Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
Is a landlord able to attach your wages without taking you to court?
After a long battle with our landlord my wife and I decided to buy a house. My wife and I had a verbal agreement with him. Our agreement was he took the security deposit for last months rent and we would pay him for the 2 weeks we lived in the apartment. He has changed his mind and now is threatened with reporting to a collection agency and wage attachment. Is he able to wage a...
09/25/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Pennsylvania | #9054Can a landlord collect first and last month's rent and a deposit?
Can a landlord charge for 1st, last month plus deposit upon signing contract?
09/14/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: ALL | #8809What can my daughter do to have her ex-boyfriend removed from her house?
My daughter is trying to remove her live-in from her home. He was on the first year lease but not on the second year. She has two children by him, he pays nothing towards anything, rent, utilities, food, etc. He uses drugs and has been arrested for visiting a common, no driver license (he still drives my daughter's car). He has no job and can only keep one long enough to buy hi...
09/16/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Indiana | #8796If management changes ownership can the new owners change the conditions of the lease?
IF THE MANAGEMENT CHANGES OWNERSHIP AND YOU WERE ORIGINALLY ON A MONTH TO MONTH LEASE CAN THE NEW OWNERS CHANGE THE CONDITIONS OF YOU LEASE AND MAKE IT A YEAR TO YEAR LEASE AND ALSO GO UPON YOUR RENT WITHOUT NOTIFYING YOU UNTIL YOU GO INTO PAY YOUR RENT? WE WERE IN THE PROCESSOR BUYING A HOUSE BUT DUE TO THE PROCESS PAPERWORK Was STILL BEING PROCESSED THEREFORE WE HAVE NO CH...
09/07/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: South Carolina | #8524Can my landlord charge court cost without going to court?
There was a notice sent out by my new landlord that stated that after the 5th of the month a late fee and a court fee of $64.00 will be added to the rent. If I pay my rent on the 7th, can he charge court cost without going to court?
09/07/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Mississippi | #8513I moved out in May 07 my landlord did not return my security deposit. When washing her sofa cusion covers two of them were to...
I moved out in May 07 my landlord did not return my security deposit. When washing her sofa cusion covers two of them were torn in the washer (her washer), I sent a letter as well as several messages on her voicemail with no return correspondence. Now she refuses to return my security deposit. My landlord did not get a CO permit (cert. of occupancy) and refuses to return my se...
09/04/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: New Jersey | #8422Can the apartment complex legally request a key to my storage or else remove my belongings?
If I'm renting a garage on the property which I also rent an apartment and I have my own personal lock on the door, does the management have the legal right to request a copy of that key? The reason I was told hey needed a key was in case of an emergency such as a fire, etc. I was under the impression that they would just cut the lock off in case of an emergency, since that is ...
08/31/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Oregon | #8354If i signed a lease have I given them that right to enter my apartment without notice?
My landlord keeps trying to enter my apartment without notice. This is very annoying because something I am in compromising situations because of my illness. The lease reads that they have the right to enter without notice for inspections and in cases of an emergency. Is it true that if i signed this lease have I given them that right?
08/31/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Georgia | #8338Does our lease break if property is put up for sale?
The landlord that we lease this townhouse from has put the townhouse up for sale. Does this break our lease as we are looking for another place to live just in case they sale this place. Will we still be responsible for the remainder of that lease?
08/25/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Missouri | #8212Must I still take possession of the home and pay rent unless the property is leased to someone else?
I have signed a lease and paid a deposit for the lease of a home. Eleven days before possession, I notified (by phone and email) the landlord that I will not be able to take possession of the house and would like to terminate the lease. Must I still take possession of the home and pay rent unless the property is leased to someone else? Will I be able to get my deposit back ...
08/21/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Colorado | #8090