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84 yo mother died in December 2018 and did not leave a will - although it was very well known within the family what her intentions were. I had a massive brain bleed (stroke) 4years ago. She wanted me to remain in her house and be financially protected. Through succession of Mom’s estate, the... View More 
answered on Jun 15, 2019
Generally, an heir cannot be evicted from a house they are in possession of since they are a co-owner. You need a lawyer to make sure your rights are protected from an unauthorized eviction.
Buyer's real estate agent has taken advantage of my elderly parents since the start. Buyer has failed to make payments on time every month since signing. 45 days have been given each time. The contract said for improvements to be made to houses and property. None have been made. Rather the... View More
answered on May 28, 2019
Contact a Louisiana real estate lawyer to help the sellers enforce the contract.
On June 2017, I moved into an apartment. Within two weeks my A/C stopped working. I requested it to be fixed, and they attempted to fix it a week later by adding antifreeze to the unit. The problem was that the unit was leaking antifreeze. So for the first two months of my lease, the A/C unit would... View More
answered on May 10, 2019
If you have those notices, timeline, and notice of non payment for days where you could not live in the apartment, I would submit to the landlord, or whatever collection agency may have reported, to contest the reporting and to advise that the report is without merit, as you have evidence... View More
I live in fl, lost my job so I can no longer take the apartment in Louisiana.
answered on Apr 4, 2019
Since the lease term does not begin until August you have much more time to work this out with the new landlord than it should take; and the landlord has a great deal of time to find another tenant too. Get on it.
I lived with her and payed 400$ a month and im still doing it the money is going towards the bills she owed. And we agreed i can buy all them out with my inheritance but we r doing the succession and getting that straight. They r saying i have to get 100,000 rental insurance minimum. My mom didnt... View More
answered on Mar 27, 2019
Unless the house still has a mortgage on it, I am tot sure who "they" are, and why "they" are requiring you to pay rental insurance. IMO the most important issue here is to remain in the house until the deed is changed to your name. That will probably require court action, i.e. probate.
Asks what im doing parked in the street. Says he's calling the police. There are no no parking signs. It is a public street.
If I chose to stay and talk with police what happens
The mother's name has been deed since 1992. She died in 1996. No will. No succession ever done. Been living in residence since 2006 with other brother who passed in July of this year. No oral or written lease. No rent ever paid to her or anyone. One son whose name isn't on deed is saying... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2018
Technically anyone with a legal interest in the property can evict you if you don't have permission to live there, but anyone with a legal interest can also give you permission. I would suggest that you get written permission from one of the other heirs, preferably in the form of a lease.
Supposed damages have not been itemized in any way. Landlord refused contact attempts until suddenly claiming damages nearly 2 years after we moved.
answered on Aug 13, 2018
Not if a notice of damages with an itemized statement of the damages v. the amount of your security deposit was not initially sent by Lessor within 30 days of termination of lease.
Instead of placing personal property off of premises, the Landlord throws everything off of 2nd floor balcony breaking personal property.
its family land the mom gets restraining orders and then removes them. my mom is worrying herself to death and i feel helpless. the law seems to not want to do anything.
My apartment was rendered uninhabitable by smoke and structural damage caused by a lethal fire that occurred directly next door to us. I filed a claim with my renter's insurance but we have been displaced for a week now and will be for at least another based on professional estimates. The... View More
answered on Apr 6, 2018
If you cannot occupy the leased premises, you likely should not have to pay rent. However, your lease may have a specific "fire and casualty clause" spelling out the exact remedies. For example, if the premises are untenable, abatement of rent should certainly occur, and if repairs not... View More
Only lived there a month, and landlors failed to provide lease like he said he would. We ended up having to move for other reasons. There was no damage or unpaid bills and we also found someone to rent the trailer for him since we were moving.
answered on Apr 6, 2018
An oral lease can be binding. Generally, if there is no agreed upon term, or the lease expires and the tenant continues to rent, then the lease becomes month to month. So, if you all agreed to a specific term, that could be binding. Still, if you found someone to assume the lease and you know... View More
A written notice was given in advance to the landlord, but I am now being sued in small claims court for breaking the lease. The home was vacated and left in better condition than when it was rented to me. Can they do this?
answered on Apr 3, 2018
The copy of a written notice of an issue is always useful. If the problem went uncured after notice to landlord, you very well may have had "cause" to break the lease. Specifically, in a lease, a tenant can agree to waive the default obligations/warranties of the landlord to provide a... View More
its a 1 year lease, he dated it september of 2016 with end date of september 2018, can the lease be broken?
I feel as though we are being watched and preyed upon by the criminals who have not been caught.,I feel they might break into my home to rob me too. Also, there are shootings in the area close to my home. There are drive by shootings as well, I am scared to sit on my porch swing or walk in my own... View More
What are my rights to evict them?
answered on Mar 7, 2018
If the home was purchased prior to the marriage and is solely in your name, you have the right to evict them. Even if the home is solely in your name, and assuming you're owning and not renting, then the home would be community property and your spouse would be co-owner with you. If this is... View More
He abandoned his lease. It's in his name. He agreed to help pay the rent but barely gave me any money. I managed to pay the rent Jan & Feb but can't afford it this month. I just got a restraining on him yesterday for domestic violence. The landlord is going to file Friday for an... View More
I am paying on a loan and own a mobile home in a park where I rent the lot. I always pay on time and have never had real issues with anyone here.
My mobile home park owner brought paperwork by, stating, since the flood here in Louisiana, a lot of people have abandoned their dwellings and... View More
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