10 February 2024 - Category: Legal Proceedings
Affidavits serve as essential legal documents used in various situations, such as court proceedings, business transactions, and administrative matters. These sworn statements hold considerable weight in legal proceedings, providing a written account of specific details or events that can be presented as evidence. [...]
18 December 2023 - Category: Housing and Real Estate
When circumstances arise requiring a change in the parties of a lease agreement, understanding the procedures is important to protect the rights of all parties concerned. Whether due to changes in property ownership, the need for a tenant to transfer their lease or sublet the property, or other factors, the process of changing the involved parties in a lease agreement demands careful consideration and adherence to legal requirements. [...]
23 November 2023 - Category: Leave Requests
In the Philippines, the labor law recognizes several statutory leaves to protect the rights and well-being of employees. These leaves are essential components of the employment relationship and play a crucial role in promoting work-life balance and ensuring the welfare of employees. [...]
22 September 2023 - Category: Daily Life
The methods of sending a letter have their own advantages and disadvantages, and depending on the needs of the sender and the content of the letter, the choice of method of sending a letter is material. This guide will explain the ways and the process of sending a letter in the Philippines together with its advantages and disadvantages. [...]
6 September 2023 - Category: Government Correspondence
Notarization is a common-place activity for every citizen in the Philippines. In all parts of the country a notary public may be seen in bustling towns and cities, especially near government offices. [...]
7 July 2023 - Category: Work and Employment
An employee may want to resign from their employment for cause or without just cause. If the employee will resign for just cause, then the employee may leave their employment without any notice to the employer. [...]
7 July 2023 - Category: Renovation and Repairs
A pipe bursts in the kitchen sink, or maybe the air conditioning that came with the leased property has stopped working properly, who will be responsible for the repairs? The answer lies in the lease agreement (or the sublease agreement) between the landlord (or the "lessor") and the person renting the property (the "lessee"). [...]
7 July 2023 - Category: Housing and Real Estate
So the lessee (the person renting the property) has missed one rent payment, maybe even more, what can the landlord do? Most landlords would send a payment reminder to the lessee to remind them to pay the rent. [...]
16 June 2023 - Category: Housing and Real Estate
There can be some confusion about the type of ejectment case that should be filed against a person who is unlawfully possessing a property from the owner or its legal possessor. But what is ejectment? [...]
16 June 2023 - Category: Housing and Real Estate
Security deposits are usually required in lease agreements. But what are they and is there a limit to how much they can be? [...]
