Can my son get his money back on this bad deal?

My seventeen-year-old son purchased a four wheeler from a man in Wichita. The four wheeler was advertised as “running good.” When my son got the four wheeler home, it did not start. We took it to a local mechanic and it has multiple mechanical problems. It will cost more to fix it then the thing is worth. My son just wants his money back. I did not know about the purchase at the time, but I feel bad for him. I am sure he has […]

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I asked an acquaintance to work on the house; now we have a legal mess

A while back I asked an acquaintance to perform some work on my house. He started the work but has not finished. When he was a little over halfway done with the project, we started to disagree regarding how the work was to be performed and the terms of our agreement. I dug around and found a copy of an agreement that he gave me with his signature before he started work. However, my signature was not part of the copy. Is the copy a […]

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Choose your roommates wisely

I moved into a house with several roommates. We signed a year lease for $800 per month. Over time, I became particularly unhappy with my roommates and just recently moved out. However, I have only lived there for five months. I am worried about the remaining seven months of rent, which I can’t afford to pay. Could I be sued? This is an interesting question, and it likely happens relatively frequently, especially among college students. It is easy to become frustrated with the roommate who […]

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