If you have ever needed to do any repairs to your home you have probably thought, 'Boy, if I0 just knew how to do it myself!' So what if you were qualified to do it? Could you pull a permit to do it? Well one family tried it and was told you have to be a licensed contractor to work on your own home. Is that true? Here is the answer from Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
You have probably seen them in your neighborhood...Kids on go-peds. They can be fun but sometimes the long arm of the law doesn't agree. In some cases police departments confiscate them. But in one case -- they took the go-ped in and it disappeared. Now that has one young man trying to get his bike back. Can he do it alone? No. So he make a call to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser to ride in to the rescue.
A car slammed into her son's bedroom but that was just the beginning of problems for one South Florida mom. After a contractor leaves the repair job half finished. Help Me Howard to the rescue. Here's the night team's Patrick Fraser.
Dogs bark...Thats a fact of life. But normally when dogs bark all night a city or county will force the owner to shut them up. But believe it or not there is one South Florida City where dogs can bark all night and there is nothing anyone can do...What city is it...Here is help me Howard with Patrick Fraser
He hired and electrician to do what he thought was a simple job, but it dragged out for months and months. He made dozens of phone calls and says now he wants to put the company through the same frustration they put him through...by paying his bill in pennies. is that legal? Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser has the answer.
If you have bought a home and put less than 20 percent down odds are you might have been forced to pay mortgage insurance. But guess what...the odds are just as great that you dont have to pay it. How? Thats why one man called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
You have probably heard the expression, "It's all in a name." Well it all may be in a name but even if it's your name, sometimes you can't use it. At least that's what one South Florida woman was told by a company based in London. Can you be stopped from using your own legal name? Here is the answer from Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
Living on the water in south florida is a dream come true for boaters. But a group of boaters in Fort Lauderdale say thanks to Hurricane Wilma they are landlocked and the city won't do anything about it. That has them calling Help Me Howard. Here's the night team's Patrick Fraser.
If you are in school -- middle school, high school, college -- there are always hurdles you have to overcome. Now what about this one... a class given at the time you can't take it. Which brings up the quesiton, can you force a college to move a class to a different time? To find out...We turned to Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
Everyone knows downloading songs on the internet is illegal unless you pay for them. That's why one Broward mother decided to buy a program so her kids could do it legally. But now she's being sued by the record companies. That has her saying Help Me Howard. Here's the night teams patrick fraser.
She spent months planning the perfect wedding. But Liz Mataeo says the hotel employees nearly ruined. When she complained, she found out they weren't even hotel employees. Who has to make things right? Howard has the answers. Here's Seven's Patrick Fraser with details.
You obey the law right, pay your taxes, right? Pledge allegiance to the flag, right? So imagine what it would be like to find out the us government considers you not only a terrorist but won't allow any banks to deal with you. A mistake? You bet, but one South Florida man can't end the nightmare, which is why he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
We all get checks all the time. For most of us those checks get cashed right away or go into our checking accounts. But some get put to the side, and for one South Florida man that was the problem. When he tried to cash it five months later the bank wouldn't accept it and the company that issued it would not reissue the check. Is that legal? For the answer, here is Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
Michael Moreton has parked in the same spot on the street for years. But a couple of weeks ago his car was ticketed and towed. He says police made a mistake and he shouldn't have to pay. That has him calling Help Me Howard. Here's the night team's Patrick Fraser.
Its not the worst thing that could happen to you...But its certainly not good. All those trees and stumps gathered after hurricane wilma are being ground up into mulch. One hollywood neighborhood knows it for a fact because the dust is literally choking them and they are being told there is nothing they can do about it. True or false? To find out they called Help me Howard with Patrick Fraser
When the pro's play golf .. they win hundreds of thousands of dollars. So one local man was thrilled when he won a boat for hitting a hole in one. But he's starting to think it's going to be easier to hit another hole in one that collect his prize. That has him calling Help Me Howard.
If your home was damaged by hurricane Wilma hopefully your insurance company has sent you a check to get it repaired...But guess what...Many south Floridians cant cash those checks, can't get the money and now months after the storm cant get the repairs done...Why...Because of the law or lack of it...What can be done? Here is Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser for the answer.
Imagine the police knocking on your door...Wanting to question you...The person they were looking for has the same name as you...But you cant convince the legal system you are a different person with a same name...What can you do...Only one thing ...Call Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.