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I will be renting to own the rental I live in. The landlord and I have come to an agreement as far as price/down/monthly payments. What type of questions should I ask? Should I be liable for taxes of the property during the timeframe I will be renting to own? She does have an attorney that will be... View More 
answered on Nov 26, 2024
1. You need to verify that there is no mortgage lender or other liens recorded against the property.
2. You need to verify that the landlord is the sole legal owner of the property.
3. You need to verify that the home is not anyone's homestead and is not claimed as... View More
answered on Nov 26, 2024
A Texas attorney who works day-to-day in municipal law matters could advise best, but your question remains open for a month. As a GENERAL matter, without knowing the details of the situation, it would depend on the rules/by-laws, reason for the request, relevancy of the request to some issue,... View More
What is going on. Why has he not been to court, can they even keep him there. He has a valid visa but ice hold due to felonies never been in trouble ever
answered on Nov 26, 2024
Depending on his charge, he can hire an immigration attorney to petition the immigration court for a bond so that he can be out during the pendency of his case. But the charge may have a lot to do with whether or not the federal courts will be willing to do that. In the interim, there is no point... View More
We closed on a home in Texas about 3 weeks ago. A shop building (on a crushed gravel slab but not anchored) was negotiated in the sale, but was not mentioned in the purchase agreement. Two days ago, a repo agent called us saying the shed was rent-to-own and it's being repossessed. Our real... View More
answered on Nov 25, 2024
The first thing you need to do is to check to see if the company for which the repo agent is repossessing the shop building filed a UCC-1 perfecting a security interest in the shop building.
The second thing you need to do is to contact the title insurance company for your buyer's... View More
Also a pretexual traffic stop/unlawful stop/premidated conspired set up.
What can I do about that?
answered on Nov 25, 2024
You should tell your criminal defense attorney. Evidence obtained during your traffic stop could be excluded if you can show that the stop was unlawful and pretextual. But you need to raise this complaint properly in a pretrial motion or objection at the time of your trial, or you could waive... View More
I was a silent partner on a note refinance, signed paperwork (I am not on the deed). Replaced appliances, did interior upgrades, etc. Do I have 50% equity in the house?
answered on Nov 25, 2024
It depends on whether the house is your wife's separate property or community property. If the house was bought by your wife before your marriage, it is her separate property. If the house was bought by your wife during your marriage, it is community property unless she used entirely her... View More
Deposition transcript was never used in arbitration ,case settled during discovery, transcript was shared 3 years later to another lawyer in another arbitration proceeding I was involved in ....it was actually stolen by the associate
answered on Nov 25, 2024
If the associate was an attorney in the law firm that represented you in the arbitration proceeding, he should not share your deposition transcript without your permission.
If the associate was an attorney in a law firm representing another party in that arbitration proceeding, he can... View More
If I sold t-shirts with the words "SAD DAD CLUB" or "SAD DADS CLUB" printed on them but the words "SAD DAD" are trademarked for use on t-shirts, could I be reported for copyright?
answered on Nov 21, 2024
You are asking for a complicated legal opinion, which most attorneys will not provide unless you are a client. If you would like a detailed answer to your question, please hire a competent trademark attorney.
The test for trademark infringement is "likelihood of confusion."... View More
answered on Nov 21, 2024
Ordinarily, mental anguish damages are not recoverable for temporarily being deprived of the use of personal property like a motor vehicle.
It would be very difficult to prove that the temporary deprivation of your motor vehicle was a proximate cause of missed time from work unless you can... View More
apts just open and we didnt have parking set and towing yet and they were doing the gates and the lines were being re done and would change including handicap what can i do to get money back after car ws booted and made to pay to get it off
answered on Nov 20, 2024
If the apartment management had your car towed, you should ask the individual who gave you permission to park in the handicap space to pay any expenses you incurred in reliance upon what he/she told you.
If the towing company towed your car without authorization, you could probably sue the... View More
Is there not a certain amount
answered on Nov 25, 2024
Bail is set using various guidelines, which vary a bit between jurisdictions. The bail amount has to be reasonable when considered in light of the severity of the crime, but bail will also be higher if the defendant has a substantial criminal history, especially one that includes bail jumping. Bail... View More
I work at a car wash in Texas, this company does not want the logo on our uniforms covered up and wants them always showing. They recently told us that we are not allowed to wear a hoodie underneath our uniforms (long sleeves permitted only). With that, we cannot wear a jacket without the company... View More
answered on Nov 20, 2024
The employer must either supply the uniform or provide notice to the employee of a third party vendor from which it can be obtained. An employer may deduct the reasonable cost of the uniform as well as cleaning costs from an employee's paycheck as long as doing so does not reduce the... View More
When two people share equal interest in a parcel of undivided property and one passes away, do their heirs get equal shares with the remaining original interest holder?
answered on Nov 20, 2024
If two people share an equal interest and one dies, the deceased person's 50% interest passes to that person's heir(s). The deceased person can specify in a Will the interest that each will get; otherwise, it passes in accordance with the laws of intestate succession. That may mean the... View More
FIled motion for a hearing and his hired attorney trying to get transferred and delay everything from not agreeing on dates available in my county
answered on Nov 18, 2024
Talk to your attorney about whether you filed in the correct county. Normally, if the child resided in the county where you filed for the preceding 90-days, you filed in the correct county. Otherwise, a transfer to that county would seem to be the correct procedure. If a transfer is appropriate,... View More
I was married to this man for 22 years and he has moved out the house this morning, he is the sole provider of this household I don’t even share a bank account with him, to have access to any funds , I am worried I have a 17 year old son . We are divorcing due to infidelity and irreconcilable... View More
answered on Nov 18, 2024
You should contact an attorney who practices in the area of law of divorce and/or family law in or near the county where you live. If you do not already have a bank account in your name, you should open one in your sole name. If you do not already have a credit card in your name, you should open... View More
answered on Nov 18, 2024
Yes. Whether the file is maintained as a hard copy file or in electronic format, the lawyer is required to provide the client's file to the client upon request.
A lawyer is not required to keep a copy of the client's file after the engagement has ended. The lawyer is required to... View More
Legit? Towing the vehicle of a DISABLED without NOTICE just on the pretext that new LP details couldnot be conveyed to My Vip parking portal though the first time registered is done 5 months ago. Despite having my details with them not informing me before towing tantamount to utter disgrace,... View More
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answered on Nov 16, 2024
Sorry to hear about your LL problems.
There is no such thing as a rental deed. It's either a lease or an agreement to rent living space in TX.
The terms of any lease in TX, can be made or changed by the Landlord "LL" and Tenant, as long as BOTH agree. If you pay extra... View More
I made a purchase and used PayPal to pay for it. I never received the item, so I contacted the company I purchased goods from. The company issued a refund through PayPal, but PayPal is refusing to release the funds back to me.
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answered on Nov 16, 2024
The answer to your question is in your user agreement you accepted when you signed-on with PayPal. If PayPal has sent you an email, or letter telling you they are not giving you a refund, I would need to see that to give you solid legal advice.
PayPal is obligated to give you a refund if... View More
My uncle had a room in his house that I was going to move into, but after I got my belongings in there he changed his mind but let me keep my things there for safe keeping and free storage. They moved to San Antonio and didn't tell me they discarded my things until after the fact.
answered on Nov 15, 2024
There are not enough facts to answer your question. It would be important to know whether there was any written agreement between you and your uncle. It would be important to know how long your things were at your uncle's house. It would be important to know how often you went to your... View More
Years ago our bank took money from our account to pay a Dish Network service that we never signed up for.
answered on Nov 14, 2024
To the extent that the bank actions breached its account agreement with you, four years. If the bank's act was not a breach of contract. most likely a two-year statute of limitations applies. There are certain legal doctrines which can delay or toll the running of a statute of limitations... View More
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