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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
In Texas, a tenant who moves into an apartment is entitled to a working smoke detector, a peephole in the front door, and proper security on all doors and windows, including a dead bolt on the front door.
Keep the Mortgage or Pay Off the House?
Mortgage burnings used to be a ritual that families hoped to be lucky enough to perform. But times have changed. Now growing older and retiring doesn't necessarily mean you don't continue to pay the mortgage every month. As they head down the road toward retirement, many people are asking themselves: Should I use part of my nest egg to pay off the mortgage and gain a sense of security? Or should I leave my nest egg intact where it's earning interest and let my mortgage continue to provide me with a tax deduction? Click here for more.
Study the Legalities of Hiring Household Help
When you hire someone to work in your household, you become an employer with specific obligations to your employee and the government. Click here for more.
Top Five Ways to Get More Financial Aid
Have a child heading off to college this fall? If so, you want to apply for financial aid now so you can make sure your family gets all the money it's entitled to. Happily, there's plenty of funding floating around. Click here for more.
Your Money
Should I consolidate my debts? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Arbitration agreement that would require payment of $28,000 in fees by person living on social security not unconscionable. The court held that the arbitration agreement must be evaluated at the time it was entered into and not at the time it is enforced. Click here for more.