Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
What is the Difference Between Abandoning and Vacating a Property?
The term 'vacated' does not appear on in your dictionary. What is the difference between vacating and abandoning a rental property?
03/10/2011 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Oregon | #24373Can I Withhold Rent in California if the Landlord Enters My Apartment Without Notice?
My landlady had the habit of entering my house without notice. On few occasions I busted her and reported her to police. 90% of time she entered illegally. She disturbed my right of quiet possession. I stopped one month rent. She has not paid my security back after 4 months. Would she be able to deduct rent from security or since she was obnoxious and entering my house illegall...
02/23/2011 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: California | #24287How Often Does a Landlord Need to Replace Carpet?
In Colorado, how often should a landlord replace the carpet in a rental duplex?
02/22/2011 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Colorado | #24274How Do I Find Out Who the New Landlord of My Building Is?
I NEED LEGAL HELP! I LIVE IN AN SECTION 8 APARTMENT I MOVED IN 2 MONTHS AGO BUT! THERE IS NO LANDLORD NOW, THE PREVIOUS OWNER SOLD THE BUILDING AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO THE BUILDING BELONGS TO. I AM A 74 YEAR OLD MAN AND MY WIFE. I BEEN HOSPITALIZED 3 TIME SINCE THIS HAPPEN I AM EMOTIONALLY A SICK MEN. AND CAN NOT DEAL WITH STRESS. I HAD APPLIED FOR AN APARTMENT A YEAR AGO, AND I...
09/28/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: New York | #23275Can a Landlord Collect Rent from Me After Renting It to a New Tenant?
Can the landlord try to recover rent from a tentant who has broken his lease if the landlord is renting the unit to another person can you charge rent twice for the same unit?
09/03/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Pennsylvania | #23097How do you define 'Significant Other' regarding to residential occupancy rights in Florida?
Is there a legal definition of 'Significant Other' pertaining to residential occupancy rights in Florida?
08/27/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Florida | #23027Does all of New York state have a noise code?
In NYC the noisy neighbors law seems to settle upon that one is allowed to play the radio loud etc between the hours of 8 AM & 11 PM daily. Is this true for all of NY State? Or if I play my radio loud can I be charged with disturbing the peace in 'suburbia', say, in the middle of the day? My neighbor is an abusive drunk, who has physically assaulted me in the past, threa...
08/20/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: New York | #22963Who Pays the Utilities in an Oral Lease?
Who pays for utilities in a verbal tenancy at Will?
08/09/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Massachusetts | #22870Can I Cancel a Lease Within 24 Hours in Georgia?
i signed a lease for a rental apartment today and exchanged money already (in Gwinette County Georgia)....can i get out of this lease agreement since its within 24 hours?
08/07/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Georgia | #22845Can a Landlord Prevent Me from Putting a for Rent Sign in the Window?
My mother owns a clothing store in Downtown Los Angeles. She could not pay her rent of $4,500 to the landowner for the last two months. So she decided to put up a lease sign, hoping that someone else could take over the store and pay the payments and she could move out receiving her initial deposit. However, the landowner is demanding her to remove the lease sign and is kicking...
07/19/2010 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: California | #22704