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My landlord ignored the heat, moved to evict, and now my work permit mess is blowing up everything

A Pittsburgh tenant with kids can fight a winter eviction over no heat, but a pending work permit and a non-compete can turn a housing case into a full-blown survival problem fast.

ARTICLE by Sarah Nanouk

Job gone, SSDI denied, and Dallas child support keeps climbing - can a judge ignore that?

A Dallas parent can still owe full child support after losing work and getting denied SSDI, and text messages alone usually won't stop arrears from stacking up.

ARTICLE by Raj Patel

I just bought a house in Charlotte and now I'm getting legal papers over a title mess

A Charlotte business owner finds out after closing that the house title is a mess, and the fight may involve the seller, title insurer, closing lawyer, and Mecklenburg County records.

ARTICLE by Marcus Jefferson

foreclosure process

Like a vehicle being repossessed after missed payments, the foreclosure process is the legal path a lender uses to take and sell real property when the borrower defaults on the...

Should I call Dallas code or the landlord first about lead paint?

The one thing your landlord is hoping you never find out is this: in Texas, your strongest leverage usually starts with written notice to the landlord, not just a phone...

TRO vs waiting for the injunction hearing in Seattle when a co-founder is stealing your startup

A pending work permit renewal does not stop you from asking a Seattle court for an emergency order, but you need the right kind of filing and fast evidence.

ARTICLE by Rosa Gutierrez

quiet title action

Insurance companies, lenders, or defense lawyers may throw around this phrase to make a property dispute sound bigger, slower, or more expensive than it is. Sometimes they use...

federal tax lien

Think of it like a heavy lock placed on everything you own after an unpaid bill has sat too long. A federal tax lien is the government's legal claim against a taxpayer's...

Picture waking up, checking your account, and finding the money frozen or gone before rent, groceries, or payroll clears. That is basically what a bank levy is: a legal seizure...

A legal seizure of property to collect unpaid federal taxes. "Legal" means the Internal Revenue Service has statutory authority, mainly under Internal Revenue Code section...

I thought Mom's wishes were clear, and now Phoenix family court is involved

In Phoenix, grandparent visitation fights get messy fast when one parent has died and every heir is reading the deceased parent's wishes differently.

ARTICLE by Jennifer Nakamura

wage garnishment for taxes

A legal process that takes part of a paycheck to pay overdue taxes. "Wage" means money earned from work. "Garnishment" means a required deduction sent to a creditor before the...

My Nashville employer denied leave for my sick parent and says I'm one absence from being fired

An older widow in Nashville is trying to care for her mother while her adult children fight over money, drag the grandkids into it, and her employer acts like family care is a personal failing.

ARTICLE by Desiree Thibodaux

Is fighting a Title IX expulsion in Tampa even worth it when the school's law firm comes loaded for war

A Tampa student expelled after a Title IX process with no real hearing wants to know whether pushing back still makes sense when the school has a big outside firm.

ARTICLE by Shanice Howard

currently not collectible status

A temporary IRS designation that pauses active tax collection because a taxpayer cannot presently afford to pay. "Temporary" is the part people miss. This is not forgiveness,...

reasonable cause defense

A reasonable cause defense is a legal argument that asks the IRS or a court to remove a tax penalty because the taxpayer exercised ordinary business care and prudence but still...

statute of limitations on tax collections

Like a timer on an unpaid bill, this rule sets how long the government has to keep trying to collect a tax debt. In federal tax cases, it usually means the IRS has 10 years to...

Fired after the OSHA report in Minneapolis and now they want a cheap release signed

A Minneapolis worker-veteran can get cornered fast after an OSHA report, especially when the employer waves a severance check in one hand and "position eliminated" in the other.

ARTICLE by Karen Halverson

I got arrested after a Seattle traffic stop I didn't cause, and now my mugshot is wrecking my job

A bad stop, a viral mugshot, and witness intimidation can wreck your paycheck fast, but Seattle cases often turn on preserving video, locking down witness statements, and forcing the record to catch up with what actually happened.

ARTICLE by Miguel Rodriguez

trust fund recovery penalty

Picture a foreman handed money to buy feed for the herd, then using it to cover some other bill instead. The money was never really his to spend. In tax law, a trust fund...