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What is a Limited Liability Corporation?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/or0x6ufkoq?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In US law, corporations are organizations authorized to act as a legal entity. US law also recognizes another legal status for a company, called a 'limited liability...
What is an S Corporation?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/77leivhtes?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In US law, corporations are organizations authorized to act as a legal entity. US and state tax laws allow a special 'S Corporation' tax status that changes how corporate...
Landlord Rights & Responsibilities
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/922g4wuks7?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 A landlord owns property that is rented or leased to someone else - the 'tenant' or 'lessee.' Both responsibilities and rights for landlords are defined by law - usually...
Understanding Tenant Rights
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/ryu7nuv55p?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Renting home or business space from an owner comes with legal rights and responsibilities. The landlord can't do 'anything they want', and neither can the tenant. Federal,...
Eviction Rights and Rules
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/nry5rcdbm2?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The conditions and steps involved in a landlord forcing a tenant to leave a rented property - 'eviction' - are defined by state and local laws. As both landlord and...
Rental Application Rights
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/vhknesfm12?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 A landlord renting a property has rights in selecting a tenant. Tenants also have rights about the factors that can be considered in selection. While most landlord-tenant...
Rent-To-Own Agreements
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/qm6ur88xd1?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Picture this agreement between two players in a board game: 'If you land on my property 10 times, pay $5 more each time, and then you can buy it for $200.' The first...
What is Litigation?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/jedv62kdpc?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In US law, one party can bring a lawsuit against another party in court. In civil cases, the party bringing the suit -- called the plaintiff -- generally claims to have...
Alternatives To Litigation
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/jq35761y06?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 While there's no concrete answer to how long a lawsuit process might take in court, US cases take over a year on average, and cases running 5 or more years are not unheard...
Divorce Basics
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/fx1m7udjke?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 When a couple marries, they gain the legal right to do certain things together, such as own property or owe debts. Divorce is the legal termination of marriage; the legal...
