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We live in Louisiana. We have a 1 year lease that ends November 30th. We were expecting to renew the lease but the landlord sent us a letter Saying we need to move out by December 31st. We want to move dec 1st not at the end of December.The problem we are having is debating whether to not pay the... View More 
answered on Oct 30, 2017
If your lease ends November 30, you should be out November 30th. You should also pay your November rent in full, but also document the condition of the premises with pictures, video, and a end-of-lease checklist with the lessor, if you can. You can ask now/set a date to do a walk through with the... View More
Lived in the apartment for 4 months and all of a sudden I started getting mice. I told the landlord and they just put out sticky traps you'd get from the dollar store. I still had problems and they tried to seal some holes but that didn't work. They haven't done anything really to... View More
answered on Oct 17, 2017
The lease contract always controls - it is the law between you and the landlord. So, as to maintenance, pest control, etc., look there to see if it is spelled out. Also, Louisiana law requires that the landlord provide you with a safe, habitable premise. To the extent that there is a rodent... View More
answered on Oct 11, 2017
If the person is not a listed occupant on the lease and pays no rent, then you can end whatever invitation you extended for them to "visit" at your residence. Whether law enforcement will want to get involved is another issue - they likely will only get involved for criminal trespass... View More
Question from Louisiana. My mother bought a second home approximately 5 years ago. My husband and I along with our 4 kids have lived in the home. Verbal agreement was we pay the homeowners insurance. My mother recently gave us 30notice to vacate she intends to sell. We vacated on Sept 15th. We... View More
answered on Oct 11, 2017
Because your agreement was verbal, the result is a month-to-month lease agreement. And, generally, you would not be responsible for any utilities or other payments that cover a time period after your vacancy.
He's basically moved his girlfriend in and my landlord hasn't done thing about it. She has no job, eats all the food I buy, and destroys the house. I've talked to the landlord and I've gotten no response. What can I do to get her out?
answered on Oct 5, 2017
If your landlord is not interested in enforcing the lease provisions, assuming that it calls for you and the room-mate as the only occupants, then, this is going to be something that you need to take up with your roommate. Actually, if the lease outlines limited occupants, then by permitting... View More
Technically my landlord broke the lease first by entering my apartment several times while i was at work without my permission and the law states that when the lease is broken the landlord must actively be looking for a new tenant and once rented the last tenant would only be responsible for the... View More
answered on Sep 18, 2017
The landlord may be entitled to certain relief under the contract, but it also cannot sit back and refuse to market and lease the property in attempt to collect greater damages. The landlord has a duty to mitigate its damages. So, whether the landlord marketed, showed, and attempted to lease the... View More
We've been living in this apartment for 2 months now, paid a $800 deposit & $800 rent. Since we've been here.. the oven wasn't working, they had to replace that. & roach problem began starting from our dirty neighbors next door. & now they are maggots coming out of the... View More
answered on Sep 12, 2017
A lease agreement need not be in writing to be binding. An oral lease is valid under Louisiana law. And, the payment of an set monthly price tends to support that an agreement as to the thing, price, and term was reached. Still, the fact that the lease was not reduced to writing may help... View More
answered on Aug 28, 2017
Your lease is always controlling - it is the contract between you and the lessor. But, even if the lease is silent, or not in writing, submission in writing to show notice and reasonable opportunity to cure is always best.
I became dizzy reached for the rail and it gave way.I fell and hurt my shoulder, leg and back. The rail had been broken for some time and the apt. complex maintenance did expection and push the railing back in place without securing it properly. Can I sue them for my medical bill. No has returned... View More
answered on Aug 24, 2017
Contact a member of the La. Trial Lawyers Assn in your area--they give free consults. Take pictures of the area. Follow up with a doctor for your injuries.
Will I be responsible for paying her bill before the new tentants can have the electricity turned on?
answered on Aug 3, 2017
Utility company will very well track/know there is a balance. Sometimes, different companies set up landlord accounts, but they are commercial accounts and sometimes, beginning deposit a bit higher. I would bet the balance will need to be paid before utility company releases the account/meter to... View More
out of the blue he tells her she has to go and he made her sale all her stuff when they got together and he is demanding her to get out asap like in 2 days she hasn't done anything wrong he just met someone new at work
answered on Jul 16, 2017
Unfortunately, if he owns the home, she has no real title right to enforce. Same end result, if she is not shown as a lessee on the lease. I would recommend trying to work out a do-able schedule for leaving and being done with the situation.
The storage was responsible for my belongings, I've lost everything I own for me and my three kids. I'm mentally out of it right now. I just lost my mom and brother which is hard enough, now this. I need help as to how to proceed with a law suit.
answered on Jul 16, 2017
First, I am very sorry to hear of your circumstances. My condolences to your family during such a difficult time. As to the storage facility, the lease you signed will govern your available remedies. Most, contain waivers and require you to sign a waiver releasing the facility from liability.... View More
I've already posted eviction notices and the tenant has moved out as of march 18th 2017
answered on Mar 30, 2017
A claim of this size is probably best brought in Lafayette City Court (assuming it's within city limits). I would contact the Clerk of Court for the 15th JDC and ask how to proceed. I will warn you that even if you do get a court order awarding back rent, in many cases it is very difficult to... View More
My security deposit has not been returned to me within the thirty day period. My former landlord is siting damages such as painting, which has to be done for the new tenant, in addition to broken bathroom tiles which were discovered after the maintenance man reset the toilet. I'm going to take... View More
to nonpayment of rent for 4 months. I did not enter the dwelling, but simply stayed on the front porch talking to the tenant's boyfriend, who is not on the lease, and he pushed me twice to make me fall off the porch. He was not charged with assault. Can I sue the police dept
answered on Jan 27, 2017
It is traditionally very hard to sue the police, particularly because there is a well-established principle that they can use their discretion to decide who to arrest. One area of law to check out is "selective enforcement" where you would be alleging the police arrested you but not the... View More
I signed a one year lease under the notion that I was going to have custody of my niece and nephew and that I would have BAH to cover it. Now five months later due to lawyers fees and the fact that the army doesn't recognize a notarized custody agreement but wants one from the court that... View More
answered on Aug 24, 2016
Unless you informed your landlord of you reasons for getting the lease AND the landlord agreed that you could get out of the lease if it did not work (written in the lease) they you cannot get out of the lease without the landlord's consent. The only provisions I am aware of for military... View More
I am staying with a friend who is renting a home but with no lease or contract, something in that area so pretty much, he was the original renter so I don't pay rent. I only paid one month cause my friend didn't have the money. But the landlord does not write him receipts showing that he... View More
answered on Aug 19, 2016
If there is no lease that means your friend is on a month to month lease. The landlord cannot physically make your friend remove you from the premises but what the landlord can do is issue a 10 day notice to vacate the premises and if your friend does not leave after the 10 days expires, bring... View More
answered on Aug 13, 2016
Security deposits are the one of the biggest disputes between a former landlord and tenant. If a tenant complies with all the terms of the lease, especially the required notice when they are moving out, and delivered the leased premises back to the landlord in the same condition in which the... View More
He gave notice, by email, he was moving on 30 April but has refused to give a definite move out date. I replied saying the lease would terminate on 31 May. He did not disagree. He simply says he will let us know when they are out and the cleaning people have been there so we can transfer... View More
answered on May 20, 2014
http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=107468
§3251. Lessee's deposit to secure lease; retention by lessor; conveyance of leased premises; itemized statement by lessor
A. Any advance or deposit of money furnished by a tenant or lessee to a landlord or lessor to secure... View More
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