State Your Case! Legal writings for everyone
Today we begin a new series of articles on our blog. State your case is a place where you may ask us what is on your mind. We will research and write about these issues in general without offering legal advice.
People want to know what are the legal ramifications concerning the release of Gilad Shalit (kidnapped Israeli soldier being held by Hamas in Gaza). How far should the government go? From a legal and political viewpoints Israel, a sovereign country, can not make decisions which affect the entire country to satisfy the desires of the very few. As much as we all hope for the safe return of Gilad, we can not sacrifice 7 million for 1. Note also that political actions are not controlled byt the courts or the legal system. Courts do not have jurisdiction over the political world.
We got an e-Mail question from 'merav' who wants to know what she can do about a landlord who is letting her apartment fall into disrepair. She writes that the electric goes on and off and when you plug something in you get a shock. Her landlord told her to "live with it". Merav, you have a number of things you can do. First write a letter to your landlord giving him/her 48 hours to begin taking steps to solve the situation. If the landlord does not respond positively call the electric company and have them send out a technician to check and document the problem. Make sure you write the technician's name and phone number and get a written report. If this does not convince the landlord (usually this is enough to get people to solve the problem). Than call the city building inspection department and have them send an inspector to check for building code violations. If the problem you are having is a building code violation that will be reported to the landlord and should definitely fix the problem. IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS! Find a good lawyer and sue your landlord. Now your landlord will have to live with code violation and a lawyer. -- Remember the law is not arbitrary and "QUICK" - take the steps and get things done on time, you will have a safe apartment and the landlord will respect you even more!
People want to know what are the legal ramifications concerning the release of Gilad Shalit (kidnapped Israeli soldier being held by Hamas in Gaza). How far should the government go? From a legal and political viewpoints Israel, a sovereign country, can not make decisions which affect the entire country to satisfy the desires of the very few. As much as we all hope for the safe return of Gilad, we can not sacrifice 7 million for 1. Note also that political actions are not controlled byt the courts or the legal system. Courts do not have jurisdiction over the political world.
We got an e-Mail question from 'merav' who wants to know what she can do about a landlord who is letting her apartment fall into disrepair. She writes that the electric goes on and off and when you plug something in you get a shock. Her landlord told her to "live with it". Merav, you have a number of things you can do. First write a letter to your landlord giving him/her 48 hours to begin taking steps to solve the situation. If the landlord does not respond positively call the electric company and have them send out a technician to check and document the problem. Make sure you write the technician's name and phone number and get a written report. If this does not convince the landlord (usually this is enough to get people to solve the problem). Than call the city building inspection department and have them send an inspector to check for building code violations. If the problem you are having is a building code violation that will be reported to the landlord and should definitely fix the problem. IF YOU ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS! Find a good lawyer and sue your landlord. Now your landlord will have to live with code violation and a lawyer. -- Remember the law is not arbitrary and "QUICK" - take the steps and get things done on time, you will have a safe apartment and the landlord will respect you even more!
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