Live in Sav'h, GA, was flooded in home rental(lived in 9yrs), lost so much. City's drainage pumps shut down, home had flooded many times before. So, w/all attorneys in yellow pages, how do you find one that's willing to take on this, w/out having to pay up front? being on disability doesn't give me much $$$ to hire one. Tks, and God Bless for the advice. What are points for on this site also? This happenned past July, Red Cross helped as much as possible, but still trying to make ends meet by paying for lost utilities, all that Red Cross could not cover. Flood house has been sold since then, but know landlord made kickback from Ins. Co., and would like to know if he benefited from any of things we lost from his Ins. Co. and do we have option to sue him also, since we didn't know in beginning that it was a flood home?
2007-03-26 13:06:16 · 3 answers · asked by Ms B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
See if there is a lawyer referral service in your area or contact the bar association in Ga. and ask for a referral to a lawyer or list of lawyers in your area.
2007-04-03 06:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would contact a Tenant-Landlord lawyer. I don't think this is necessarily a personal injury case since you weren't injured as a result from the flood. My advice is to look up a few lawyers that specialize in Tenant / Landlord law in Savannah. If you can't find them in the yellow pages check out a few of these sites for lawyers in your area.
2007-03-27 17:52:00 · answer #2 · answered by Jason m 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find an attorney who practices personal injury law. They are the ones who work on a contingency.
FYI - a Landlord-Tenant lawyer will NOT work on a contingency. Only go that route if you have a couple of grand to put down. Only Personal Injury lawyers will take this on a contingency. Despite the name, they handle all kinds of property damage cases.
2007-03-26 13:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋