Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
What do we do with a lease agreement that came with property bought at court sale?
I have recently purchased land through a court sale there is a lease agreement on the land the agreement has not been recorded and stipulations in the lease have not been met I need to know how binding the agreement is in OK.
11/19/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Oklahoma | #19693Is a Landlord Obligated to Provide a Written Reference Letter?
Is there any obligation for the landlord to provide a written reference letter when there is a concern that verbal references will be malicious? Can a request for a written reference be requested in writing by an attorney on behalf of a renter?
11/01/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Florida | #19404Can a Landlord Deny My Application for Any Reason?
I saw a FOR RENT sign outside a house. The sign said APARTMENT FOR RENT $850. I phoned landlord and went to see apartment. I'LL TAKE IT I SAID. You also have to pay security and last months rent. You also have to fill out an application form. I told her that I have money to pay the rent. She insisted on an application form. The apartment was still available two weeks later, I ...
10/31/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Massachusetts | #19396May we terminate our lease prior to us moving in fully?
We signed a one year lease on Sept 28, and gave landlord 2 checks, one for rent (1350.00) and one for deposit (1350.00) post dated for Oct 1. On Sept 29 my husband was told that he was going to be laid off and his last day would be Oct 8. My husband called the landlord that evening Sept 29 to tell him that we would be unable to fulfill the lease, and explained to him what had t...
10/15/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Colorado | #19118Can I Use Forms On Your Site in a Forms Library?
We have created a residential lease library with forms purchased from you. A question has arisen. Are there any limitations on use of your forms in our business? Do realtors have to be involved when using your forms in residential rental situations?
09/28/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Oregon | #18849Who Do the Improvements and Trade Fixtures belong to once my lease is up?
I am moving out of leased property. I am a custom machine maufacturer and use cranes in my business and believe them to be trade fixtures. The cranes were purchased and booked as equipment, used as collateral for a loan as personal property. The landlord says the cranes are building and cannot be removed. I can move cranes as easy as presses and brakes (huge equipment). Wh...
09/28/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Kentucky | #18841What can I do about having all of my property thrown out of my rental?
We moved to Tuscola in Sept. 2007. We rented a house, signed a lease from Sept., '07 to Aug., '08. My husband was deployed to Afghanistan in Oct., '08. We were never asked to sign a lease for the yrs. '08-'09. We never had a verbal lease either. The new yr. was never brought up, actually. While my husband was deployed, I found a much nicer home. The house had an attached gar...
09/24/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Illinois | #18784Can I Require a Tenant to Put the Gas Meter in the Tenant's Name?
Hi, I have a duplex, and I would like my tenant to pay the gas. Unfortunately, the gas line is hooked up to his unit and a small part of mine. Can I ask him to put the meter which includes a small part of my unit in his name and when the bill comes due...pay him for my usage according to the bill? In the lease it states that he will pay gas charges.
09/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: California | #18447What are my rights on getting roommate off of lease?
My partner and I signed a one year lease. My partner has moved out and i want his name removed. My landlord states his name must stay on the lease and he will have legal access for the whole term whether his is physically there and or pays rent or not! What are my rights?
09/03/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Arizona | #18430Is the Landlord Responsible for Criminal Activity of a Tenant?
Is there any way to hold a landlord responsible for his tenants actions? Are they required to rent to people who will not disrupt the neighborhood with gang activity, theft ect? The landlord continues to ignore all the police reports and lets them live there. Can we hold the landlord responsible for our damages caused by theft from home by his tenant
08/31/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Iowa | #18359