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Dr. Wylie wrote: > The $250 was not for being let out of the lease agreement. It was > specifically for them to even consider attempting to rerent the place. > They made it very clear that I would be solely responsable for > rerenting the place if I

Dr. Wylie <drwylie@gmail.com> wrote: >I read the actual statues now and compared them to the tennants forum >presentation that I had originally read. I guess there interpretation >was that the landlords were bound by law to attempt rerental and to >m

I need to look into wills and advance directives. I'm sure that there are some decent softwares or websites that have forms and information. I just don't want to troll through the penile enlargment ads disguised as legitimite sites or to pick up the i

Paul Cassel wrote: > An old retired NYC cop told me that people will lie to the police even > when the truth will save them. The guy had a lot of credibility with me. I've heard that too; IMO it is more common among "street" people who make up stori

My wife owns a condo, and we're trying to sell it. A realtor reported that, while she was trying to show the property, a neighbor came by and made disparaging remarks about the property; some demonstrably untrue, and some of which he clearly could hav

What are the pros and cons of using escrow versus letter of credit as a way to secure funds for payment of a high priced item? I've used escrow services quite successfully in the past, and those have typically cost less than 1% of the gross purchase

> I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to take advantage of that. Just thinking more about this last point. I could certainly see them *wanting* to take advantage... but here's the scenario: I walk into the courtroom, accompanying the victim's fami

> I assume we are talking about a criminal trial. Correct. Civil proceedings may follow. > This is a question that > should be posed to the District Attorney (or whatever the State's > prosecutor is called there) The D.A.'s office may also have

> That said, there may be other, more relevant, reasons to call you as a > witness. Might *you* be accused of having committed abuses against > the child? Given that I'd been out of their lives entirely for 5 years prior to when the problems star

BD wrote: > She (the mother) has expressed a concern that the defense may see me as > someone who has a past with her, and try to subpoena me in an attempt > to dig up whatever dirt they can, to discredit her. JMW's comments are on point. If the mo

Paul Cassel wrote: > Stop Abuse wrote: > > 3. Can I file a lawsuit in my state, rather than his state? > > > Depends on details. If he is actually doing business in your state, then > you can. If he is only publishing, say, a billboard Web site

This is a reminder about the misc.legal.moderated policy on submissions containing munged headers such as From: biff@willy.NOSPAMloman.org 1. Posters are free to munge headers (leaving aside forgeries in the name of an actual third party). Spammer

richardeliot2006@aol.com wrote: > I will be receiving a check in the next few weeks for the amount of a > thousand dollars in payment for some freelance research (my first > writing job ever) I did for an out-of-town corporation. The particular > pr

A contract my spouse and I signed in the US for the sale of web site contents with corresponding domains has terminology as follows: "This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of ***. Any suit or proc

My ex sister in law is using my telephone number and address to avoid creditors. I am receiving bills through the mail and telephone calls from collection agencies. Is it illegal for her to use my phone number and address?

>> You're right, of course. My statement was imprecise. >> >> What I meant to say was that if the dealer made specific claims about >> the quality or shape of the car (and the Carfax report could have >> been used and exaggerated to imply the car was

In article <85cjl2h68h0dpbl70rmraqcsof6e3i8mfs@4ax.com>, Mark A <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >"Stuart A. Bronstein" <spamtrap@lexregia.com> wrote in message >news:ddogl2lljme3e7l03n07ce8alhjl236ren@4ax.com... >> >> You're right, of course. My statem

"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: > "Stuart A. Bronstein" <spamtrap@lexregia.com> wrote >> >> However if the dealer didn't make representations of quality but >> just revealed specific facts as he knew them, the "as it" term >> shifted the risk o

detoxb@yahoo.com wrote: > I'm currently selling a duplex in San Francisco. Our current agent > had us get a 'condo conversion contractors report' so that > prospective TIC buyers could see what the worst case scenario > costs associated w/having the