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I am a disabled senior citizen. This landlord took full advantage of me. I lived nearly 3 years with no A/C in the summer (in Amarillo, TX!!??) & no heat from Feb. 2022 til I moved. (It gets worse!) empty promises to fix things... I finally gave notice & moved out on June 31st. 2022.... View More 
answered on Oct 5, 2022
Section 92.109 of the Texas Property Code describes your remedy. A landlord who in bad faith retains a security deposit in violation of the law is liable for an amount equal to $100, three times the portion of the security deposit wrongfully withheld, and the tenant's reasonable attorney fees... View More
My mother has severe memory loss an confusion.
answered on Sep 19, 2022
It is probably too late to get a legal power of attorney given your mother's memory loss and confusion. Even if your mother were to sign the power of attorney, it may be challenged due to a lack of capacity or competence to understand the significance of what she is signing.
You will... View More
Does the principle/grantor HAVE to be sick/unwell or can they be healthy? If a principle/grantor is of sound mind, with no disability, illness or physical or mental incapacity, would an agent/grantee using the POA be misusing the power?
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answered on Jul 17, 2022
It depends on the wording of the POA. Some take effect immediately after they are signed. Some are only effective when the principal becomes incapacitated. If it is effective immediately, it is not necessarily a misuse for the agent to use the POA. For example, I might give my husband a POA to... View More
The the investor promised cash in two weeks but has not paid any money and is actively listing the property for sale. My father in law needs help.
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answered on Jul 18, 2022
Sounds like a scam.
I would get to a lawyer immediately to stop the sale and nullify or void the deed. Time is an important factor in these types of matters.
You may need the court to intervene to protect the property.
Good Luck!
“During the glory days of radio, it was illegal to mimic the voice of the US president.” Was there actually a law prohibiting that? Or was just a White House policy and not a legal issue.
Was it law or policy?
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answered on Jun 26, 2022
What you are referring to is the Policy of the Government. The 1st Amendment gives you the right to mimic anyone!
She is ill and will not go to the doctor. She c an hardly walk and is taking too may pain and sleeping meds. She lives alone.
Her family thinks she is mentall ill and they don't get along. One child is in 2 hours away the other on the west coast. II have no legal relationship but... View More
answered on May 6, 2022
The lawyer can only talk to you if she gives you permission. Try to get your friend to let you go to the doctors with her and discuss her issues
She has Parkinson dementia and is no longer able to make decisions. For long term care I need to use the money in her IRA. Most of the money was made after we were married, but it is not a joint IRA. I have been managing the account since her illness, but have not taken out any money. Now that she... View More
answered on Apr 10, 2022
You'll definitely want to speak with an attorney in the area who handles guardianship cases. In addition to (or instead of) guardianship over your wife, you may want to look at getting a document from the guardianship judge naming you as "community administrator". Many attorneys... View More
answered on Mar 12, 2022
The fastest way is to ask them or the person who you think signed the power of attorney, If they have used the power of attorney they should of had to show it to the person.
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answered on Feb 5, 2022
Show up to court and go to trial.
You should get an experienced attorney and do not talk to anyone about the case, but that person.
Good luck!
We are no longer a couple we share different rooms in the same home. She called aps on me several times and self harms herself to say I caused it . She makes herself fall and will sit there without letting any one know she's fallen just to tell them I left her on the floor for hours. , she... View More
answered on Jan 18, 2022
You can be arrested and charged with a felony if a law enforcement officer believes that you physically hurt an elderly person, or that you neglected a duty to prevent them being hurt. The safest thing is to remove yourself from the situation.
Can I file transfer on death deed to my children, possibly as a Medicaid asset protection trust devise if he has to go to nursing home?
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answered on Dec 7, 2021
There are a few different ways to handle your issue. The simplest is a "Life Estate" where you deed the property back to yourself for the remainder of your life, then it automatically goes to the person you wish to obtain the property after you die.
This is great if you have a low... View More
I do not have guardianship or POA. The visit will be for a few months. I am worried about a financial eldery abuse with my step brother if we stay in her home state.
answered on Aug 20, 2021
Assuming your mother is competent and is going with you willingly, neither a guardianship nor a power of attorney is required. If you want to handle her financial affairs, she must be competent and sign a power of attorney allowing that.
She became critically ill 3 months ago. She was hospitalized then sent to a rehabilitation facility when she began to recover. Her daughter has a medical power of attorney. She has been okayed by her doctors for release but her daughter will not allow the facility to do so. The daughter (and other... View More
answered on Jul 6, 2021
Other than your friend herself, the only person who can decide where she lives is a guardian of her person. An agent under a Medical Power of Attorney does not have this authority. An agent under a Medical Power of Attorney only has the authority to convey someone's wishes when they cannot... View More
Caregiver works full time and dad is 88 years old stays all alone without no family contact. How do I present a case cuz the autopsy report does not show the caregiver in favorable eyes!
answered on Jun 24, 2021
More information is needed to respond to your question. Please consult an elder lawyer in your area. You can locate one using the Find a Lawyer function on the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org)
6 yrs ago, my upstairs neighbors' kitchen sink , garbage disposal and dishwasher water kept coming up in my sink and finally flooded my apartment. They fixed it then but its doing it again now. The complex changed hands and I have been asking and even begged them a couple times since January... View More
answered on Jun 17, 2021
Contact the renters' council in Temple. If there is none, try the Travis County Renters' Council.
I got POA 4 years ago. She was diagnosed with dementia 3 years ago. Her husband has passed away. Her doctors (primary, cardiologist, and neurologist) say she cannot live alone, but she wants to stay at home. I cannot live with her (I am married with 3 kids of my own). Besides the dementia, she has... View More
answered on Apr 26, 2021
You can certainly provide her with a place to live, but you can't force her to live there. A power of attorney authorizes you to act for her, but doesn't give you the right to control her - for that you would need a guardianship. Her condition may or may not support having a guardian appointed.
She was scammed into a transmission rebuild after the company already had her car and apart got the back took to another shop who said the transmission has not been rebuilt they replaced a censor and new fluid and charged her 3000.$ and the transmission is acting the way it to start with she was... View More
Father in law acted like a will didn't exist so my husband wouldn't get what was left to him
answered on Mar 23, 2021
In Texas failing a produce a Will is a crime. It you have evidence tending to prove it exists, or existed, such as signing witnesses who can testify as to what it said, please contact a local probate attorney.
There’s no power of attorney, my parents have bought a funeral for him. He spend a week in the hospital got released and then two days a second time, got released again. Three nurses have come to the house, and they say he has to go through sickness, after the hospital. What will my parents have... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2021
Assuming that the hospital receives Medicare or Medicaid payments, it can only discharge someone in a safe discharge. While it is now less common, many people do die at home. If your grandfather is on hospice, the hospice nurse can sign the death certificate. If not, it must be signed by an M.D.... View More
they want to do repairs and replace pipes and they have to pack up and move they dont know where just some shelter and a lot have providers that assist them all in panic mode I live in Ohio my father lives in South Texas
answered on Feb 22, 2021
From your description it appears that your father lives in a commercial apartment complex, not in a nursing home or a hospital and is perhaps being constructively evicted due to the need to make massive repairs. If he has funds, a shelter is not his only option.
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