Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
How to collect unpaid condo fees where owner has deceased and unit is being sold?
I am a Board Member of a Home Owner's Association in Wisconsin, and we are trying to collect past due condo fees. The unit owner is deceased and his estate is being handled by his son. The unit was foreclosed upon and was sold. The condo association notified all parties involved of past due condo fees and that we had filed a lien. The association has not been able to collect th...
04/27/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Death of Ten... | State: Wisconsin | #16183Can I ask my tenant to dispose of the waste and garbage himself?
I rented the upper portion of my house to a young guy. Until now, I used to dispose of his and our garbage together. Now, I don’t think I’ll be in the house too much to do all these jobs. Can I ask my tenant to dispose of the waste and garbage from now onward?
03/03/2017 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Duties of Te... | State: Iowa | #33271Does the tenant have an obligation to keep the premises of the rental property clean and maintained?
I have rented my housed to a college student in Montana. The tenant is not keeping the premises clean and tidy. He has already damaged the air conditioning and other electrical appliances due to his careless usage. Is there a law in Montana which states that the tenant has an obligation to keep the premises of the rental property clean and maintained?
12/23/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Duties of Te... | State: Montana | #28679Can I enter the premises for the inspection and maintenance of the premises without my tenant’s permission?
I have leased out a property in Florida. I wish to inspect the premises once in six months for the purpose of maintenance work if required. For past one and a half years my tenant has not granted me the permission to do so and does not state any valid reasons for not allowing me into the leased premises. Can I enter the premises without my tenant’s permission?
01/13/2017 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: Florida | #30082Must a landlord give prior notice before entering tenant's home,and if so is it 24 or 48
Must a landlord give prior notice before entering tenant's home, and if so is it 24 or 48 hours notice? Carol Druckman
12/06/2016 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: Washington | #27608In New Jersey, Must a Landlord Give Notice Before Entry and Have Copies of All Keys?
Does a Landlord have to give reasonable notice to enter your home except for an emergency? Does the Landlord have to have copies of all door keys to enter the house?
06/10/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: New Jersey | #16924What are my rights when dealing with my landlord entering my condo?
I am a tenant without a lease. I rent month to month. I got laid off from my job last fall. Since December, I have fallen 3 months behind in my rent. My landlord has been pounding on my door 6 times in one week, at all hours of the day and night. He just served me with a 5-day notice for rent due. He also served me with a 48 hour access notice. I live alone in his condo ...
04/07/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: Illinois | #15910What can my mother do to get her name off a lease where she is not living?
My mother and her sister rented an apartment. Both of their names are on the lease. My aunt does not work, but she collects disability. They had a falling out and my mom moved out. She wanted her name off of the lease, but the landlord refused stating that my aunt cannot be on the lease alone because of the disability. My aunt changed the locks with the landlords permission. Th...
01/23/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: Illinois | #15056Can the landlord issue apartment keys to a third party conducting work on the inside of apartments?
Can the landlord issue apartment keys to a third party conducting work on the inside of apartments? There is currently a sub-contractor performing work for a telecommunications company here. They are installing hardware in the buildings for future service. Our leasing office distributed apartment keys directly to the contractor so they can get in. No representative of the ap...
11/29/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: Florida | #13063Was my landlord correct in not providing 24 hour notice before entering for repairs?
Today, November 13, 2007, my landlord informed my sister that he let himself into our house to check to see if something was leaking. My toilet has been leaking since we moved in which was September 1, 2007. My landlord called her after he had already let himself in the house. He did not give any 24 hour notice like it says he needs to do in our lease. It also says in our lease...
11/13/2007 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Entry of Pre... | State: Nevada | #12205