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0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Arizona on
Q: In New Mexico, do you have to give a 30 day notice to a commercial tenant if he has not paid rent in two months or

would a 3 day notice to pay the rent or quit the premises suffice?

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Idaho on
Q: Probability of getting my deposit back and one and half months of rent back for renting a room without an egress window?

I moved across the state and rented a room in the basement of a house. I did not actually see the room before moving in. Anyways, the room did not have a window. Which in my state does not follow the building code (I think it is IRC 310). As there needs to be an emergency escape. The property... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Tennessee on
Q: Hello there, I am seeking legal advice due to an outstanding rent fee from spring 2018 and was never notified until…

I sought a credit history report for a mortgage loan. Due to the statute of limitations in TN, I am not responsible for the outstanding balance (6 years) but need to figure out how this can be conveyed on my credit history so that it does not continue to prevent me from getting approved for loans.... View More

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answered on Nov 19, 2024

The SOL runs from last payment or contract date. Credit is not a legal situation but you go to each credit bureau and file a written dispute of the asserted debt. If creditor does not respond then the bureaus are supposed to remove the claim from your report. Court action is rarely an option.... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Criminal Law and Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: Pausing or overturning an eviction, currently facing felony charges damages that don’t exist

My landlord is evicting me for damages to my apartment and past due rent. I have lived in my apartment since April of 2020 and haven’t had to pay rent due to my apartment being income based. The damages was washable paint my 4 year old twins got on the floor that I cleaned up. I’ve been... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Real Estate Law for Florida on
Q: December 2023 rent paid in full. Fire occurred 12/23/2023. Still no refund for days not living on property due to fire.

Have asked previous landlord for interest accrued from our deposit, refund for days not able to live on property due to fire. Provided the landlord with copy of our renter's policy which included liability. Landlord charged monthly liability fees to us. I have been trying to resolve for 10... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Massachusetts on
Q: What steps can I take next to sue my landlord?

I have problems in my apartment that have been here since I moved in December 1st 2023 and the issues are still progressing. I called the rental company multiple times and they never responded so I called the board of health and the inspector inspected the apartment. The rental company came and did... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law, Contracts and Landlord - Tenant for Texas on
Q: Can a disabled tagged car be seized without any abnormal/gross violation without any notice from her residential parkin?

Certificates are there to prove the serious medical condition of the disabled.

Instead of EMPATHY to refund TOW charges a blunt reply comes..towed for not updating LP with parking My VIP online.

A mere non compliance of an administrative clause can render a disabled victim becoming... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for South Carolina on
Q: If a lease agreement says the tenant pays $400 monthly to property taxes, what if the prop tax is more?

Who pays the remaining balance of contract doesn’t specify?

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Real Estate Law, Civil Rights and Landlord - Tenant for Louisiana on
Q: I was arrested for unauthorized entry into a inhabited dwelling. Renter went to jail asked me to get clothes for him

Baby daddy asked me to gather personal stuff and bring to him the home owner posted an eviction notice for five days on day 2 of the 5 I went and was arrested because I didn't contact the home owner. I had permission by the renter. In the process my vehicle was also towed.

Randy Bryan Ligh
Randy Bryan Ligh
answered on Nov 18, 2024

More information is needed here however I strongly recommend you consult with a lawyer to discuss representing you on the criminal charges---as it sounds like you have defenses to the charges, which is a felony, and as such you should fight, and additionally, whether or not you have a civil action... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Kentucky on
Q: Would my co-tenant have grounds to have our landlord evict me over a disorganized room?

I live with my grandmother, both of us on the lease, and she is saying she is going to approach the landlord to have me evicted due to a 'dirty' room. The room in question is not dirty though, as I have confirmed with 5 seperate people with a video walk-through of the room. It just had... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Family Law, Child Custody and Landlord - Tenant for California on
Q: Is there any to get my ex girlfriend to leave legally from my mother's home/property?

My ex-girlfriend and I split up recently about 7 months ago. We have a 2 year old daughter. My ex still lives with me and split the rent 50/50. She has recently started antagonizing me more and more. She told me a couple of days ago if she could get my opinion on something and proceeded to ask me... View More

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answered on Nov 18, 2024

Your situation involves both landlord-tenant law and family law due to your child, making it complex but not impossible to resolve.

Since your ex-girlfriend has established residency by living there and paying rent, she has tenant rights even without formal paperwork, meaning you cannot...
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0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for South Carolina on
Q: Am I obligated to pay rent if there is severe damage to the apartment?

Ceiling collapsed in bedroom

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: My landlord pressed charges on me due to damages to property but it was washable paint that got cleaned up.

My four year old twins got into the arts and crafts supplies and put paint on my floor, door, and refrigerator. My landlord saw it and immediately sent me an eviction notice. I cleaned the paint up but is still pressing charges against me for damage to property,I’m also facing eviction and was... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Real Estate Law, Environmental and Landlord - Tenant for Arizona on
Q: If rental is uninhabitable and I was forced to leave do I need to give a prior notice? Landlord knows it's uninhabitable

Mold was making my family ill so we moved ourselves to a hotel in hopes the landlord would remedy it properly. That didn't happen and was made worse by exposing asbestos in dry walls. We found a new place but don't feel it necessary to give a 30 day or even 2 day heads up since they fully... View More

Peter H. Westby
Peter H. Westby
answered on Nov 18, 2024

You did what was right to move your family out of a hazardous situation. But you could have better protected yourselves legally. A 5-day notice to the landlord is required by ARS 33-1361 to terminate a lease where there is a health or safety danger. Since the lease was not terminated, you may... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Georgia on
Q: My Landlord is evicting me for damages and past due rent, I’m currently facing criminal

The paint was washable my four year old twins played in the paint on the floor. I haven’t received any past due rent notices or any notices pertaining to damages found in my apartment. My landlord never asked questions or checked to see if I had cleaned the paint off the floor. I was never... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Contracts and Landlord - Tenant for Alabama on
Q: someone owes me rent and i was buying a camper from them. can what they owe go towards the camper

i gave them 200 down and only owe 1300. they stayed with me for couple monthes and left without paying anything. can’t i keep

the camper for their payment

0 Answers | Asked in Internet Law and Landlord - Tenant for New Hampshire on
Q: I just found a Three Axis Accelerator Accelerometer Sensor in my apartment can I pursue charges?

I found a box outside and didn't know where/when it came from. I then found a box inside of my apartment.

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for New York on
Q: my managment building is retaliating agianst me by raising my rent 51% because i had complained about huge rodents

and nys homes n renewal ask them to take care of it, they fought to become exempt, they were approved but now they raising my rent from 988 to 1500 , 1 yr lease please i need a lawyer to win this case fight for me and we get paid they been harassing me for yrs

0 Answers | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Connecticut on
Q: Daughter has 3 roommates. One decided to move out blaming roomates of bullying and has become a real problem

The roommate in question is still on lease but has gone and taken things out of my daughters room.

What rights do roommates have if this girl goes into other rooms especially during holiday break?

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