North Carolina Adverse Possession and How to Remove a Squatter
North Carolina grants no special squatters’ rights. An occupant gains title only through adverse possession, and owners remove squatters through a court process, never by force.
Rachel Monroe
Statute of Limitations on Debt in Michigan: The 6-Year Rule
Michigan gives creditors six years to sue on most consumer debts. This article explains the limitation period, when the clock starts, what makes a debt time-barred, what can restart it, and the separate ten-year clock on court judgments.
How to File a Complaint with the Michigan Attorney General
Filing a consumer complaint with the Michigan Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Team: how to submit it online or by mail, how mediation works, and when another agency is the right place to go.
Does Michigan’s Lemon Law Cover Used Cars? Warranty and As-Is Rules
Michigan’s lemon law applies only to new vehicles under the manufacturer’s warranty. A used-car buyer relies on dealer warranties, federal law, and the FTC Buyers Guide instead.
North Carolina Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Deposits, Evictions
A plain-language map of North Carolina’s residential renting rules under Chapter 42: leases, security deposits, repairs and habitability, late fees, and the summary ejectment eviction process.
Georgia Landlord-Tenant Law: Leases, Deposits, and Evictions
How renting works in Georgia: leases, the landlord’s duty to repair, security deposit escrow and return deadlines, the dispossessory eviction process, and fair housing rules, with links to the statutes.
How to File an Arizona Registrar of Contractors Complaint
The Arizona Registrar of Contractors investigates written complaints against licensed contractors. Here is the two-year filing deadline, how the process works, and when the $30,000 Residential Contractors’ Recovery Fund applies.
Michigan Consumer Protection Act: Rights, Remedies, Complaints
A plain-language guide to consumer protection law in Michigan: the practices the Consumer Protection Act bans, the damages and attorney fees it allows, the exemption that narrows it, related buyer protections, and the complaint channels that enforce them.
Filing a Consumer Complaint With the Pennsylvania Attorney General
A step-by-step look at filing a consumer complaint with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, including what the office can and cannot do, how to submit online or by mail, and what happens after you file.
Illinois New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act: Eligibility and Filing
How the Illinois New Vehicle Buyer Protection Act works: which new vehicles and buyers it covers, when a defect qualifies, the refund-or-replacement remedy, and the 18-month deadline to sue.
New York Wage Garnishment: Income Execution Limits and How to Stop It
New York wage garnishment runs through an income execution under CPLR 5231. Here is how much of a paycheck it can reach, which income is exempt, and how to stop or reduce it.
Arizona Towing Laws: Your Rights When Your Car Is Towed
How Arizona law governs police impounds, private-property tows, the cost to get a vehicle back, and the deadlines to request a poststorage hearing.