Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
Can a tenant willfully waive his rights of eviction under Florida's landlord/tenant law chapter 83?
I am a landlord of a sober living recovery residence. Can a tenant willfully waive his/her rights of eviction under Florida's landlord/tenant law chapter 83 Florida statutes? Which legal waiver can be used?
02/08/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Florida | #15198Can I be sued if I was never on the lease?
I lived for six months with a couple of friends. I had a verbal agreement with my friends to pay them for living in one of their bedrooms. We were all evicted because my friends were not paying their rent. Now my friend's landlord is suing all of us for back rent, despite the fact that I am not on the lease agreement, I am however listed as a resident. She claims that I was...
02/06/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Alaska | #15169When is the appropriate time to give a thirty day notice when moving?
I'm on a month-to-month rental which began on June 1, 2008. My agreement requires 30 day notice of cancellation. Can I send notification on any other day or must the 30 day period begin only on the first of a month?
02/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Arizona | #15153My customer has a lease with Wells Fargo. There lease says customer must notify them between 120 and 189 days. The customer...
My customer has a lease with Wells Fargo. There lease says customer must notify them between 120 and 189 days. The customers notification went out at approximately 110 days. They received a letter talking about an automatic evergreen till May 2010. I have attached a copy of New York State law which is contrary to Well's Fargo lease contract. The lease is up 5/19/08. Is th...
02/02/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: New York | #15124Does the Pay To Quit notices from the landlord terminate my lease if I had paid?
I have six more months until my lease contract is up. I am a student and decided to move to Ellensburg to continue my education after getting my AA degree. I gave my landlord notice that I would be out at the end of January and I paid them rent through January. They sent me a three day notice to pay or vacate right after I told them I was moving; saying that I did not pay rent...
01/23/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Washington | #15058Do I have a legal claim to pursue the money owed to me on a lease that was terminated early?
I entered into a 5-year (60 month) lease agreement with a company to rent my property. The company operates an assisted living facility for the mentally impaired. Due to mismanagement of funds, the company went into State Receivership (similar to bankruptcy) . The company petitioned the County Circuit Court for a motion for order to reject the unexpired lease of the rental pro...
01/23/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Maryland | #15055Can I be sued for breach of contract if I foreclose on a rental property?
I am a landlord and I am foreclosing on my property that has a tenant who has a 1 year lease contract. Can I be sued for breach of contract if I terminate their lease after giving them 30 days notice.
01/21/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: California | #15036Am I entitled to my deposit back since I canceled before I ever moved in?
I have signed a standard apartment lease contract in Miami, Florida and because of a family emergency I had to cancel it within 2 days of signing it. I signed it the January 14 to move in on January 16 but on the 16th I had cancel it. I don't have the keys to the apartment and I haven't moved in. Am I entitled to my deposit back from the landlord or do I have to hold the lease ...
01/20/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Florida | #15029On 12/27/07, my husband and I rented/leased a single family home. When meeting with the landlord to pay for entry into premis...
On 12/27/07, my husband and I rented/leased a single family home. When meeting with the landlord to pay for entry into premises, he had no forms and/or rental agreement for us to sign. I paid the money to him but insisted he write the money received and for what on paper with his signature. He said he forgot the paperwork and will be by within a week with the lease for us to si...
01/18/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Florida | #15024Can my son still be held liable until the lease runs out even with a 7 month notice?
My son, who is a student, signed an apartment lease to begin 8/09. Plans have changed and he will not be returning to college in the Fall of 09. I called the leasing company to terminate the lease, expecting that the security deposit would be returned when the premises is relet. They told me that they will not return the deposit until 9/2010 when the lease is completely over an...
01/12/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Termin... | State: Florida | #14968