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The building I live in is 9 stories tall and has two stairwells at each end of the building. There is one elevator that is very slow and breaks down every few months or so for a couple days at a time, and is operated by key fabs that have also malfunctioned. There is construction starting in our... View More 
answered on Oct 6, 2024
An Indiana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. This may be something that fire marshals or other local officials involved in fire protection & public safety would have the most insight into. Good luck
answered on Sep 10, 2023
Indiana statutorily adopted the UCC. UCC 1.207 is IN Code 26-1-1-207: https://law.justia.com/codes/indiana/2022/title-26/article-1/chapter-1/section-26-1-1-207/
The UCC is statutory law, not common law, although many of its provisions originated from the common law of merchants
If I was contracted by a company to preform labor and they failed to pay me for my services
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answered on Sep 3, 2023
Maybe, depending on the facts. One particularly important fact is how long it has been since you worked on the project. For this type of construction, assuming the nursing home is privately owned (other rules apply if it is publicly owned), you have 90 days after the last day you provided labor... View More
Also have electrical wiring issues no sink I moved in here with feces on the walls and floor and no floor in the kitchen old plumbing is really messed up septic is backed up
answered on Sep 30, 2021
An Indiana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks, and you express some immediate concerns about the safety and welfare of your family. One option here is to repost your question and include Landlord-Tenant as a category. Although all your category selections make... View More
I have a contract with the city parks and recreation to tare down 2 horse barns, for the lumber. No cost to the city. I still have to pay my employees. No finish/completion date was set in the contract. Can the park superintendent decide to have city employees take the barns down an cancel the... View More
answered on Nov 28, 2020
An Indiana attorney could answer best, but you await an answer for four weeks. It could depend on the terms of the contract, particularly if it contained any provisions for cancellation. One option might be to review the contract with an Indiana attorney. COVID-related defenses have been used in... View More
My mother blames us for the way her boyfriend treats her they fight all the time the last fight they had he called my mom crazy and then he called me crazy when me and my mom get in fights she thinks it ok to put her hands on me last time she put her hands on me I threatened to call the cops and... View More
answered on May 7, 2020
A better option might be to call County Dept of Social Services and make a report, they will find you a safe home if necessary.
answered on Nov 17, 2019
Not if the structure will be in compliance with zoning and other laws, and the project is run in compliance with OSHA, environmental, labor, fire & safety, and other codes. Your question remained open for three weeks. Those are some general considerations. You could consult with an Indiana... View More
We will have to forcloseits if we can't find help this will ruin our family the home is a conventional 97 home ready for a single woman two kids with a cosigner the home is supposed to be habitable and it's not we cannot afford two homes we are supposed to be selling our current home but... View More
answered on Sep 3, 2019
If you haven't had results in finding someone through the lawyer listings of this site or through your own independent searches, you could try the Indiana State Bar Association. They have lawyer referral resources for the public. Good luck
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We as a company installed furnaces into an apartment building. After they were installed, a thief came in and cut out and removed the furnaces from the building. The Genderal Contractor and Owner are claiming that until the certificate of Occupancy is granted that we are responsible to replace... View More
answered on Jul 1, 2011
you shouldn't be held liable. once you install it, your responsibility continues as to any warranty re the furnace. you are not responsible for it being stolen. the general contractor is the one who has that responsibility as he has control over the site until the occupancy permit is issued.
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