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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
As a general rule, a tenant cannot terminate a lease because of criminal activity at an apartment complex unless the tenant can show the landlord was somehow at fault, for example not maintaining security gates or lights. A Texas law, however, allows the victim of a sexual assault to terminate a lease by giving the landlord 30 days notice. Click here for more.
New Hack Can Unlock 'Millions' of Volkswagen cars
According to European researchers, Volkswagen vehicles made in the last 20 years are vulnerable to theft through a keyless entry system hack. Computer security experts were able to replicate VW remote keyless entry controls by eavesdropping when drivers pressed their key fobs to lock or unlock their cars. These cars include most Audi, Seat and Skoda models sold since 1995. The company's top selling car, the Golf VII, was not found to have this flaw. The study's researchers gave the VW Group a copy of their findings before publication and state that VW "has acknowledged their vulnerabilities." Click here for more.
Your Money
Spend too much on an item only for it to go on sale a few days later? Several stores offer price protection and will refund you the difference of what you paid and the sale price. For example, J.C. Penney, Fry's and Costco will refund the difference up to 30 days after your purchase. At Costco a receipt is not required. If remembering to do a price check is too much work, the Paribus app will look up your electronic receipts for you and do the work. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Filing lawsuit within time to reject arbitration agreement constitutes notice of rejection and tolls the time to give notice rejecting a class action waiver. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision, holding that the terms of the arbitration rejection provision of a deposit agreement did not prevent a class action complaint from tolling the contractual limitation for rejecting that provision on behalf of all putative class members until such time as the class may be certified and each member makes the election to opt out or remain in the class. Bickerstaff v. SunTrust Bank. Click here for more.