Q: My landlord will not pay for roof repairs
We are under a contract with her that she buys all materials and we do the work for her this contract ends in November 2019. She is refusing to give us the money or materials to fix the roof that is in our contract and will not fix the rest of the roof that is not in the contract. She wants us to pay her $300 a month more in rent to be able to fix the roof. We told her no and she is now evicting us. Can She legally do that? If not who do i contact? This is a private landlord on a non hud home.
A:
Will your landlord be successful in an eviction hearing? This depends on how good your lease is. The LL has no right to unilaterally change the terms of a written term lease agreement. But, if your lease is a month to month lease and the LL gives proper notice of the change in terms she does have the right to change the terms.
You should contact an attorney to have a conversation about the facts and documents so that you can assess how to best fight the eviction.
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