Landlord Tenant Legal Questions and Answers
Can I Withhold a Security Deposit for a Tenant Allowing His Girlfriend to Stay at the Premises?
I have a tenant who moved his new girlfriend in to my rental. When I confronted him after two weeks of her being there, he lied and said she was moving into her own home. I asked him he was considering moving with her and he denied that. He added that he planned to have her visit on occasion but not move in. He has had her staying there most nights and days for the last 2 and 1...
12/06/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: California | #19920Can I Recover Rent Paid After CO2 Poisoning from the Furnace?
It appears that my landlord did not inspect or service our 29 year old gas furnace before we moved into our 3 bedroom house in September of this year. We are assuming this since the city inspector literally looked at it for 2 seconds and said oh, this is trouble, and then after using his analyzer realized it was emitting dangerous levels of carbon monoxide, condemned it and re...
11/29/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Colorado | #19811Can a Servant Be Counted as a Family Member by a Landlord?
One or more persons occupying a single dwelling unit, provided that, unless all members are related by blood or marriage, no such family shall contain over two unrelated persons, but further provided that one domestic servant employed on the premises may be housed on the premises without being counted as a separate family. My question is, if I have three unrelated persons livin...
10/27/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Pennsylvania | #19329Does a Landlord Need to Supply A Refrigerator?
Does a landlord have to supply you with a refrigerator when you rent?
08/08/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: New York | #18002Can A New Landlord Change Terms of a Lease?
My original Lease states a grace period of 5 days, the property is owned/managed by a different party now. Can they change the rules without changing the lease?
08/04/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: New Mexico | #17941Can I Break My Lease for Damage to My Apartment?
I had been drinking and locked myself out of my apartment. Called management, who refused to let me in and call police and had me taken to the hospital for detox - an unnecessary action and one I did not consent to. Upon my return my apartment had been trashed. Broken glass was everywhere and my vaccuum had been stolen. I now want out of my lease and wonder if I can take legal...
07/21/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Colorado | #17685Is a report of shots fired enought to evict someone for criminal misconduct?
If law enforcement and private security enter into an apartment which had a report of gunshots from inside, then upon entry and search based upon well-fare (safety and security) discovered the apartment empty, but illegal substances were observed in plain-sight on a coffee-table? It was later discovered during the interview process that the individual was seen running from the...
05/26/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Oklahoma | #16782If the landlord fails to notify tenant of changes to the lease, does this void the lease?
By state law of Montana, if there is a change in contract of any sort on your lease of an apartment and the tenant is not notified, does that void the previous contract and does the tenant have a right to get out of the contract with no early termination fees because they were not notified about any changes? The lease agreement states that any changes in the agreement the tenan...
05/16/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Montana | #16690What are my options when a tenant is consistently late on rent?
I own a lot on which I am allowing a man to keep his mobile home in exchange for monthly rent. We have a written agreement, which has been signed by him and by his daughter who actually owns the mobile home in which the man and she are living. Our agreement is dated December of 2006, and in all that time, he has only been on time, with the rent, once. There is no mention of la...
04/28/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: Arkansas | #16264What is the shortest notice of eviction I can serve a tenant
What is the shortest notice of eviction I can serve a tenant who is always late on their rent?
04/27/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Lease Violat... | State: ALL | #16180