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We have 4 children ages 5, 3, 1 and four months old. The house at minimum is 84 degrees and my babies have been sweating and lethargic. We had to still pay rent and also pay to stay in a hotel. The landlord still has not had the AC fixed or offered reimbursement. We need help to break lease and... View More 
answered on Sep 5, 2022
Unless your lease requires the landlord furnish A/C, he doesn't have any legal obligation to do so.
You have some options:
1. Secure his written permission for you to reduce your next month's rent by the amount of the repairman's bill. If he agrees in writing, pay for... View More
I'm a tenant living in an apartment complex in Florida, I wish to break my lease early (It ends in December 2022) due to black mold in and around the air vents. I've made several calls to the complex starting in mid July and nothing has been done about it other than a 30 second visit at... View More
answered on Sep 4, 2022
Just seeing "black mold" around the air vents is not enough to terminate your lease without penalty. To break your lease, you'd have to, as a minimum, have a state certified mold inspector inspect and find that the mold that's there is toxic. There are molds that are not toxic,... View More
answered on Aug 30, 2022
Yes, if your landlord made a statement about you that is false, and made that statement to a third-party, that injured your reputation, then you can file a lawsuit against the landlord for defamation of character. You would need to establish that the statement was heard and the witness that heard... View More
answered on Aug 28, 2022
Yes. Once the complaint for eviction is filed, it will show up forever on the court docket as a complaint for eviction having been filed against you. Any landlord can at the public record.
Trying to get out of the lease
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answered on Aug 23, 2022
It depends if your lease can be "assigned." Look for this provision. If it is there, your lease continues under new ownership. If it is not there, contact a lawyer to see if you can "get out of it."
Good luck.
answered on Aug 19, 2022
Yes. It's the filing of the eviction complaint that does the damage to your ability to rent, not the result of the lawsuit. Once filed, a civil action cannot be sealed. The eviction filing is permanent.
My husband and I entered into a rent to own contract 3 years ago. We have followed the contract faithfully, including paying all property taxes for the last 3 years on the home and sending a certified letter of intent to buy before the due date on the contract. The property is owned by a company... View More
answered on Aug 16, 2022
You need to contact an attorney who handles contracts, business litigation, or real estate disputes and present them with all of the agreements and/or contracts concerning the property/sale, as well as the information for the property so that the attorney can research the property's chain of... View More
I am currently living with a 25 year old female in a 2 bedroom apartment in Fort Lauderdale, FL. On the lease is myself, this female, and my mother. Mother doesn’t live with us. Her significant other has been sleeping here for about 2 months straight and she is refusing to have him stay anywhere... View More
answered on Aug 10, 2022
The first issue is what the lease says, if anything, about how long guests may stay. The second issue is, does the landlord care? If the landlord cares, and the lease is being violated, the landlord may take action. If the lease is being violated, but the landlord doesn't care, you possibly... View More
On 10-15/22 I was forced to leave a mobile home I had been renting from my ex-boyfriends family , I had been at work and returned home to my kids scared and panicking due to the nature of words and actions that had been taking place and I arrived home to me and my kids belongings being thrown out,... View More
answered on Aug 10, 2022
Florida Statute 83.67 (6) provides that:
"A landlord who violates any provision of this section shall be liable to the tenant for actual and consequential damages or 3 months’ rent, whichever is greater, and costs, including attorney’s fees. Subsequent or repeated violations that... View More
I and three others moved in separate times with separate agreements with owner who also resides at his home, he texted me that all members of the household have two weeks to leave but no one else. The reason he wanted us gone is because we complained about the living condition, his cats pee... View More
My exterior storage unit floods every time it rains. I didn't discover this for several months and now I have boxes of brand new closet shelving that is covered in black-colored mold, which has permeated into the boxes, ruining the shelving. The shelving is brand new and was purchased for... View More
I am just wondering about the inconvenience to me during the selling process. How much of a notice must be given to me before having a showing? I work nights and sleep during the day. I hate the idea of having to adjust my schedule to have strangers walk through my home, looking in my cabinets and... View More
answered on Aug 5, 2022
Florida law does not satisfactorily address this common problem because it would interfere with the owner's right to sell their property. If you have a valid written lease it might address this situation because most leases have clauses allowing the landlord to enter the premises at anything... View More
The property manager threatened to knock my teeth and break my jaw I recorded this exchange and have audio recording of him saying everything that I've alliterated above. The landlord was made aware of a prior situation that led up to this but took no action and now this threat.
He called me a name I repeated it back he had his son come and tell me he wanted to talk when I went out there he proceeded to threaten me with violence and insulted me some more I stood my ground. I recorded this exchange.
My grandfather got me an house to live in. I have paid the mortgage for over 7-10 years. My grandfather died and my father took over the house. He refinanced in his name. He was able to do that because his siblings signed over the rights only if the house remained mines. The mortgage on the house I... View More
answered on Jul 25, 2022
It looks like your father can, if he knows what he's doing, evict all of you, including your boyfriend. The two of you probably should start looking for a different place to live.
Also the rental property is in a land trust and the one claiming to be The landlord is nowhere on the deed Can he still collect my rent money
answered on Jul 23, 2022
The case should be dismissed if thr LL accepts the amount of rent owed. Land trust deeds never identify the owner, so yes the landlord can accept the rent. Odd that you ask the question when you are about to get evicted, as if that was going to be a defense.
Company stated they sent an email however we did not receive that. There was no written notice sent to our address nor has their attorney contacted us regarding money owed. What are my legal rights? I would like to try to pay all assessments owed without any of the collection/legal fees. What are... View More
answered on Jul 22, 2022
Florida Statute 720.3085(3)(d) now requires the HOA to mail you a Notice of Late Assessment giving you 30 days to pay before you can be turned over to any attorney or collection agency for collections. This statute went into effect July 1, 2021. If you were with the attorney before then it would... View More
We have been renting for 2 years now at $1500 for a 2 bd and our lease this year is being denied renewal they have posted the new rent at 2100$ all the apartments in the Development have been raised 600-$800 1bd $1800 2bd $2100-2300 3bd are $3000 for new renters. We are seniors on Social Security... View More
answered on Jul 22, 2022
There is no law restricting the amount of a rent increase. There is no obligation on a landlord to enter into a new lease (i.e., a renewal) with a current tenant. A landlord can choose to not enter into a new lease for any reason, or no reason at all; a renter has no legal right to a new lease.
answered on Jul 20, 2022
It's not clear what you may mean by "... can they force me out ...?" No, the landlord can't, for example, grab you by the scruff of the neck and pull you out of the premises; they would have to get a court order or writ that the police turn you out; that process is what is... View More
He is a month to month tenent. He yells and screams at me.
answered on Jul 13, 2022
Yelling at the landlord, unless prohibited by the Lease, is not grounds to terminate a tenancy. Give him the 15 day notice exactly as required by the Lease. Hopefully it's not too late to get him out by July 31.
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