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How to Handle Social Security Overpayments

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If the Social Security Administration (SSA) finds that you have gotten too much money in your Social Security benefit, they will send you a Notice of Overpayment. Social Security overpayments can happen for many reasons. Sometimes it is because you didn’t report something that could affect your eligibility, like how much you worked despite your disability, and sometimes it is for reasons only Social Security would know about.
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Guardianship of a Minor

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How can a family member or other responsible adult become the legal guardian of a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to care for them?
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Fair Lending

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Discrimination in mortgage lending is prohibited by the federal Fair Housing Act (link is external) and the Maine Human Rights Act.
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Fair Housing: Your Right To Rent or Own a Home

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What does "Fair Housing" mean? In Maine we have both state and federal “fair housing” laws. They say that a landlord cannot refuse to rent to you, and a seller cannot treat you differently, because of your: -race -color -national origin or ancestry (where you or your family came from)...
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How Much Heat and Other Basic Utilities Does My Landlord Have to Provide?

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How much heat or other basic utilities does a landlord have to provide? If your landlord has agreed to provide heat or other basic utilities, they have broken the law if: The temperature in your house or apartment is so low that it "injures the health" of anyone living there. (This rule does not apply to someone who "suffers from abnormal medical conditions," that is, someone who is so sick that he cannot stay healthy with a normal amount of heat.)
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Don't Borrow Trouble! Mortgages, Home Equity Loans and Refinancing

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Are you looking for a home equity loan? Or are you trying to borrow money to buy a home? There are good deals and bad deals. If you don't want to get stuck with a bad one, be careful
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N’empruntez pas les soucis! Emprunts hypothécaires, Prêts immobiliers et refinancement

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Introduction Les sept signes de prêts abusifs Où trouver les renseignements essentiels Autres pièges à éviter Est-ce une bonne idée de “consolider” ma dette, telle qu’une dette de carte de crédit
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¡No Tome Problemas Prestados! Hipotecas, Préstamos con Garantía Inmobiliaria y Refinanciación

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Recursos e información sobre protegerse de los préstamos depredadores.
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Heating Assistance News

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LIHEAP funding continues to be lower than in previous years. This will mean that more households will be turning to local heating assistance programs after their LIHEAP money runs out.  Here is a summary of the programs we know about - followed by information about how to access local programs.  
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Cómo asegurar que se reembolse su depósito de seguridad (Security Deposit Return in Spanish)

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Información sobre como asegurar que el dueño de su apartamento devuelva su depósito de seguridad y que puede hacer si no le reembolsa el depósito.
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