Legal
Landlord-Tenant Law
Joan Peoples, a tenant, filed suit against her landlord, CIH Properties, alleging three main issues: breach of the warranty of habitability due to a persistent mice infestation that was not remedied despite maintenance requests; sexual assault by a CIH employee
A commercial tenant in Minneapolis, Seven Acquisition LLC, operated its business in a building owned by 700 Hennepin Holdings LLC and subject to a mortgage held by a bank. After the landlord failed to repair a leaking roof, Seven withheld
A tenant entered into a verbal lease agreement to rent a room, later alleging that the property was unsafe. After reporting conditions to the city, she claimed she was attacked by one of the landlords, involuntarily committed following alleged false
A veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder sought housing in Maine and contacted D&L Apartments about an available unit. During a phone conversation, the landlord, Darrell Sproul, stated that no dogs were allowed. When the prospective tenant specifically asked if the
The plaintiff, a tenant at an apartment complex operated by a public housing authority, alleged that she was raped by a maintenance worker employed by the complex. According to her account, the worker initially contacted her in the course of
Real Estate & Property Law
A couple owned a parcel of land in a Nebraska subdivision and believed they also owned a strip of adjacent land, which later surveys showed was actually part of the neighboring lot owned by another couple. The couple claiming adverse
A business specializing in adult products sought to open a store in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, in a zone designated for mixed-use development. The proposed store intended to sell items such as lingerie and sexual wellness products, but not sexually
The plaintiff financed his home with a VA loan in 2003, qualifying due to his military service. After failing to make payments for at least ten years, the loan was assigned to HSBC Bank USA and serviced by Specialized Loan
An employee of an independent contractor was injured after falling through a skylight while working on equipment located on the roof of a warehouse. The warehouse owner had leased roof space and related access to a tenant (Verizon) expressly for
Dennis O’Connor had two non-interest-bearing financial accounts with private companies. After O’Connor lost contact with these companies, they transferred his accounts to the State of Michigan under the state’s Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, which governs the handling of unclaimed property.
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