Florida Contracts Legal Questions

I would count it as a benefit to you that your lawyers were lax in making you pay costs. I would caution you about "puttin the screws" to the lawyers who are doing YOU a courtesy by taking the case on a contingent fee as that is what so often drives lawyers to refuse such cases absent pre-payment of a retainer. You should never cut your nose off to spite your face. If you have legitiamate questions about this, you should raise the issue NOW so you and the lawyer can work things out before anything else happens.... Read More

You may have to sue them for breach of contract to either get a judgment in your favor or to obtain a settement from them in this regard. Unfortunately, you will likely have ot hire an attorney at an hourly rate and retainer to do this. If you would like, we do offer FREE in office consultations for this purpose. 1-800-922-6442.... Read More

Sheriff will likely call it a "civil matter", you will unfortunately have to hire an attorney to help you and probably at an hourly rate/retainer. We do offer FREE in office consultations if you wish, you may call 1-800-922-6442 and our staff will assist you in making the necessary arrangements.... Read More

Can be...depends on the terms of the purchase. Many places use what is called a "bailment" agreement as part of a sale, so you can drive off that night..BUT...the sale is conditioned upon final approval by the lender. In contrast this is often used as part if a bait and switch scheme at shady dealerships who claim the trade in vehicle was sold (it wasnt) and that buyer needs to agree to worse terms than orginally agreed to. If they return trade in and will refund all $$, it may just be easier find another vehicle. If you want to spend the $$ on lawyers making the deal stick, this maye happen depending on the contract terms. If they wont return the trade in, you have a bigger problem and may need to hire a lawyer. If you have questions, we provide free in office consults Just call 1-800-922-6442.... Read More

Depends on who you had contract with....if the venue itself, and thier employee stole money, probably. If you hired wedding planner who then made deal with Venue, possibly not as wedding planner may have simply lied about securing the venue and venue may legitimately have no idea what you are talking about. It sounds like you were paying wedding planner. Adding to this, it makes no sense that a property would change owners because a wedding planner was stealing money.... Read More

Tough call as it may seem inconsistent that you knowingly re-signed a lease. It will all depend on whether there is a meter problem or a water usage problem. If no leaks and no meter defect, you may have hard time breaking lease. Should have water company check why and check meter. It may be something as simple as a running toilet. I would make sure you can show problem and landlord fult before you try to break lease. You should have demanded repair completed or move out prior to reneweing.... Read More

First your decision to do what you did was foolish and you should NEVER do it again. The bike is yours if registered in your name. You should take bike back, and ride yourself or sell for cash to cover your losses if ex-BF does not have cash to buy from you. I have dealt with this issue countless times and it always ends the same: GF buys BF a sportbike because he NEEDS it so and they are fun, ex-BF cries and pouts, GF gives in because he promises to pay and she is scared because she will lose money if she takes back and sells bike as used. THEN BF a) wrecks bike b) bike is stolen c) rides bike ragged d) loses job e) ex-GF see BF with new GF on bike she paid for and she trashes it, (actually have handled that case) and the GF is stuck with no bike or junk pile and still owes all money on the loan. Its a tough pill to swallow, but if he was responsible financially, he would have had his own credit to buy his own bike and not used yours. You gambled on your relationship when the banks refused to gamble on his credit. Don't make same mistake twice. Take the bike back, sell it for what you can, miminize the loss. If you get back together, HE can buy a bike HE can afford.... Read More

Possibly, but you may have what is called a bailment agreement, where contract, though signed by you is conditioned upon funding by a lender. This is source of confusion between "bait & switch" financing and legitimate effort to let you take car home pending final verification from lender, rather than have to wait several days to get your car. Either way, if you have a contract dispute you will likely have to hire a lawyer at your expense to sort it out and try to get your fees back later if possible.... Read More

You have a contract dispute and as such the rights of everyone start with: what does the contract say. If the doors were to be installed for 1100 and thats in writing you have a good point. If the 1100 is a quote and the delays and stalls were result of complications requiring more labor, he mght be entitled to more money for the actual work done. Thats dfference between agreed itemized price and a "quote". Although it may cost you some money out of pocket, it may be worth hiring lawyer to look at issue for you.... Read More

It looks like you didnt finish your question. The biggest issues you'll need to focus on if there is a problem with the car is, is it new or used? Used cars typically have no lemon law protection. If its used, was it "as is" or with a warranty. As is means what it says, if radio is bad when you buy it, its yours to fix. If there was a warranty, the terms and conditions of the warranty dictate its application.... Read More

I know its not what you want to hear, but your best bet is to pay the bill. The contract with Verizon is yours and she likely has no obligation to Verizon. This is a classic example of not letting other people on our accounts or "co-signing" for others is a good idea unless you are willing to pay off what they incur. You may have the option of taking her to small claims court, but even this is not a great option as the filing fees and service costs are likely $400.00-500.00 and a judgment is only useful if she has the money to pay and you can get to it.... Read More

Your question is missing some facts. If you had no contract with the alarm company...why were you paying them for 1 1/2 years? If its not your signature on the contract, whose is it? I assume someone who was associated with the tranaction signed the paperwork and this may have bearing on the case. If its a forged or fraudlent signature, its one thing, if its your spouse, its a whole different thing. As sometimes contracts can be formed by conduct, such as payment, you should be cautious in just refusing to pay. You may want to hire a lawyer to examine your documents and to negotiate a settlement of the account with the alarm company to make sure its done properly.... Read More