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Housing:
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What to Do if Your Landlord Shuts Off Your Utilities
Who this article is for: Tenants whose heat, electricity, gas, or water are included in their rent. Any tenant whose landlord shuts off their utilities on purpose. This article...
The Importance of Paying Your Rent
In New Jersey, it’s not easy for a landlord to make a paying tenant leave their home. Tenants have rights even if a lease (rental agreement) ends or the building is sold. That’s...
Family Matters:
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Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Although parents don’t always live together, they both still have the obligation to financially contribute to the well-being of their children. Child Support includes not only...
Are You “Judgment Proof?”
While anyone can have a judgment entered against them, when we say that someone is “judgment proof” what we really mean is that the person does not have any income or property...
Consumer:
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Your Right to Ask for Proof of a Debt (called “Debt Validation”)
Sometimes, people get calls or letters from debt collectors asking them to pay money. This can happen by mistake—especially if you have a common name. You might not recognize the...
Bankruptcy – What It Means
Bankruptcy is a legal process that helps people who can’t pay their debts. The rules are the same across the country. It doesn’t matter if you file in New Jersey or Utah—it works...
Public Benefit:
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Are you Eligible to have your Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D Covered?
Once an individual is eligible for Medicare, they may find themselves having to pay a premium every month for Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D coverage. However, under certain...
Understanding Medicaid & New Jersey FamilyCare: A Simple Guide
There are several types of Medicaid (also called New Jersey FamilyCare) programs in New Jersey, and each has its own eligibility rules. The rules can be complicated. If you live...
Senior Citizens:
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Bank Accounts and How They Can Affect Eligibility for SSI Benefits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program run by Social Security and it provides monthly benefits and medical coverage to disabled or elderly individuals who have little or...
Power of Attorney: all you need to know
What is a Power of Attorney (POA)? A power of attorney is a document that allows you, the principal, to give another person, referred to as an “agent”, the ability to make...
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Compensación por Desempleo
El programa de Beneficios del Seguro de Desempleo (UIB) satisface las necesidades a corto plazo de las personas que se encuentran desempleadas. La ley federal establece las...
¿Por Qué Debería Tener un Testamento Vital?
Es posible que haya escuchado o incluso experimentado personalmente situaciones en las que familiares o amigos se han visto afectados por la ausencia de un testamento vital o de...
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稅務法拍 (因財產稅拖欠而導致被法拍 – Tax Foreclosures
稅務法拍,又稱稅收止贖 ( tax foreclosure) 是什麼意思？ 取消抵押品贖回（foreclosure）權是鎮府或市府強制繳納不動產稅的法律程序。如果未在特定日期之前繳納稅款，該鎮或市將獲得財產的合法所有權。 “…in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” –...
可居住性 (Habitability)：作為租戶您有權獲得什麼
作為租戶，您有權獲得安全和體面的住房。這其實是租屋相對於擁有房產的好處之一：房東有責任提供一個安全且實用的居住場所。房東有責任維持出租單位的良好狀態。...
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Compensación por Desempleo
El programa de Beneficios del Seguro de Desempleo (UIB) satisface las necesidades a corto plazo de las personas que se encuentran...
¿Por Qué Debería Tener un Testamento Vital?
Es posible que haya escuchado o incluso experimentado personalmente situaciones en las que familiares o amigos se han visto afectados por...
Supervising your supervisor
Supervised parenting time is frequently used within the State of New Jersey. However, there are several questions that the common...
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