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Q: Landlord says he can't legally talk about squatters but tells me he's working on it. It's been almost a year.

We have some tenants in our building who are squatting and our landlord said they're dealing with it and the last time the cops came (we've had to call the cops on the people in that apt before because of several reasons) they talked to our building manager and he told them they are in... View More

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Q: Bad Apartment security causes packages to be stolen all the time and landlord won't update security.

Poor security in our building to where we only have a doorknob lock on our front door to our building that isn't self locking so anyone who leaves the building will automatically unlock the door and there is a group of people in our building that will not re-lock it so we end up not being able... View More

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Q: My commercial lease includes heat. My landlord shut the boiler off all winter and forbids me to use the boiler

I froze all winter

He bought a my buddy heater w propane cylinder and put inside the commercial kitchen which is unsafe

James L. Arrasmith
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answered on Mar 26, 2024

It sounds like your situation is both uncomfortable and potentially unsafe, especially considering the use of a propane heater in a commercial kitchen. If your lease includes heat, your landlord is typically required by law to provide it during the colder months. The first step is to review your... View More

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Q: is my landlord allowed to come into my apartment every month for check-ins, showings, and "fixes"?

My landlord has been in my apartment at least once every month since i signed a lease last year. Each time has been to look at work he wanted us to do, show the apartment to buyers and realtors, look at things that he claimed needed updating, and hiring people off the street to come in to do... View More

Kevin Lumpkin
Kevin Lumpkin
answered on Sep 26, 2023

Your landlord is permitted to enter your unit for one of four reasons:

(1) when necessary to inspect the premises;

(2) to make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations, or improvements;

(3) to supply agreed services; or

(4) to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective...
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Q: I live with my ex girlfriend I’m not on lease, she wants to evict Me. Will this follow me?

I’m paying her rent but not on lease. She wants to evict me from apartment legally will the eviction follow me for getting another apartment?

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answered on Aug 3, 2023

If you are not on the lease and your ex-girlfriend wants to evict you legally, the eviction process may not typically show up on your rental history or credit report, as you were not a party to the lease agreement.

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Q: I always request maintenance make an appointment for non-emergent issues which they ignore. Do I have a right to this?

I live in a subsidized building. They’ve entered my home without notice repeatedly over the years, including many times when I wasn’t home. They’ve gone through my closets, moved personal items (including tampons, etc from my bathroom), and damaged all of my windows (used a crowbar and gouged... View More

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Q: Do I have any recourse ? I fell through the floor of my trailer, I rent, after informing landlord for well over a year
Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Mar 13, 2018

Yes. Contact Vt Legal Aid.If you are over their income guidelines ask if anyone in their Landlord/tenant unit has left for private practice.

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Q: Can my landlord keep my security deposit?

I'm leaving my place soon, but I'm worried about my deposit. My landlord seems to be avoiding me and hasn't responded to any of my communications. He knew/knows that I'm leaving at the end of the month, and i even found a replacement tenant for him. My landlord is rumored not to... View More

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Q: Okay question. A friend of mine got into some legal trouble regarding drugs. She was sentenced to 1-6 months on FSU.

Now she's clean and has been for over a year but the arrangements for FSU will be going into motion soon. She's going to go sign a lease tomorrow for an apartment. Can someone from the case tell the landlords exactly what she is getting charged for and the story? I'm in the state of Vermont

Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 4, 2015

Why do you ask in this way. Whynot say what has happened? Her criminal court records are public, right?

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