materials or labor must be in writing and must... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Landlord - Tenant and Real Estate Law for Maine on
Q: I am in a lease/option contract. The owner and I have found a buyer and is under a contract. Doesn't that void mine?

The buyer has a 30-day contract to buy the house..the title work was begun a month before his contract was signed. There is a 'gap in ownership' that the title company says is not an easy fix. They claim it could drag on for awhile. The owner is doing nothing to repair the title and... View More

Elliott R. Teel
Elliott R. Teel
answered on Feb 22, 2018

More information is needed to really answer this question. The contract would need to be reviewed to determine if it was valid to begin with, or if there has been a breach.

Depending on the problem with the title, it may not be worth exercising your option right now.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Collections for Maine on
Q: Maine-I filed small claims action 4 breach of contract re: dog breeding, I won, Defendant did not pay judgement $6000 by

deadline, had been given means 2 do so by courts in ruling by selling pups in her possession awarded 2 plaintiff 2 be placed from defendants residence due 2 health concerns. I then filed a contempt case & won. Defendant ordered 2 pay $1000 what they claimed they had left after spending rest... View More

Elliott R. Teel
Elliott R. Teel
answered on Jun 16, 2017

Sounds like you have done a good job so far. I would say do a disclosure hearing and request all their financials - bank statements, tax returns, debts, and business P&L statements. Then the court can set a payment plan or a deadline for full payment, again enforceable by a contempt action.

1 Answer | Asked in Contracts and Construction Law for Maine on
Q: What do we do when we have a breach of contract and the contractor is refusing to refund us our money?
Elliott R. Teel
Elliott R. Teel
answered on May 16, 2017

The answer may depend on if the contract says anything about how disputes are handled (there may be a mediation or arbitration clause). If it does not say anything, then depending on the amount that is in dispute, you can to either go to small claims court or to the district court to pursue them.... View More

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Q: What should I do: Plaintiff fails to respond to interrogatories, doc request, & request for admissions within 30 days

I am being sued for default on a private loan that I was duped into. I wasn't informed the loan was approved nor did I accept it. The funds were disbursed to a 3rd party without my knowledge and I only learned of the situation after the fact.

I answered plaintiff's... View More

Glenn B. Manishin
Glenn B. Manishin
answered on Mar 29, 2017

The case will not be dismissed for failure to meet discovery deadlines alone.

Move to compel responses to the Ints. and Doc. Reqs. and to "deem" the unanswered Requests for Admission as admitted.

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