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1 Answer | Asked in Contracts, Tax Law and Landlord - Tenant for Kentucky on
Q: Do my Leasing Office have a right to request a copy of my Income Tax if I live in Subsidized housing?

I live in Subsidized housing (rent based on income), recently the re-certification person requested a copy of my 2019 Federal Income tax in order for me to be re-certified. I feel that she was being nasty for no reason and unprofessional, simply because I was the ONLY one that turned in my tax... Read more »

D. Mathew Blackburn
D. Mathew Blackburn answered on May 17, 2020

I would review the documents provided by the program under which your housing is subsidized. Just pull the documents directly and see what they say. Then if you feel that the landlord has requested too much you have documentation to backup your claim and contact information for the organization... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Consumer Law for California on
Q: How do I best protect myself so that if I pay a part owner of a car with lienholder on it, that I get the title?

He needs the money that someone pays to pay off the car. He said that we could call the lienholder together, and they could send him documentation stating the balance is now 0 and that he is the legal owner. However, I do not know if that documentation is good enough. We then discussed he would... Read more »

Daniel Timothy LeBel
Daniel Timothy LeBel answered on May 17, 2020

When manufacturers buy back "lemon" vehicles, they often ask the consumer to get a payoff quote from the lender prior to the exchange. There's no real legal right for the manufacturer to do this written into the statute, but the car company has the money and the consumer has the... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Maryland on
Q: Is illegal for an authorized credit card user to continue to use the credit card after the Primary Account holder dies?

I am looking specifically for State or Federal statute reference. Or some other Official code.

Mark Oakley
Mark Oakley answered on May 17, 2020

It may depend on how the card account is set up, whether there is a separate card issued in the name of the authorized user, and what the account agreement says. Ordinarily, no, a mere authorized user would not be able to continue charging because immediately upon death of the account holder, the... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Criminal Law and Child Custody for Texas on
Q: If the alleged father takes me to court, how likely will he be granted visitation?

He has put his hands around my neck and mentioned strangulation, kicked me out the car at night on the highway, damaged my car by keying it, damaged his own property and tried to accuse me of doing it, stalks and harasses me even after cease and desist, caught him stealing my trash and going... Read more »

Hon. Richard W. B. Davis
Hon. Richard W. B. Davis answered on May 17, 2020

If what you are describing is all true, I strongly suggest that you go to your local County Attorney's office or District Attorney's Office and asked them to file an Application for a Protective Order for you. If one is granted, that will significantly restrict his right to get visitation.

1 Answer | Asked in Domestic Violence and Family Law for Texas on
Q: I am a victim of domestic violence should I get a protective order or wait until the alleged father take me to court?

I was able to escape and have been staying low key. He’s not on birth certificate. I’m so overwhelmed. He has cause me so much stress. Had to have my baby early. He’s a stalker, harasses me and is violent. I have made several police reports. There is a pending case now.

Hon. Richard W. B. Davis
Hon. Richard W. B. Davis answered on May 17, 2020

If the father is directed family violence toward you in the past, and if you think that family violence is likely to occur in thee future, you should definitely get a protective order. You would be entitled to one under Texas law if those two criteria are met.

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