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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
As the title states, a tenant has learned (well into their lease term) that the house which they are renting is located in a flood zone (FEMA Zone AH, a high-risk flood zone) in a community that participates in the National Flood...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Missouri
Curious question. Have a family member whose former spouse and he are in a court battle over custody of their children. In what appears to be retaliation, the mother filed a false police report stating that the father had a cache of...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas
Curious question came up, and I want to make sure whether or not my answer is correct.
It has been my understanding that a party CANNOT legally serve the opposing party in the case, and that service must be performed by a person over the...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona
You wrote this then closed your thread:
Unfortunately for you, your problems began when you allowed your son to move back home.
Law enforcement can seek prosecution on every single offense your son committed. The plea bargains he...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
We have a debate going on in another forum I belong to, and I was hoping to get some other opinions - both professional and laymen's - on the subject.
A man and a woman are casually dating (not boyfriend/girlfriend, not steady dating...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
My family member had an unpaid credit card debt for which the creditor (CA) filed and received a judgment against him. He went to his bank to withdraw funds last Friday on payday to pay some bills, and found that the creditor had...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mo
You have a choice. Either you can pay for the ticket that you say was obtained when you weren't driving, or you can disclose who the driver was and let them pay it.
If you refuse to disclose, then you are basically accepting the liability...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oklahoma
Pretty simple question here. Can an employer require an employee to fully disclose private health information about the medical basis for a medically-necessary absence from work?
Question is regarding a policy put in place for staff at...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Unknown at this time, but will provide as soon as I have it (it may not even be relevant)
I know that a child born during a marriage is assumed to be the offspring of the husband for paternity purposes. Is there ever an exception?
The question...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
This question came up in discussion:
Person receives a traffic ticket in 1988, moves out of state later on. Oklahoma is currently holding a suspension on his license for this ticket. Tennessee says they want $1456 before they will...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Federal Law, for now.
This is pretty interesting. A recent decision by Federal judges allowed for service upon a foreign defendant via Facebook. With the number of people out there utilizing this social service, wouldn't it be interesting to see...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? International/UK
If you think your LL has some strange rules they insist on enforcing, look at this list of insane rules this person tries to enforce ("as I feel")...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Tennessee
Silly question, and I'm pretty sure I already know the answer, but... is there an abandonment provision in Tennessee law that allows for one title holder to remove another title holder's name from the property?
If 2 people are listed on...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia
Question for someone else (not me).
Tenant has lived in an apartment complex for 6 months, and finds they need to break the lease due to a job relocation out of state. Scheduled move-out date is Feb 28. They were able to find a...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York State
What actions will toll a statute of limitations to pursue a lawsuit for an unpaid credit card debt? Specifically, if the defendant left the country for an extended period of time (years) and returned to the US, would that toll the...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana specifically, but any state in general
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Tenant lives in an apartment complex where he is billed by one of those "utility recovery" companies for his water service (i.e., where the building pays one utility bill but has no...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California - for a friend.
Credit card was issued in their name back in 2005 with the now-defunct Washington Mutual Bank (Wamu). Friend defaulted on the account sometime in late 2007 and it went to collections with Wamu. A payment arrangement...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
My family is having an issue right now, and was hoping to get some advice on how to proceed.
We have been in the loan modification process since February. The problem? The bank seems to be having an issue with figuring out her income...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California, Maryland, and the Ukraine
We got a huge wake-up call today when my nephew became a victim of one of those Payment Forwarding scams. You know the ones - they ask you to accept deposits in your personal bank accounts for their...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California
This isn't exactly a question of harassment as much as whether or not a particular policy is legally enforceable. This section seemed the closest match, so...
My son works at a nationwide shoe retailer. Their 'uniform' consists of...
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