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I haven't seen this post before, but there are some possible legal problems: First of all he could try to sue for invasion of privacy, here an unlawful public disclosure of private facts that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person and to which there is no public interest. Then...

Hm, this guy is strange, it surely is unusual not to show a prospective tenant the unit first. But it is not illegal. It only might be illegal if the guys would be discriminated against by reason of race, gender etc etc. Now, the other question depends first on what your rental agreement...

This will be the main question: were the crimes crimes of moral turpitude or not. This guy should definitely have an attorney: Have a look here: http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?bc=12621|10180

Well, first of all you would have to show that this was a false statement of fact. So, the statement cannot have been an opinion, and it must have been false. Example: "I think Jim is a moron." is not a defamatory statement, because it clearly is an opinion. "Jim stole $ 5000 from his dying...

Any type of domestic violence charge can pose serious immigration problems. You should consult an immigration attorney about this.

Please understand that this cannot be legal advice, since I do not know all the circumstances of the case. But from what I read so far it looks like this probably is a crime of moral turpitude. If this is the only crime on record the exception mentioned in other posts should apply and you...

No. Adultery is no crime any more. What she can do is divorce him, then the conditions might not be removed on his green card and he would therefore lose the right to stay in the US.

well, it depends on what kind of misdemeanor convictions he had. If they were all for "crimes of moral turpitude" he will be deported and barred from returning to the US.

well, this is difficult to say, because the cops only can stop you and frisk you with probable cause. So one would have to know what the cops will say and how the whole situation was. If they frisk and feel something that obviously is contraband, they can "find" it, so that, too, is subject to...

It looks like locking a tenant out is as illegal in Oregon as it is in New York: http://www.efn.org/~fairhous/eng/legalres/oregon/orlltleng.html#39. Have a look at points 39 and 54 and 55 Of course, there are more issues involved here, but you must be very careful, since you are liable for...

There are quite a lot of obstacles to enforcing this: First of all, you only had a vague commitment. You did not make a specific commitment to actually rent the house for more than 12 months, you said you "might" need the house. Therefore neither you, nor the landlady committed yourselves...

No, you got that wrong. The officer gave you a ticket, so he does think you have committed a violation. And again, the officer has the right to ask you for all of the documents and to run a computer check (that is what he probably did during all the time). Because he thought you had committed a...

First thing is to look at your zoning laws if they require a certain minimum lot size for residential lots in your area. Then you go and get a real estate attorney and find out about the many ways to split property.

You would have to file a motion for relief from judgment with the court that entered it on the grounds of inadequacy of notice. But I would suggest to get an attorney to do that for you.

Well, actually it depends on where you are. In most jurisdictions you don't need to prove special damages in libel cases, while you have to prove them in slander cases, that is why the distinction is important. What is more important here is that you really can establish that the statements...

A police officer has the right to ask for your license, registration and insurance if you are stopped in connection with a traffic law violation. That is what happened here. There was no 4th amendment "search" here at all. The officer gave you the ticket for the traffic infraction that was...

That depends on the laws in your state. In New York for example a landlord cannot lock out a tenant even if the tenant is in arrear with the rent. So you must treat carefully here and first of all find out what the law in your state says.

I thought I had answered this before. Both convictions don't sound as if they were for a crime of moral turpitude so you should be in the clear. But if in doubt you should consult an immigration attoreny who will look at all your paperwork and the details. We cannot do this here on the...

Well, no. There are two different things here. The cop might not be able to issue a ticket, if an accident happens on a private piece of land where the general traffic laws are not applicable. But if it comes to fault in causing damage, the law does not necessarily look at the traffic rules...

well, since we don't even know what this is all about, one cannot say anything. Just remember one thing: if you are being served a summons and complaint you have to answer this, otherwise the court might enter a default judgment against you. So, even if you cannot afford a lawyer, try to answer...