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| | landlord
a person who owns real property and rents or leases it to another, called a "tenant." See also: lease lessee lessor rent tenant; |
| Real Estate Law | details | | | landlord and tenant
an area of law that regulates the relationship between property owners, called landlords, and their tenants.
It regulates the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. |
| Landlord and Tenant | details | | | landlord's lien
a lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage;
the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property |
| Real Estate Law | details | | | last will and testament
Also known as a will.
A legally enforceable declaration directing the disposal of a decedent's property. See also: will. |
| Elder Law and Estate Planning | details | | | Legal Remedy
A legal remedy is the means by which a court of law enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order to impose its will.
Other words, it is the way a Plaintiff may enforce his/her right and be compensated by a Defendant for an in ... |
| Legal Remedies | details | | | liability
any legal responsibility, whether corporate or personal. |
| Liability Issues | details | | | malpractice
From Latin “mala praxis”; an unskilled act done by either a doctor, or a lawyer, a nurse, or an architect, that resulted in injury to a client or patient.
The failure of a professional to follow the accepted standards of practice of his or her profe ... |
| Attorney Issues/Practice | details | | | Monitor
Monitor is a new term approved by the NY legislature in 2008 in connection with the new Power of attorney laws of NY. The purpose of appointing a monitor is to prevent elder abuse and abuse of a power of attorney.
A monitor can be appointed by the p ... |
| Power of Attorney | details | | | nondischargeable debt
A debt that cannot be eliminated in bankruptcy. Examples include a home mortgage, debts for alimony or child support, certain taxes, debts for most government funded or guaranteed educational loans or benefit overpayments, debts arising from death or ... |
| Bankruptcy Law | details | | | Nuncupative Will
A will is nuncupative when it is unwritten, and the making thereof by the testator and its provisions are clearly established by at least two witnesses. |
| Last Will and Testament | details |
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