DIY Law might Work for You
Everybody that has rented their domicile knows that the potential for a dispute with their landlord is quite high. A landlord wants you to make your monthly payment on time and does not really want to hassle with maintenance or repair requests. It is two forces acting in opposite directions. Your landlord wants to collect the rent without incurring additional costs and you want them to replace an air conditioning unit that has not been working properly for the last 6 months, fix dripping faucets, warn your next door neighbor for being too loud, fix or replace washing machines and dryers, etc.
These inevitable clashes often result in lawsuits where the tenant quickly discovers are time consuming, expensive, and a big hassle. Retaining an attorney is always stressful. Have you noticed that clients often end up suing their own attorney for inadequate representation, etc nowadays?
What many irate tenants have been doing to circumvent the necessity of retaining an expensive attorney is engaging in DIY law which is very similar in concept to the DIY tax programs like TurboTax. Do It Yourself law has become a much sought after legal option for the reasons of reduced cost and not having to be forced to trust a lawyer who might not have your best interests at heart.
A retired Naval officer named Charley Moore founded a hybrid DIY law service called Rocket Lawyer which has around 500 attorneys who are on-call. Moore was motivated by the stark contrast of easily accessible legal services in the military with the mind numbing and expensive cost of legal representation in the civilian sector. A friend involved in a landlord/tenant fight utilized the resources available at Rocket Lawyer and found a good fit with an attorney he trusted. The counselor agreed to represent him for only 40 percent of the rate he would charged outside the network!
The litigation is ongoing and my buddy is happy with the quality of the lawyer's efforts. It looks like the landlord may just back down and settle fearing a judgement against him which would screw up his reputation as a landlord. All legal judgments are easily searchable on the web and who wants to live in a property managed by a landlord who screws over his tenants?
These inevitable clashes often result in lawsuits where the tenant quickly discovers are time consuming, expensive, and a big hassle. Retaining an attorney is always stressful. Have you noticed that clients often end up suing their own attorney for inadequate representation, etc nowadays?
What many irate tenants have been doing to circumvent the necessity of retaining an expensive attorney is engaging in DIY law which is very similar in concept to the DIY tax programs like TurboTax. Do It Yourself law has become a much sought after legal option for the reasons of reduced cost and not having to be forced to trust a lawyer who might not have your best interests at heart.
A retired Naval officer named Charley Moore founded a hybrid DIY law service called Rocket Lawyer which has around 500 attorneys who are on-call. Moore was motivated by the stark contrast of easily accessible legal services in the military with the mind numbing and expensive cost of legal representation in the civilian sector. A friend involved in a landlord/tenant fight utilized the resources available at Rocket Lawyer and found a good fit with an attorney he trusted. The counselor agreed to represent him for only 40 percent of the rate he would charged outside the network!
The litigation is ongoing and my buddy is happy with the quality of the lawyer's efforts. It looks like the landlord may just back down and settle fearing a judgement against him which would screw up his reputation as a landlord. All legal judgments are easily searchable on the web and who wants to live in a property managed by a landlord who screws over his tenants?
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