Seller failed to disclose previous known water penetration not due to flooding on Sellers disclosure, resulting in a $145,000 insurance claim, that was rewarded.
Seller apparently told my agent who failed to tell me. I found out through my own insurance agent after being asked a few... Read more »
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answered on May 14, 2023
I would have to see the contract you signed to give you solid advice.
Nevertheless, Notice of problems with the house and defects is required by the seller. However, sometimes, even though seller signed a disclosure, they can escape liability, where the contract says buyer takes property... Read more »
Intellectual property being withheld and my attempts have been ignored from several organizations. I've reached out to our states bar association more than several times for a fact and got little to no assistance and unfortunately finances have been affected by the covid pandemic and personal... Read more »
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answered on May 2, 2023
If you believe that your personal data is being withheld without justification, you may have legal options to obtain that information.
First, you can try to reach out directly to the organizations that are denying you access to your data and ask for an explanation for the denial. It may be... Read more »
My lease has base rent pay and prorated rent pay. I signed for prorated rent of $1532 and the base pay is $1900. No we’re on the lease does it say if you were late it goes to your base pay. with the prorated rent I have to pay the difference when I move out anyways as well. The manager at the... Read more »
answered on Apr 12, 2023
Monthly rent is typically only prorated when a tenant occupies the premises for only part of a month, almost always the first or last month of the lease.
So, for example, if you moved in on the 6th of a month, and your monthly rent is $1,900, the rent for the first month might be prorated... Read more »
I purchased land to which I have a deed to, paid in full at the time of purchase. A contractor built me a house for cash and I married my husband (military) when we unpacked those papers from the contract of sale and others were missing. Contractor has since passed away and his no one answers at... Read more »
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answered on Apr 10, 2023
There are many different ways to try to get the contract. The Title company that handled the closing on the place is required to hold on to all closing records for 6 years. I would try with them first as they always get a copy of the contract as part of their role and work on the title and closing.... Read more »
The company he worked for is now trying to say I new about the Patents so that they don't share my late husbands Royalities he would have gotten,with me. We were married 15 years until his death, if I had known he had all of those Patents I certainly would not have waited till now. I found out... Read more »
answered on Apr 1, 2023
I am sorry about the accident that took your husband. While the patents are a part of this issue, I suspect that the prime legal arguments will be about the licenses or other agreements that your husband had with the company. This is contract law. The litigation will be primarily on contract law... Read more »
The company he worked for is now trying to say I new about the Patents so that they don't share my late husbands Royalities he would have gotten,with me. We were married 15 years until his death, if I had known he had all of those Patents I certainly would not have waited till now. I found out... Read more »
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answered on Apr 9, 2023
As the widow of a late husband who had 52 utility patents as a senior software engineer, you may be entitled to a percentage of his royalties from the company he worked for. The fact that you did not know about all of his patents does not necessarily preclude you from receiving a share of the... Read more »
So, basically, my brother n law signed a very suspect and immoral farm lease from my grandmother, on her death bed, (20yr). But the lease is very vague, I had a lawyer send him a demand letter to stop trying to farm our properties because his lease isn't valid. Soon after he worked up ground... Read more »
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answered on Mar 20, 2023
You are in a tough spot.
In order for you to get clarity and satisfaction over the use of the property, it seems like you will need to go to a District Court or the Probate Court that has had jurisdiction over the properties.
As part of the case(s) or causes of action, you will need... Read more »
I was receiving life saving medicine for my liver.The insurance was cancelled on my last month of medicine.And I never could receive my last month.
answered on Mar 16, 2023
The Texas State Law Library provides this list of legal aid clinics around the state that offer pro bono and reduced rate lawyers:
https://guides.sll.texas.gov/legal-clinics/north-texas
Most lawyers only offer pro bono services thru such legal aid organizations because the... Read more »
I agreed to work with a personal trainer, who sent me a form and told me to sign it while on call, within minutes. It was $500/month with a 3 month commitment. I misunderstood her explanation to mean I could pay 500/month and cancel anytime. After 3 weeks with her, I've realized that her... Read more »
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answered on Mar 16, 2023
Without reading all the terms of service, my gut instinct is as follows:
The unpaid commitment ($1,000) will likely still be assessed as a termination fee, meaning you're free to cancel now but she will still collect one way or another.
If you want to maintain the liquidity, I... Read more »
Can you please gave someone to call me 832.326.6476 I took out a loan for 1500 and now I'm paying 7000 back ridiculous. Any help you can give would be appreciated. It has to be illegal in Texas. How do I fight these people and not have my credit score or be legally sued. Can you assist me in... Read more »
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answered on Mar 16, 2023
You may also want to contact the National Association of Consumer Advocates, which is an organization of attorneys and consumer advocates who specialize in protecting the rights of consumers against unfair or abusive lending practices. Their website is https://www.consumeradvocates.org/
The first issue is that the agreement does not include my full first name, Stephen. The agreement has Steve as my first name. I assume this does not matter and the agreement is still valid, but could you please confirm? The 2nd issue is the "Design Services" Article states: American... Read more »
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answered on Mar 14, 2023
First question:
The Steve v. Stephen distinction is not likely to matter, especially if you signed the Agreement already. Your signature will be indicia that you understood who they were referencing by calling you "Steve" (i.e., you wouldn't have signed if it called you... Read more »
I signed a quote but the company didn’t. It has a place for signatures and initials on another page for a discount price. I didn’t sign or initial that because I chose not to do that part of the deal. Can they hold me to that part too?
answered on Mar 13, 2023
It may be. The question is whether there was a meeting of the minds on the essential terms of the contract.
A signature is evidence that there was a meeting of the minds and can be dispositive. The lack of a signature is evidence that there wasn't, but isn't necessarily... Read more »
I spoke with the financial planner about long term care insurance. When he called to tell me I had been approved and he got my bank info, he said the initial payment was $1650. I told him I couldn't afford that much per month, especially since I had not seen any details and had not agreed to... Read more »
answered on Mar 9, 2023
Run.
First of all, a financial advisor who is a fiduciary DOES NOT SELL YOU FINANCIAL PRODUCTS! He advises you what types of financial investments you ought to make, but never ever sells you products. He is only selling his expertise and advice.
Second, long term care insurance... Read more »
Liberty Utilities fails to provide any notices within a 24 hour time of notice when they appear to vacate property without any such work. This company has continued to breach our agreement concerning no kind of notices within a 24 hour period before coming on the property. They refused to make... Read more »
answered on Mar 8, 2023
I assume that since you reference a utility company that the agreement you have with them is an easement. It's unusual for a utility easement to require advance notice to the land owner to come on vacant land to do work, and especially if the utility believes the work may be needed for a... Read more »
back ground check. I drove 100 miles each day for 2 weeks. Also they made me file for an LLC which was $150 and go on ride alongs with other salesman and I spent over $200 in gas. They owe me around $1500 and will not pay because I failed the background check. I believe since they put me through... Read more »
answered on Mar 7, 2023
It depends on the terms of your employment agreement and the reason you failed its background check.
If your employment offer was not conditioned on you successfully passing their background check and a background check is not required by some law or regulation governing your occupation,... Read more »
back ground check. I drove 100 miles each day for 2 weeks. Also they made me file for an LLC which was $150 and go on ride alongs with other salesman and I spent over $200 in gas. They owe me around $1500 and will not pay because I failed the background check. I believe since they put me through... Read more »
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answered on Mar 11, 2023
If the company hired you as an at-will employee, they may terminate your employment at any time for any reason, including the results of a background check. However, if they promised to pay you for your training and expenses, they may be legally obligated to do so.
You should review any... Read more »
photos are from my deployment in Iraq and are verry important to me.
answered on Mar 5, 2023
I would start with the Wayback Machine. It is a site that periodically records the contents of other websites. See if it has a past record of your MySpace page as it appeared when your photos were on your wall.
Pest control company did not comply with what they promised and refusing to let consumer out of contract because of the 3 day right of refusal.
answered on Feb 24, 2023
One year pest control contracts are legal and are common.
If the contract was solicited by a door-to-door salesperson, the three-day rescission rule applies. See linked article for how that rule operates: https://texaslawhelp.org/article/the-3-day-right-to-cancel-a-purchase
Your... Read more »
Seller agent says the money goes to them because buyer is terminating the contract. We didnt terminate, the bank just denied us. Its the TREC form.
answered on Feb 24, 2023
If your purchase of the property was contingent on you getting third party financing (for example, from a mortgage company), your TREC earnest money contract should include the Third Party Financing Addendum.
Paragraph 2 has optional boxes to check concerning what happens to the earnest... Read more »
In order to reduce cell phone charges by having 5 or more devices on one bill. 20 months later we find out that he has been monitoring all of our calls, text messages, and tracking our daily movements. Is this legal? Is he responsible for our reasonable expectation of privacy that has been... Read more »
answered on Feb 23, 2023
It depends.
A cell phone account holder commonly has access to information concerning the usage of the cell phones on that account. That enables the account holder to monitor each device’s usage for unauthorized activity.
Smart devices can share their location with others... Read more »
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