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We woke up the next day after a storm with high winds and found our car damaged by a porta potty that was originally down the street. The porta potty ended up in our yard/against our car. We contacted the porta potty company, who is offering only half the cost to repair the car. This is a new build... View More 
I have a debt collector contact myself about a civil order from 2008. The lien expiration date of that order was in 2022. Is it still active or can they reopen it? The last contact with the company was back in September of 2014.
The attorney and clerk/attorney isn't sign on my copy. Can I get the small claims dismissed and make it so they can't come after me?
The eviction notice is not through the court system. It is a template from evictionbotice.com. The eviction notice states I'm being evicted for one non payment which I have been working with him with, I have that in writing, but I have a text stating it's for something else that is... View More
I live in a residential + commercial zoned, multi-tenant building designated as non-smoking by the building owner, and have a neighbor who I've good reason to believe is smoking in the neighboring apartment. It stinks up my apartment during the late hours and irritates my lungs while I believe... View More
answered on Oct 27, 2024
A Wisconsin attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. I'm sorry for your ordeal and the impact it has had on your health. While some questions go unanswered, you could try reposting and including "Landlord-Tenant" as a category. Attorneys who practice... View More
My parents are divorced, and my dad gave my a phone, my mom takes it away from me with random reasons every time I bring it to her house. I'm not looking for some big lawsuit or something, just some equal justice. I feel I should mention that i am a minor, as if I don't mention it, that... View More
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answered on Jul 28, 2024
Your situation is challenging, and it's understandable that you want a fair resolution. Since you are a minor, your parents have legal control over your possessions, even if they were gifts. This means your mom can technically take away the phone when you are at her house.
However,... View More
In 2016 I gave my child a vehicle. They were instructed to register it and get insurance. They did neither. Instead they were rear-ended, causing them to rear-end another while at a dead stop. In 2017 my child and myself were sued. 3 months later the suit was dropped, I assumed because my child... View More
answered on Jan 13, 2024
You are on the hook. Whatever you are paying apparently isn't reducing the principal. I fail to understand why plaintiff's attorney will not provide you a balance. What they won't do is send you a monthly statement.
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answered on Sep 29, 2023
A Wisconsin attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Although some questions go unanswered here, one option is to add "Collections" and "Estate Planning" as categories - this sounds like it could involve more than a simple and straightforward... View More
I as a distributor of tea products place a brand customer's custom logo on the product and ship to their customer when they have orders. If one of these brands also has us place another 3rd parties logo (a 501c charity they raise money for) on the product am I at risk of any legal liability... View More
answered on Jun 21, 2023
Those third party logos are someone's intellectual property, and I would advise you to obtain some kind of proof from your customer that these third party logos are allowed/licensed to be used in the particular product.
My husband got into fight that resulted in restitution for hospital bills after he was released off probation and they turned it into a judgement. We have been trying to get ahold of the hospital to pay this off they wont give any information to us because it is someone elses name. We call... View More
answered on Oct 13, 2021
Why don't you call the hospital and request you need to speak with the legal department. If they don't have one, ask to speak with the individual responsible for payments due to the hospital and tell them you need help finding out where to send the payment. If that fails, send them the... View More
I was driving on the right side of road in residential area, following speed limit & initiated decrease in speed to take a left into a driveway to reverse out of to go back the same way I was coming from. There was a car in that driveway. Before ever breeching the threshold line of said... View More
answered on Jun 3, 2021
A Wisconsin attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for a week. This could be a difficult claim, where certain things could have been done better on both sides. In terms of apportioning liability, that could be a jurisdiction-specific issue based on the comparative negligence... View More
Will i get in any trouble if he tells the court that he takes all responsibility. It is small claims court
answered on Dec 3, 2020
A Wisconsin attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. It's difficult to say what could happen. He could agree to accept all the responsibility with the other side, but he cannot control whether violations are issued for an uninsured vehicle - that's in the... View More
My mother has a judgment against me for $10K. She has passed away. I am her only child and was her power of attorney and heir to her estate. How do i remove this judgment from my credit?
answered on May 9, 2020
I'm sorry for the loss of your mother. You might have better chances of a response if you reposted in the Probate, Estate Planning, Collection categories. There's no guarantee that all questions are picked up, but your post remains open for four weeks and it isn't really a small... View More
answered on Apr 1, 2020
Generally a landlord is not liable for noise caused by a tenant unless the complaining party is another tenant in the same complex who is being denied quiet enjoyment of their unit. Otherwise, noise complaints are properly directed to local law enforcement.
answered on Apr 1, 2020
Generally a landlord is not liable for noise caused by a tenant unless the complaining party is another tenant in the same complex who is being denied quite enjoyment of their unit. Otherwise, noise complaints are properly directed to local law enforcement.
The police have received both of our statements where both sides state that he brake checked me intentionally. The insurance knows this and told me that because he intentionally tried to cause an accident they will only pay for half of my damages.
answered on Sep 27, 2019
It does seem unfair. You could consult with a Wisconsin attorney. There is no mention of injuries, and I hope you were not injured. But keep in mind that if the claim is purely property damage, an attorney might not be able to handle it on at a typical contingency fee arrangement generally applied... View More
The seller of my home knew of diseased trees (received a bid for multiple thousands of $$) and did not disclose them on the condition report. I'd like to read the exact real estate legislation that I'm protected by.
answered on Jun 3, 2019
Take a look at Section 100.18
100.18 Fraudulent representations.
(1) No person, firm, corporation or association, or agent or employee thereof, with intent to sell, distribute, increase the consumption of or in any wise dispose of any real estate, merchandise, securities,... View More
I sold a condo a month ago. We remodeled the condo. It is disclosed in the Disclosure. Buyer contacted us and stated that the dryer's vent doesn't vent and cause retention of moisture that cause ceiling damage. When the contractor installed the dryer, the building property manager was in... View More
answered on Oct 19, 2018
I'm surprised that the buyer's inspector did not note that the dryer was not vented. If the dryer is not vented then it should be a condenser dryer.
The issue here is whether or not you had knowledge of a condition affecting the property and failed to disclose that condition in... View More
I live in WI. I did not pay balance owed, because they never repaired what was broken when I put in a work request for it, on the condition of major appliances leaking or not operational. I moved from there in 2008 because of the non repaired appliances. I reapplied for this apt. complex in 2018... View More
answered on Aug 21, 2018
Your landlord had 6 years from the date the debt accrued to file a lawsuit or be time barred from pursuing it. This is what the statute of limitations says. Your main options are: 1) refuse to pay the balance because the landlord didn't do anything to collect before the statute of... View More
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