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Does an automatic stay effect debt incurred after a bankruptcy filing?

This depends on the terms of the lease.  Is this a month-to-month lease, or …

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Mark J. Markus, Law Offices Of answered 1 year ago

If I was discharged under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy over a year ago and a company is posting on-line that I still owe them, how can I get that removed?

Was your "company" a corporation, or simply a dba/sole proprietorship?  If it was the …

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Mark J. Markus, Law Offices Of answered 1 year ago

If I have to file a bankruptcy, how will that affect a joint account holder?

You are required to list all your assets and all your debts in any …

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Mark J. Markus, Law Offices Of answered 1 year ago

Is it legal for a landlord to ask for first and last months rent and a security deposit?

I am an Alaska attorney. A landlord cannot receive "prepaid" rent in excess of …

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AK, Attorney, Alaska answered 2 years ago

How do I determine the buy-put for my ex-husband's share of our home?

Without seeing the actual decree and not knowing which state we are talking about, …

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Law Office Of Neville Bedford answered 3 years ago