Law & Ethics - September 2006

I was given a 28 day notice to vacate. The 28th day actually fell on the 1st (which was a Friday). I advised the landlord that I will complete my move in the morning. When I came there, he changed the locks and had all of my stuff piled in one room. I took my belongings and left. Now, the landlord sent me a letter saying my deposit is being held for various reasons, mainly because I didn't clean up and didn't throw away stuff. Is this legal? He also charged me extra money for that Saturday, but I wasn't even allowed to go in the unit other than to grab my belongings. Can someone help me?

2006-09-21 11:32:25 · 12 answers · asked by Miss Lady 1

2006-09-21 11:27:44 · 8 answers · asked by zclifton2 6

I am male and 35 and my father is 68 years old. My father's brother is an attorney. I don't get along with him (my uncle) very well and I dont trust him when it comes down to it. He and my father are extremely close though. It concerns me a bit that my uncle will surely handle my father's estate when he dies and I think to myself if my uncle decides to manipulated the will somehow around the time of my fathers death how the heck would I ever know? So with that in mind I recently asked my father if he had a will and could i see it? His response was to get very upset and tell me that his will "is none of my business" ? I'm thinking ... I'm his eldest son (only son) historically who else's business would it be? So my question is does this seem 'fishy' to anyone else and also in general do father's normally let their son's see their will prior to dying. [if not, it seems to me we (society in general) place alot of trust in estate lawyers, especially when that lawyer is a relative]

2006-09-21 11:26:09 · 7 answers · asked by buckbucknumber2000 1

in the news paper today, i saw an article about a woman sueing for 2 million dollars. Isnt that a bit much. Though what happened to her is horrible and it should not have happened I think there is a fine line between compensating and milking your situation and to me she is milking it.
Im not trying to downplay what happened by pain and suffering, medical, and therapy shouldnt cost even half of what she is asking for. Even the papparazzi are sueing for that much for geting slapped. It is ridiculous. i think thay need to start asking what these people are gonna use the money for because instead of trying to get a payday she should be fighting for other restuarant workers going through the same so that other woman dont get sexually assaulted in the workplace.

2006-09-21 11:23:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

what does it mean?

2006-09-21 11:09:45 · 9 answers · asked by Fishboy 2

i have heard people - even female doctors say there are worse things to live through. leaves me wondering what kind of wolrd we live in!

2006-09-21 11:06:54 · 15 answers · asked by firenice 2

2006-09-21 10:41:54 · 8 answers · asked by Nice Guy 1

2006-09-21 10:33:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-21 10:24:58 · 2 answers · asked by Shortie 4

2006-09-21 10:11:42 · 26 answers · asked by joseph m 4

On Wednesday California lawmakers launch an ongoing lawsuit against 6 of the biggest Auto makers in the united states, suing for damages due to emissions put off by vehicles. Who is to blame? Are car manufacturing companies responsibole for putting cars on the road and thereby polluting the environment, or is it the people of the great state of California who purchase and operate these vehicles who must be held accountable.

A case such as this would determine liability in so many situations. Why jail the person who robbed you at gunpoint when you could sue the gunsmith for a considerably higher monetary gain. Or, on the flip side of the coin, who belongs in jail the drug dealers or the children they seduce?

2006-09-21 09:59:25 · 11 answers · asked by sibilant_ghost 2

With such a violent history of church bombings and burnings and other acts of terror towards others that are not
'white", why hasn't "BUSH" put them on the terrorist list and why haven't the KKK been treated as one?
Hmmmm...smells like conspiracy within the "white
' house..

2006-09-21 09:54:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does income support depend on individual income or the total house hold income? and how much is the amount and who is eligible?

2006-09-21 09:52:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Reading _Darwin Awards 3_ and hit on confirmed case (p. 37) of a man who was killed by falling tree limb. (Per report, had hiked several miles into HI ranch at night, cut branch of valuable koa hardwood tree RIGHT OVER his head, and....Corpse reported found still in tree, 20 feet above ground, and Honolulu Star-Bulletin 18 Feb 2002 is source).

2006-09-21 09:29:51 · 5 answers · asked by samiracat 5

Should we have "Attacked" Catholics everytime an I.R.A bomb went off?

2006-09-21 09:29:26 · 22 answers · asked by Cyrano de Bergerac 2

We've had judges thrown out because of obvious prejudice. We've had entire teams of defense lawyers kidnapped, shot, and assassinated. And that's when they're not being thrown out of the courtroom for even trying to make objections.

Don't get me wrong here... I'm not saying Saddam Hussein should be allowed to run free and play with butterflies. What I'm wondering is what is the point of an obviously screwed up trial? Should Iraqis abandon the pretense and just shoot him? Is there something they can do to restore repectability to the process? Should they ship the whole thing to more neutral territory as they do with many accused of war crimes? Or is there really nothing wrong with what's going on?

What do you think?

2006-09-21 09:24:33 · 12 answers · asked by Doctor Why 7

the cases are: 1. mapp vs. ohio (1961). 2. barron vs. baltimore (1884). 3. U.S. vs. Hamilton, Dall (1795). and 4. Roe vs. Wade (1923)

2006-09-21 09:16:15 · 3 answers · asked by coming4yu17 1

If the judge ordered child support and even the mother knows its too high, if she wanted to could she go tell the court she wants it lowered? The judge set my husbands child support at almost 1200 month which leaves my husband with like 600 a month to live off of. His ex knows he cant afford this and can cause problems for him in the Army can she go and ask for it to be lowered?

2006-09-21 09:04:31 · 13 answers · asked by ArmyWife 2

How can you get divorced when the other party is nowhere to be found. I have looked the person up on several web sites, in the white pages....etc. My friend desperatly needs a divorce from her. Even her sisters and mom are left in the dark. She is a flighty person, can never be in one place for too long. Any suggestions?

2006-09-21 09:03:26 · 15 answers · asked by mcnees79 3

Based on an anonymous phone call, my boss requested that I take a drug test. I refused, I was then terminated.
I live in California, is this legal? Do I have any recourse?

2006-09-21 09:02:48 · 13 answers · asked by roygaddis 1

I saw something a while back on TLC, Discovery, or The History Channel on currency and heard them say that you are legally allowed to make your own currency, but it is up to the place you try to use it at to actually accept it or not. I have a friend, however, who says he saw something on one of the same channels stating that you can not make your own currency. If anyone has an answer, can you leave me a link to some solid evidence.

OK, this is my second post because I didn't phrase it best the first time. What I mean is to create my own currency not copy the american dollar, since that is counterfeiting and highly illegal. Example: I make a coin named the whatchamacallit that bares no resemblance to any US coin and take it to a mom and pop store to buy a soda. They ring up the soda and say that'll be $1.19. Then I say how about I give you 1 whatchamacallit instead. If they accept it, then my 1 whatchamacallit is equal to $1.19 US dollars there.

2006-09-21 08:59:12 · 19 answers · asked by Scott K 2

2006-09-21 08:56:57 · 7 answers · asked by SUE 1

2006-09-21 08:45:25 · 17 answers · asked by nicholas m 1

2006-09-21 08:42:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I saw something a while back on TLC, Discovery, or The History Channel on currency and heard them say that you are legally allowed to make your own currency, but it is up to the place you try to use it at to actually accept it or not. I have a friend, however, who says he saw something on one of the same channels stating that you can not make your own currency. If anyone has an answer, can you leave me a link to some solid evidence. Thanks

2006-09-21 08:39:36 · 8 answers · asked by Scott K 2

My friend is having problems getting more support from her ex. He won't tell her how much he is making. She barely gets 7K a year. He's a chemical engineer--and according to salary.com he is probably making in the ballpark of $100K...give or take. She cannot afford a lawyer. I know it depends on the income of the non-custodial parent--but what is a typical monthly amount for child support. Or what is the typical %? Just looking for some comparisons. She's in South FL....any free legal advice?

2006-09-21 08:34:23 · 7 answers · asked by crazymom 4

i want the answer for legal purpose. please tell me from where i can get the written document about the answer.

2006-09-21 07:50:05 · 4 answers · asked by shakti s 1

When I lived in Miss. I used the name that is on my social security card . When I moved to TX I Was told I had to use the Name that is on my Birth certificate which is wrong. I haven;t had any problems using both names

2006-09-21 07:13:55 · 4 answers · asked by john 1

This lady has borrowed money and not paid us back in the past so we just stopped loaning her money!

anyways we had extra tile left over from building our house and we were going to sell it to this lady for a VERY good price. She lives 30mins from me so i told her to call me when she gets close so i could run home and help her with the tile. Well she comes over and doesnt call and just comes in and takes it herself now these tiles are HEAVY!! so she didnt call for help because she didnt want me there when she took them. So after she is home she calls and says she will run me a check later Well a week goes by and no check. So we call and call no answer She finally calls us and says that she has ran into money problems(she always says this and then goes and buy her kids north face jackets and snowboards they will never use, just blows it) and says she will pay us for what she has already used but will return those she didnt use. 3months no tile no money and cant get ahold of her

2006-09-21 06:25:55 · 26 answers · asked by pingme03 2

I live in a shared house with 2 others. Our landlady is in the US, so the house is managed by a (really terrible) letting agency. We've had no shower for 2 months, and it hasn't worked properly for 2 years. We have a hole in the kitchen floor, and they are refusing to do other essential repairs. Is there any time limit on how soon they have to get essentials like a shower or washing machine fixed in a furnished house?? Please help, I'm getting to the end of my tether, don't want to move out but I really need some leverage against these unprofessional b******ds!!

2006-09-21 06:24:27 · 11 answers · asked by JentaMenta 3