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Replaced water pump six to seven months after signing contract two of the wall heaters have caught on fire not to mention several other problems no insulation in crawl space, cracking foundation, and attached garage separating just to name a few the previous owner has signed all his properties over... View More 
answered on Mar 14, 2018
Buyer and seller must follow the written terms of the land contract they signed for purchase and sale, including the purchase price. A buyer can notify the seller of problems and try to renegotiate, but the seller is under no obligation to agree to any changes. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain... View More
He hasn't begun the home at all. We were discussing the type of home we wanted. He provided us with a home plan we didn't like. He had us meet with his draftsman to possibly change some things, but we never made it to the stage of actually doing a final draft. He said he normally has... View More
answered on Mar 9, 2018
I would argue that he was in the process of sales. If he did not have you execute any agreement and did not tell you that would would be charged, then I do not think he can expect you to pay. There was no "meeting of the minds". If you left with building plans I believe he may be able... View More
I filed a motion to have my case moved out of the courts and into arbitration as the contract dispute that I'm involved in says that any disputes must be resolved in arbitration. I noticed after reading over my motion that I made some minor errors mostly clerical errors. Can I just file an... View More
answered on Mar 8, 2018
You can file an amended motion. Although, for typos and the like it isn't really necessary. You generally file a motion for leave to amend with the amended motion attached.
I financed this bike using 2 separate financial agencies. One agency was paid off, the second the bike went to repo. While I was out of the country, my ex. stopped paying the motorbike payments in 2010. A third party company purchased the debt in 2014 and are now contacting me. My ex did sign and... View More
answered on Mar 7, 2018
The signed/notarized agreement with your ex might allow you to collect from him, but it has no effect on your debt to the finance company. They can collect that from you. Then it is up to you to try to collect from him.
In 2012, we went on vacation and I covered her half of $10,000 total. She was supposed to pay me back when we returned home. She dumped me before I received a dime. When I asked about the money, she threatened to call the police and put a restraining order on me. It has been 6 years. Do I have any... View More
answered on Mar 5, 2018
Small claims court can handle a claim up to $6000. If more than that, you file a claim in municipal court. But you might have waited too long. The time limit on your claim might be 6 years. Use the Find a Lawyer tab and retain a local litigation attorney.
It has been 3 years since we lived together. He has not made one attempt to pay me back. He has declared bankruptcy for dealing with debt in other areas of his life (car payments, IRS).
answered on Mar 5, 2018
Small claims court can handle a claim under $6000. But his bankruptcy might have terminated your claim. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local collection attorney.
An account was sent to collections and a judgment was entered against me in 2008. I have never made a payment and I was disabled at the time of the judgment and remain disabled currently. Can the agency garnish my part time wages? Am I still liable for the debt?
answered on Mar 1, 2018
Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local attorney to review the situation and advise you, and dal with the credit agency.
I lived in an apartment with a couple from June 2017-September 2017. Our lease is up in late May or early June of 2018. Things turned hostile in the apartment and I felt scared and threatened so I moved out. I have video evidence of my male roommate threatening me along side his girlfriend who was... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2018
You prove your case with admissible evidence and testimony. You should retain an attorney to review the facts and what you might submit as evidence and testimony, and then evaluate the likelihood of your success. There is no way to guess about your likelihood of success in a case, and no attorney... View More
Landlord is saying contract is invalid and is wanting me to sign a monthly contract in its place so she can sell the trailer and I'll have to move.
answered on Feb 22, 2018
An attorney would have to review the contract to be able to determine if the contract is valid or not. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local real estate attorney.
My employer/brokerage had us all sign a new contract today, I thought it was the same as the original one I signed when I started employment because they didn't state any changes.
One of the new stipulations under the contract is that if I am terminated/quit I cannot practice real... View More
answered on Feb 20, 2018
Covenants not to compete or non-competition clauses are disfavored by the Courts in Ohio. They are enforceable but are seen as a restraint of trade. First, there has to be consideration. Allowing you to remain employed in an at will position is sufficient consideration. Second, the restriction... View More
Bf but then moved back home..: I still have stuff their and still have a key. Gfbf was paying the rent the whole time and I never agreed to pay any rent. Due to my job I was barely at the residence for 7 days the most out of a month. Can the gfbf after a break up sue me for half the rent if I never... View More
answered on Feb 19, 2018
Anybody can sue anyone for anything. But they only win if they have evidence and a valid legal claim, as determined by the court. Either work it out, or if she sues, use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local attorney to defend you.
My partner and I purchased a vehicle about 6 months ago but now she is going her separate way, and in order to secure a mortgage for a place of her, I need to remove her from the loan. I cannot get the loan refinanced in only my name, so an FHA mortgage person she is working with told her that as... View More
answered on Feb 19, 2018
You both could sell the car. That would end the loan. The mortgage broker would have the best alternate suggestions.
"If any portion of this agreement is held to be invalid it's invalidity will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision in this agreement."
answered on Feb 14, 2018
If the lease is challenged in court, and the court throws out one provision, instead of the entire lease being invalid, the rest of the lease will be enforced.
The landlord is evicting us both...my boyfriend filed Chapter 7...so now Landlord is filing to make me pay...Because I’m not in bankruptcy ...what will happen?...will this effect my credit ?...will I have to pay back rent?
answered on Feb 13, 2018
If you did not sign the lease, then hard to hold you liable. Check with local counsel
I currently rent an apartment and want to break the lease. Contract says nothing about fee for breaking lease. Landlord telling me if I don't sign new contract saying I will pay until the find someone that I can't get out of lease. Is this legal?
answered on Feb 12, 2018
Yes, it is legal. The lease is a contract. If you want to break it early, then the landlord can set the terms for you to do that. If you leave, landlord can sue you for unpaid rent until a new tenant moves in.
Im in a land contract. I am certain I'm to pay 895.80 a month and i believe that's what the contract states however I'm being told I'm wrong by the current owner of this property.
answered on Feb 5, 2018
Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local real estate attorney to review the land contract terms and advise you. What you pay, depends on all the written terms of the land contract.
answered on Jan 31, 2018
Probably not - but only if it went to court, and the court decided in your favor. But a new employer might want to avoid the potential problem and refuse to hire you, or fire you if the other employer notifies them. Use the Find a Lawyer and retain a local employment law attorney to review the... View More
I'm moving from Pa to Oh. The apt was nasty and not move in ready. So I went back to Pa. They said they would clean it but I'm having a bad feeling about the place.
answered on Jan 29, 2018
Send them a letter saying they breached the lease by not providing it in livable condition and you are terminating the lease. It is doubtful they would sue in PA, but they could. And they could file an adverse entry on your credit record, lowering your credit score and making it more difficult to... View More
Bedroom permitted by city inspector for 2 occupants (me and roommate). Do I have any legal right to privacy and ability to enjoy my bedroom without her guest being there?
answered on Jan 24, 2018
Check your lease. Talk to landlord. Report it to city. If roommate won't keep him out, then it would be possible to go to court about it. But he really wouldn't be a tenant who can be evicted. And it would probably have to be the landlord who would seek an eviction.
I signed a contract with local basement finishing company back in June of 2016. Per contract, work was to begin in 4 weeks and finish in 4-6 weeks after it starts. After several follow ups, work started in Oct. Since then until today (in almost 4 months) only about 30% work has been completed. The... View More
answered on Jan 22, 2018
You can send the contractor a notice of termination and demand return of the remainder of excess funds already paid. If contractor will not return them, then you can sue in small claims court up to $6000, or in municipal court up to $15,000. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to consult a local... View More
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