If your landlord seeks to evict you they will have to serve you the petition to the court. This is usually served by the local Sheriff and is affixed to the property or served personally.

The amount of time you remain in the property is entirely set by the court. There is no '30 days to get out.'

A landlord can move for eviction as soon as you are in violation of the lease agreement. This can be for many reasons but the most common reason for a landlord to file for an eviction is due to late rent. In Indiana a landlord has to post a notice to quit premises or pay giving the renter 10 days... View More

This is likely a 'multistep' process -- was Grandmother's estate probated? But the deed was never given during the probate? You will need to reopen the estate and get the deed from Grandmother's name to the appropriate parties. Likely that deed will need to be 'tenants in... View More

If the new lease you signed in November does not start until July 25, signing the release agreement NOW will give the landlord almost 3 months to find a new tenant. The case law requires all landlords to make a reasonable effort to locate a new tenant in order to "mitigate" their... View More

Wait until he goes out for something he needs and then change the locks.

If your landlord has sold the house, you will have to sign a new lease with the new owners since your original lease agreement is with the previous owner. If the new owners do not wish to keep you in the house they will not sign a new lease agreement with you and you will be forced to leave if you... View More

Whatever "free rent" agreement you had with the seller disappeared the instant the buyer acquired the house. So as far as the buyer is concerned you have no legal right to remain in the house; this also means the new owner has no obligation to give you any time to get out. Your best bet... View More

Unless there is liquidated damages written in the contract, the only recourse you have is to recover any earnest money that you put down when you made the offer.

This really depends on the state. Each state has different requirements.

You are bound by the laws where the property is located.

Once they have vacated the property you have 45 days to give them an itemized invoice for any damages they have caused or bills owed otherwise they are entitled to the security deposit to be returned. You need to follow the letter of the law or it could come back to harm you in the future.... View More

Your landlord is not required to explain why he is raising rent. If you believe that the rent increase is too high this is something you can bring to his attention and attempt to negotiate him down.

Assuming that you owned the property jointly with rights of survivorship with your brothers, once your first brother passed away, his interest automatically transferred to the survivors (you and your other brother). If this is the case, you can take the deceased brother's name off the property... View More

I assume that in asking this that the 8th sibling does not wish to sell.

There are a number of routes you could take to sell the property or get the sibling on board.

You could petition a court to partition the property.

You and your other siblings could buy out the 8th... View More

You need to figure out what is happening with this property through your landlord as soon as possible. While the bank is not your landlord, if there is a mortgage on the property and it is not being paid, the bank can foreclose on the property. As part of that foreclosure process, the bank will ask... View More

You can file s Chapter 7 once every 8 years. Depending on your income, equity and financial situation, you may be able to do exactly what you propose.

In regards to the bank account, if your brother was on the account as a joint account holder, then the monies in the account will become his sole property.

In regards to the house, it depends how ownership of the house was titled. If your mother owned the property as tenants in common w/... View More

The landlord can refuse to accept payment and continue with the eviction. You could negotiate with the landlord to pay off the owed amount to stop the eviction, but you would need an explicit agreement that the eviction would be withdrawn as part of that payment. Unless you have a valid legal... View More

A first semester property law class in law school could devote a month to this question. On a very superficial level, real property is land, buildings, and immovable structures. Personal property is property that can be moved. Naturally, there are many subtleties and distinctions when one looks... View More

If your landlord and your ex are in agreement he could be released from the lease agreement. However, short of that, there is nothing to make your ex move out of the apartment as he has just as much right to be there as you do.