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Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
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Renting
- Getting The Deposit BackIdaho Code § 6-321 — twenty-one days, thirty at most, an itemized statement, and never for normal wear and tear
- When The Landlord Will Not Fix ItIdaho Code § 6-320 — three days' written notice, then a suit for damages and an order to fix it, with a trial within twelve days
- Being EvictedIdaho Code § 6-303 and Idaho Code § 6-310 — three days' notice to pay, a trial within twelve days, and seventy-two hours to move belongings
- Notice To End A TenancyIdaho Code § 55-208 — one month's written notice either way for a tenancy at will
- Renting The Lot, Owning The HomeIdaho Code § 55-2006 and Idaho Code § 55-2015 — ninety days' notice of a rent increase, no exit fee, and no retaliationalso here
- Housing DiscriminationIdaho Code § 67-5909 — no refusing to rent, sell or negotiate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disabilityalso here
The police at the door
- Trespass And Orange PaintIdaho Code § 18-7008 — told to leave, fenced, cultivated, or posted with signs or orange paint, and a $300 infraction for a first offensealso here
- Reading A Search WarrantIdaho Code § 19-4412 and Idaho Code § 19-4413 — daytime unless the warrant says otherwise, fourteen days, and a receipt for what is takenalso here
- When Police Are Called To A HouseIdaho Code § 19-603 and Idaho Code § 19-611 — an arrest on a report of domestic violence, and a door opened after demandalso here
Family, children and school
- Grandparents And VisitationIdaho Code § 32-719 — reasonable visitation on a showing it is in the child's best interests
- What Parents Answer ForIdaho Code § 6-210 — up to $2,500 for economic loss a minor willfully causes
- Who The Father Is On PaperIdaho Code § 7-1106 — a signed acknowledgment is a legal finding, and sixty days to rescind it
- Turning EighteenIdaho Code § 32-101 — a minor is anyone under eighteen, and a married minor may contract
- Protective OrdersIdaho Code § 39-6304 and Idaho Code § 39-6308 — a petition on a sworn affidavit, an ex parte order the same day, and a hearing within fourteen daysalso here
- Getting DivorcedIdaho Code § 32-603 and Idaho Code § 32-701 — eight grounds, irreconcilable differences among them, and six full weeks of residencealso here
- Maintenance And PropertyIdaho Code § 32-705 and Idaho Code § 32-712 — maintenance where one spouse cannot meet their needs, and community property split substantially equallyalso here
- Custody And Parenting TimeIdaho Code § 32-717 and Idaho Code § 32-717B — the child's best interests, and a presumption of joint custodyalso here
- Living Together Is Not MarriageIdaho Code § 32-201 — a license and a ceremony, and no common law marriage begun after January 1, 1996also here
- When Child Protection ComesIdaho Code § 16-1608 and Idaho Code § 16-1615 — removal without an order only in danger, and a hearing within forty-eight hoursalso here
Owning a home, land and animals
- A Lien On Your HouseIdaho Code § 45-507 and Idaho Code § 45-510 — a claim within ninety days, and a suit within six monthsalso here
- A Dog Called DangerousIdaho Code § 25-2810 — an at-risk dog after a bite, a dangerous dog after a serious injury, and the court's conditionsalso here
- The Dog The Pound Picked UpIdaho Code § 25-2804 — a collar and tag, five days before an unclaimed dog may be put down, and an infraction for running at largealso here
- The Value On Your Tax BillIdaho Code § 63-501A and Idaho Code § 63-506 — a written appeal to the county board of equalization by the fourth Monday of Junealso here
- The Break On Your Tax BillIdaho Code § 63-602G and Idaho Code § 63-706 — the homeowner's exemption, and a reduction filed between January 1 and April 15also here
- When The Taxes Go UnpaidIdaho Code § 63-1005 and Idaho Code § 63-1007 — three years to redeem, a tax deed to the county, then fourteen monthsalso here
- When The House Is ForeclosedIdaho Code § 45-1506 — notice of sale 120 days ahead, three tries at the door, and 115 days to curealso here
- The Form That Comes With The HouseIdaho Code § 55-2504 and Idaho Code § 55-2515 — the seller's form within ten days, and three business days to rescindalso here
- Trees, Fences And TrespassIdaho Code § 6-202 — $500 or actual damages for a civil trespass, and treble damages where the harm tops $1,000also here
- The Strip You Have Been MowingIdaho Code § 5-210 — twenty years of continuous possession, an enclosure or cultivation, and every tax paidalso here
Health, aging and estates
- Who Decides About Your BodyIdaho Code § 39-4503 and Idaho Code § 39-4504 — anyone who understands the care may consent, and the order of who decides when a patient cannotalso here
- The Claim After A DeathIdaho Code § 15-3-801 and Idaho Code § 15-3-803 — four months after the notice to creditors, and three years at the outsidealso here
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