Claim that my lease is invalid (but don't say why or which parts).The court responded:The Court has reviewed the motion from the Defendants.

He has asked for a Public Defender Do we need to go through him ?

See www.aspca.org.2.Not to leave the animal unattended for any unreasonable periods of time.3.Adhere to local ordinances, including leash, vaccination, and tag/licensing, requirements.4.Clean up after the animal and dispose of animal waste properly and quickly.5.Not to leave animal food or water outside the dwelling, as it could attract other animals.6.Keep the animal from being noisy, aggressive, or from causing any annoyance or discomfort to others.7.Immediately remedy any complaints that arise from animal behavior.8.Immediately pay for any damage, loss, or expense caused to others by the animal.9.Provide animal with regular health care, to include inoculations as recommended by a veterinarian.10.Spay or neuter the animal when it becomes of age to do so.11.Arrange for an emergency caretaker for the animal.Tenant agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Landlord against all liability, judgments, expenses (including attorney fees), or claims by third parties for any injury to any person or damage to property caused by Tenant’s animal.Landlord reserves the right to revoke permission to keep the animal should Tenant break this agreement or provide false or misleading information.Landlord _____________________________________________________Date __________Tenant______________________________________________________Date __________ Tenant______________________________________________________Date __________ Revised 1/1/2017

A defendant would need to prove major gross negligence on your behalf which would be almost impossible if your using a reputable company and not directly involved in the day to day.

Yes, there is definitely language you would want in the contract of sale, including a full indemnification, hold harmless and defend provision.  

If the LLC defaults, the LLC would be a named defendant in the suit.

The following activities of a foreign limited liability company do NOT constitute transacting business within the meaning of the New Mexico Limited Liability Company Act:a. maintaining, defending or settling any proceeding;c. maintaining bank accounts;e. selling through independent contractors;f. soliciting or obtaining orders whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside New Mexico before they become contracts;g. creating as borrower or lender or acquiring indebtedness or mortgages or other security interests in real or personal property;h. securing or collecting debts or enforcing rights in property securing debts;i. investing in or acquiring, in transactions outside New Mexico, royalties and other nonoperating mineral interests; executing division orders, contracts of sale and other instruments incidental tothe ownership of such nonoperating mineral interests; and, in general, owning, without more, real or personal property; j. conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within thirty days and that is not one in the course of repeated transactions of a like nature; ------------Nor shall a foreign limited liability company be considered to be transacting business in New Mexico solely because it:1) owns a controlling interest in a corporation or a foreign corporation that transacts business in New Mexico;2) is a limited partner of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership that is transacting business in New Mexico; or3) is a member or manager of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company that is transacting business in New Mexico. ----------------------------------------* as per note above:b. holding meetings of its members or carrying on any other activities concerning its internal affairs;d. maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange and registration of the foreign limited liability company’s own securities or interests or appointing and maintaining trustees or depositories with respect to those securities or interests;k. transacting business in interstate commerce"

I don't know what that costs, but I am pretty sure he never allocated money in his business planning to be defending himself for brokering without a license.

I have enough business experience to know that was some garbage logic and god bless defending it in court, but most people would think it sounds logical.

Very interesting article and a good reminder that we MUST be prepared to defend ourselves.