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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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