Should I allow inspection of my business area by owner’s agent

Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I have been a tenant in a building in the downtown area for at least 5 years. The agent got a stroke and the new agent and the landlord wants to inspect the building. I am thinking of taking them to the Rent Board if I cant move soon. I dont think it is right for the landlord or his agent to inspect my business place unless its going for sale. What should I do? Should I just move or will the Rent…

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DISCLAIMER: Anthea McGibbon is not an attorney-at-law, she is a…

ARE YOU READY FOR SUCCESS: As a journalist with exceptional training and experience in several critical fields including the arts, paralegal, customer service, Microsoft, photography… Anthea McGibbon and the Legal Wiz team sets out to provide vital research and recording services for the successes of attorneys-at-law and clients alike. Meticulous, efficient, reliable, dynamic, people friendly are just a few words that clients have said about her skills and services so far. Being a journalist and a visual artist, for over 15 years, Anthea McGibbon possesses exemplary investigative skills without regret.…

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I waited all day to find out Jamaican RM summons was not served

Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal wiz, I went to the Resident Magistrate Court in Jamaica, and after waiting all day, they told me that the summons was not served. I insisted because I had gone with the young man who served the summons, and the lady told me that he didnt see the return piece. When I eventually saw the young man, he had the copy of the summons that should have been given to the Defendant. He didnt come to court. What should I do now, because I…

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The Jamaican courier says the man didnt take the summons, what’s next?

Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, I usually ask the Bailiff’s office to serve the summons, but lately I have been experiencing problems. The summons is for a civil matter in the Resident Magistrate Court. I therefore used one of the local couriers, but the man who was supposed to get the summons did not take it and sent it back to me. I really do not want to use the Bailiff office again because of the problems and I am running out of time. Do you suppose I…

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