Your landlord cannot charge you late fees unless you are late as described in your lease agreement. How often the landlord updates their computer is irrelevant to this determination. If your rent is due on the 1st and you pay your rent on the 1st, it doesn't matter when they input that... View More

If you would like to keep the property, you will need to make arrangements to buy out your two other siblings interest in the property. Once you have done that, you can force the sibling living there to leave. You will then solely be responsible for the payment of taxes, maintenance, upkeep, etc.... View More

You will need to follow Alabama eviction law. In Texas, an email notice to vacate would be ineffective. A landlord must deliver written notice to vacate in the form required by the Texas Property Code. Most other states have similar, albeit not identical, requirements. Whoever oversees your... View More

It depends on whether your lease has ended and whether you have vacated the premises. Generally, absent an agreement to the contrary, if you or your landlord have ended your lease, you have until the last day of your lease to remove stuff, and anything left after that date is usually considered to... View More

Maybe if the failure to lock the gate was negligent and the injury was foreseeable. The trier of fact will have to allocate responsibility for the injury among all culpable parties, including the person who was injured. If the person injured was a child, the child likely would not be allocated a... View More

Apartment owners can be held liable if their employees neglect to lock pool gates, leading to an injury, based on principles of premises liability and negligence in employment.

Apartment owners have a legal duty to maintain their property in a safe condition, which includes securing pool... View More

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The good news is that the cashier's check usually has a stub attached, which is good proof you paid. What's more is that, your cashier's check should be cashed against your bank account, so your proof of payment, and the identification of the person or business who deposited the... View More

My recommendation is to terminate the lease in accordance with the terms of the lease. Usually, this requires written notice to the landlord in advance of the end of the lease term (usually 30, but sometimes 60 days before the end of the lease term. I would include in your written notice a... View More

If your Dad is a cosigner on the lease, they can contractually pursue him for any amounts agreed to in the lease, including any attorneys' fees incurred by the complex owner(s) pursuing the damages suffered as a result of the broken lease. That stated, you should consult with a landlord... View More

In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, a lease for a specified term continues until the end of that term. For example, if you agreed to a lease for a term of one year with a commencement date of December 1, 2023, that lease does not end until November 30, 2024. The parties can agree... View More

A 3-day notice to vacate is given when a tenant has not paid their rent in full in a timely manner. Whether you respond to the notice or not, the landlord can proceed with the eviction three days after the notice was given unless the tenant has fully paid all rent which has accrued and surrendered... View More

You should provide an accounting of whatever deductions are applicable based on the information known to you now and immediately refund the balance of the security deposit ASAP. If you are sued, you can provide evidence that you were diligently attempting to find the cheapest option to rebut the... View More

The landlord's name appears in your lease. If the landlord is a business entity, you can then determine the landlord's registered agent for service of process by search the SOS Direct website maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas online. You will have to set up an... View More

Unless you have agreed otherwise in your lease, yes. You will need to prove that your landlord was aware of the dangerous condition that caused your injury (usually because you sent in a maintenance request) and that the landlord failed to correct the condition within a reasonable time.

If your lease is up and you have not vacated your apartment but are current on your rent, your landlord must give you thirty days notice before evicting you.

Your landlord can take the position that they will not renew your lease or allow you to holdover unless you agree to its new... View More

No, you are not required to sign a new lease.

If the new owner purchased the complex with prior knowledge of your lease, the new owner can simply step into the shoes of the old owner as your landlord under the terms and conditions of your current lease.

The new owner may ask you to... View More

You can file a breach of contract case in small claims court since the total amount at issue is less than $20,000. You do not need an attorney in small claims court given the small size of the cases there. It would not be cost effective.

The answer to your question depends on the content of any agreement you have signed. From the excerpt contained in your question, it appears that you are only required to complete the Parking Agreement and pay the parking fee "if" you are renting a spot within the Apartment Community.... View More

The USPS postmarks mail when it is deposited in the US mail. While it is true they have no control over when it is postmarked, they do have control over when it is deposited in the US mail.

Remember that the mailbox rule has two parts: 1) the sender must deposit it in the mail on or... View More

Yes, but that may be considered an act of criminal mischief. There is clearly some sort of dispute between your landlord and your neighbor the details of which you are unaware. I recommend that you avoid becoming too involved.

You should report to your landlord that you did as asked,... View More