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  • I live in an apartment complex that is slated to be sold to new owners at the end of this month. The new owners are planning major repairs and upgrades, resulting in a major rent increase. My current lease is for another six months. I cannot afford higher rent, nor coming up with first/last/deposit etc quickly for a new place. What are my rights? Do the new owners have to "buy" out my current lease?
  • A pipe busted and flooded my apartment. It's been 2 weeks and they still have fans blowing and a humidifier. I'm pretty sure I see mold in walls and our manager is denying. I took videos. Also, I have an srp box that I load money on for electricity. I use $45 a month. I've already spent $100 in less than 2 wks in electricity cause manager said fans have to stay on 24hrs and it's my responsibility to keep electricity on or they will get lawyers involved. I can afford to keep putting electricity. I've been out of my home almost 2 weeks. Please help.
  • I was discharge from bankruptcy chapter 13 in march of 2013. the main purpose was to keep my home which I owed $1,300. at the time of my bankruptcy in 2009 I had quantum servicing as my servicer. and as 8-2013 I have statebridge. they say that I am behind on my payments as of 1-2012 because thats how quantum gave them my account. my trustee paid quantum in 2010 the $1,300 how can they say I owe money. I have been trying to get a hold of quantum to have them explain the situation with no luck. now im in foreclosure again. I know something illegal is going on with the servicing companies,but I
  • Please explain what the alpha designators mean in Case Numbers. Example:J-1102-CR-200500311. They begin with J-,M-,etc. Thank you.
  • the tenants have had their water turned off twice for non payment. 1st time wsa for 29 days,and the second was for9 days before I found out from the town. the first itime the remedy was pay the bill and get the water turned on. with the second I am going to evict them. I gave them a notice that it was their second time in six months that this has happened. I have to wait ten days before I give them a special detainer fo evection. does this the right way to do this.
  • My brother has lived with my Mom for 20 plus years and is her caregiver. Mom has a living trust and we are interested in putting her home in her and my brother's name. How would we go about doing this? Thank you!
  • My daughter is now 6 months old, her father and I broke up while I was a month pregnant, he didn't want to be involved until I was 8 months pregnant. He saw her the day after she was born so I put him on her birth certificate but I haven't seen or heard from him since. Can I take him to court to terminate his parental rights?
  • My apartments got flooded due to a water heater from upstairs complex. Water was every were living room both bedrooms carpets wet coaches. The humidity is bad. Landlord stated they can not work on it until it drys in the mean time were do I stay. I have baby. Mole will start growing. This happen in morning 4pm came nothing has been done not even a fan to help dry it. What options do I have. It was not my fault.
  • the sheriff gave me a ticket 13-1201.a violation he did not take me to jail .the sheriff just told me to show up in court date i just want to know what this means
  • i have criminal warents in AZ and im in la i never got served the court date papers im trying to find a way to make a new court date and left those warrents what are the documents i need to fell out to get those warrents lifted so i dont have to go to jail

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