Q: Landlord did not want to accept rent because she wanted a plumbers bill as well, now she is adding late fees, can she?
tried to pay landlord rent on the 3 and she returned the check because she said we owe her for a plumbers bill that she called out to check her valves. after the 3 rent is considered late to her and 100 is add after the later date and 50 for each other day its late. tried to pay the rent again on the 4 since the plumbers bill has nothing to do with my rent and she returned it again and added the late fee to it. She left a paper on our door demanding the money and put a note in it saying she has been trying to serve us with these papers many time and could nit get a hold of us but 3 hours prior to this she did see me and didn't address me nor served me with those papers.
A: If landlord attempts to evict you based on failure to pay rent, you will want to bring these facts to the attention of the Judge. You may want to hire an attorney to help you prepare for the hearing or to defend you at the hearing.
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