Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
Am I still responsible for rent since I am terminating the lease for repairs not made?
I have a rental lease/house. The porch has leaked since we moved in 3 years ago and has not been repaired. It still leaks and is sinking. I wrote letter to the landlord in February 2009 and spoke to her September 2008 when we signed new lease to address the issue. I pay rent on time and have never been late. If I give a thirty day notice to move, pay the rent for May, and out ...
04/19/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Florida | #16048What are my son's options to terminate his lease due to a job transfer?
My son, who works for the Justice Department is transferring to San Francisco. He has a lease for 1 year. How can he negotiated getting out of the lease. He does have a letter of trasher and date to report to his new job. This is a question concerning my son, who lives in Phoenix.
04/16/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Vermont | #16030What are my rights to the home I have cohabitated in for 11 years?
I live in Utah and I live with a significant other whom I have lived with for 11 years. A new person has come into her life and this new person called me and told me she was going to remove my property from the residence. My roomate (significant other) has not asked me to leave nor does she want me to leave...I am out of town on business, if I get home and my stuff is removed, ...
04/13/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Utah | #15975How do I terminate tenants lease to sell before the bank forecloses?
I have leased my home under a 1 year lease. There are 6 months remaining on lease. The bank just called my note due and have requested that I do a Short Sale. Payments are current but my rights are limited because I'm in a construction loan. I've accepted an offer on my home which was also approved by the bank. The tenants have been given 60-day notice; however, they don't w...
04/09/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Georgia | #15937Early Lease Termination in Ohio
If a person pays a deposit for a rental house and signs the lease on that same day in advance of the date the lease starts, then decides not to move in still prior to the agreed upon date, can the landlord still charge the tenant rent until the dwelling is re-rented even though the tenant has not received keys?
04/06/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Ohio | #15901What are my options when dealing with the smell coming from me neighbor's apartment?
I am exposed to almost constant incense burning from the people who live on top of my unit. Unlike the incense burning I endured a few years ago, this smell makes me nauseated and my face swells up. Yet everyone I have called in management and housing tells me that it is within their rights. I can't even stand going to the kitchen and bathroom where the smell is worse. What can...
04/06/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Virginia | #15899Termination of Lease in New York Due to Sewer Backup Repair and Lack of Access
These questions are for my son who lives in New York. I am unable to live in my apartment because the sewer backed up and the landlord must clean and replace all the flooring. I've been out since March 23 and won't be back in for another week or more (April 2nd). I was required to remove my belongings so that the contractors could do their work. The landlord is demanding hi...
04/02/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Pennsylvania | #15855What does 'Normal ware and tear' mean as used in a rental agreement?
What does 'Normal ware and tear' mean as used in a rental agreement? Reference: Carpet ware and tare. The location is a old age nursing home where the rooms are dealt with as rental units. Rental agreement is ending.
03/31/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: California | #15833What can my son do about his violent roommate in regards to terminating the lease?
My son lives in the State of Virginia in Fredrick County. He is renting a condo with a roommate that expires January 2010. His roommate drinks a lot and gets violent and threatens to do physical harm to my son (this usually occurs with the roommate and his buddies helping him). This past weekend my son and his girlfriend locked themselves in the bedroom and the roommate and ...
03/30/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Virginia | #15815What is the proper notice to terminate a tenant lease because I have sold the home?
I own property that I have been renting out for over a year to the same tenant. The first year was on a 1 year lease agreement which expired with no new lease agreement. The tenant just pays month to month since it expired. I decided to sell my home so I contracted a real estate agent and gave my tenant a 30 day notice which I gave her personally and had her sign it. The tenant...
03/28/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: California | #15806