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answered on Feb 25, 2017
If he signed a lease for your residence, that could be different from a business property lease, but the ordinary rule is that contractual obligations are personal and do not extend to a non-signatory spouse.
answered on Jan 5, 2015
You can always ask. Request the return of the deposit in writing and send the request by certified mail. This way you have proof you made the request. Please note the the deposit is usually used make sure the property is left is suitable condition and many landlords find reasons to keep the... View More 
The post office lady said that the best way to send anything legal is "certified mail with return recipt", so I did.
But now, checking againg the 5-day notice I send, it says that it needed to be a certificate of mailing... So tha will make it invalid, does it work for anything?... View More
answered on Jul 13, 2012
A Certificate of Mailing is a written filing to the court by a lawyer or litigant stating that such and such was mailed to a person. In many cases a court will not give you what you ask for unless you file the Certificate of Mailing which is simply your written statement that on such and such a... View More
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