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What I Learned About Suing For Conversion In Texas When My Landlord Took My Belongings

This case comes from a reader in Texas whose landlord took some of her belongings while she was still a tenant at the landlord's property. Because it does a good job, I think, of conveying the essential parts of a viable claim for conversion in Texas, we'

This Is The Standard Spaces (AKA Regus) Agreement, And It's Shockingly Ambiguous

In December 2019, a Los Angeles-based bookkeeper was looking for a new co-working office. She happened upon an ad for a Spaces (which operates in the United States as Regus Management Group, LLC) location and scheduled an appointment to see the office. Offer After touring the office, Spaces' salesperson

Can A Service Provider Really Raise Your Fee, Unilaterally, Upon Renewal?

Hint: look for the phrase, "the fees on any renewal will be at the then prevailing market rate." Then try using these 5 arguments.

Not Many People Know What Happens Behind The Scenes Before A Debt Collector Contacts You

But, knowing this, here's how one Texas man got a debt collector to go away in only 59 words.

[Screenshots] His Regus Contract Was Never Valid, And Now We Know Why

Just over a month after Tim signed a 24- month Regus agreement for an office space in Houston, Texas, he wanted out. Many of the things the Regus salesperson had represented to Tim about the deal, Tim had since learned, were false; and the effect of those false representations was

Tucker Albin's Foolproof Guide To Getting Sued For Deceptive Trade Practices

Exactly two weeks before Christmas, the phone rang. Drew Graff was still finishing up another meeting at the time. So, the call went to voicemail before Drew could answer. It was a debt collector calling from Tucker, Albin & Associates. Commercial debt collection case involving Tucker Albin Here is a

When Did You Realize That Your Regus Contract Lacks Mutuality?

The hardest part of being a Regus customer shouldn’t be trying to figure out what each party's obligations actually are under that contract. Yet here we are. In this article, I'll direct your attention to § 1.3 of the standard Regus agreement's incorporated

Here's What A 'Satisfaction Guarantee' Actually Means In California

tl;dr Purchasers seeking to exercise their "satisfaction right" in California must do so honestly, reasonably, and in good faith.

Why This Attorney Sued Vivint In Wisconsin

From 2007 to 2015, J.B. Van Hollen was Wisconsin's attorney general, and by 2008, his office had begun receiving dozens of complaints about an alarm service company called Vivint, Inc. Those complaints reported various fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair trade practices by Vivint, largely through the conduct of

Deceptive Trade Practice Claims Abound For Disgruntled Regus Customers In Nevada

Here are the 10 most common NDTPA claims we've seen against Regus.

Here's The Typical Process For A Chargeback Dispute With Citibank (Take A Look)

Here's a quick, step-by-step overview of what Citibank's typical process is once you file a chargeback dispute.

Here's A Debt Collection Letter That We Shouldn't Laugh At

For anyone with a 5th-grade reading level, this letter is not likely going to get the job done for the debt collector.

Am I Allowed To Represent My Company In Small Claims Court In Florida (Or Do I Need A Lawyer)?

Yes--Florida smalls claims rules allow for non-attorney representation of business entities, provided that certain criteria are met. Here are those criteria...

You Just Obtained An Entry Of Default Against The Defendant—But How Is That Different From An Entry Of Default 'Judgment?'

Think about an "entry of default" as the first step to being able to obtain a "default judgment" against the defendant.

Does Locking Your Capital One Credit Card Prevent Future Charges From A Vendor You No Longer Do Business With?

It largely depends on whether Capital One considers the vendor's prior string of charges to be "new" or "recurring."

What Host Families Should Know Before Suing An Au Pair For Breach Of Contract

The first thing you should know is that your exchange of services with the au pair likely entails two, and possibly even three, contracts, as opposed to only one. This is how au pair arrangements are typically set up in the United States, and that multi-contract arrangement makes it necessary

Looking For An Office To Rent In Jacksonville? Good Luck Avoiding Regus

If Regus's advertisements were harder to find, then the problem would not be so big. But since the opposite is true--they're hard to avoid--the scale of Regus's reported false advertisement is, or at least should be, a matter of public concern.

The Real Difference Between An Effective Attorney General Complaint And One That Is Likely To Fall Flat (+ Template Complaint Included)

Here's a guide on how to frame the complaint you wish to file with the attorney general's office in a way that gives your complaint the best chance to draw interest from the attorney general's office.

Conversation With Caine & Weiner Takes An Unexpected Turn (Then Leads To A Lawsuit)

PSA to debt collectors: when a consumer calls you to say that they have retained legal representation, stop talking to that person immediately.

Consumer Warning Issued To Anyone With Unpaid Tolls

Drivers with past-due toll debt may not be protected from unscrupulous debt collectors under the FDCPA.

Another Auto Repair Dispute That We Can All Learn From

The scenario is familiar: you took your car to an auto repair shop to have some work done, you got an estimate, and you approved the estimated repair work before leaving the shop; days later, you return to discover that the repair bill is higher than you had approved. What

How One Demand Letter Cost This Pennsylvania Debt Collector Over $400,000

Judge Explains The Meaning Of The Term Contract "Renewal" Under Georgia Law

Under Georgia law, the term "renewal" refers to another contract that continues the same obligation. Here's how one judge explained what that means.

Here's Why So Many Debt Collectors Keep Failing The 'Show Me Test'

Industry secret: many debt collectors do not even have a copy of the contract they are ultimately trying to enforce.

Judge Refuses To Enforce Terms And Conditions That Were Not Attached To The Agreement

Because the governing law provision at issue was contained only in a separate terms and conditions document, the question of whether that separate terms and conditions document had become part of the agreement was pivotal.